Greetings,
I have just embarked on a semi-full time RV setup on my home property of about an acre, and am frantically searching for a reliable method of dumping grey water without the use of my septic system.
Here's the breakdown. My RV is set downhill of my septic about 3 feet and 50 feet from the tank itself, and I don't have a cleanout. I plan to have a cleanout installed in order to dump black tanks in the near future utilizing the FlowJet waste pump system which I have ordered, but pumping grey water daily or every few days will be a chore.
I have read that you can install a drywell / or similar seepage field for such purposes, but I really can't find the best method of doing so.
My requirements are to effectively drain and treat about 50 gallons a day up to 75, and not have a back-up situation. I have clay soil with some rock, so I read somewhere I should have at least a 6x4x4 hole to accommodate this flow rate.
I have plenty of room in the yard next to the RV to dig something and line it appropriately with either a perforated tank or gravel, etc.. and then run a small pvc cleanout to the surface for use with a water hose and the hose adapter that sits on the drain cap, and ideally I can leave my grey valve open all the time, or just pull it once a day to drain what's in there.
Any advice from someone who has accomplished this or links to content here would be greatly appreciated. I haven't found a search option but I may be overlooking it.
Thanks in advance!
Stu
I have just embarked on a semi-full time RV setup on my home property of about an acre, and am frantically searching for a reliable method of dumping grey water without the use of my septic system.
Here's the breakdown. My RV is set downhill of my septic about 3 feet and 50 feet from the tank itself, and I don't have a cleanout. I plan to have a cleanout installed in order to dump black tanks in the near future utilizing the FlowJet waste pump system which I have ordered, but pumping grey water daily or every few days will be a chore.
I have read that you can install a drywell / or similar seepage field for such purposes, but I really can't find the best method of doing so.
My requirements are to effectively drain and treat about 50 gallons a day up to 75, and not have a back-up situation. I have clay soil with some rock, so I read somewhere I should have at least a 6x4x4 hole to accommodate this flow rate.
I have plenty of room in the yard next to the RV to dig something and line it appropriately with either a perforated tank or gravel, etc.. and then run a small pvc cleanout to the surface for use with a water hose and the hose adapter that sits on the drain cap, and ideally I can leave my grey valve open all the time, or just pull it once a day to drain what's in there.
Any advice from someone who has accomplished this or links to content here would be greatly appreciated. I haven't found a search option but I may be overlooking it.
Thanks in advance!
Stu