Improving Grey waste pipe emptying

[Pudsey Bear]

One day you might learn how to search in Google, then you will appear less thick.















It will sadly only ever be the appearance though

 

[merl]

The shrader valve is there to add stiffness for bumpy roads, I inflate it from the cabs air suspension controls as and when.

 

[merl]

,but we didn't have any so Merlin sacrificed a cycle inner tube

Now I have to walk everywhere

 

[exwindsurfer]

I had problem's be with my fresh water valve being stiff to open so I fitted this electric valve one flick of the switch and it’s empty no crawling around on the ground jobs a good un

 

[exwindsurfer]

You could do. The same with the wast if you wanted and it's full bore

 

[barryd]

I had problem's be with my fresh water valve being stiff to open so I fitted this electric valve one flick of the switch and it’s empty no crawling around on the ground jobs a good un

Do you operate that from inside the van?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Bluetooth I expect.

 

[merl]

Bluetooth I expect.

Yeh, and an app display showing water flow plus time taken for the valve to open and close

 

[merl]

You could do. The same with the wast if you wanted and it's full bore

It won't work though cos Barry doesn't want the pipe low down. He'll need one of those special ones that makes water run uphill.

 

[barryd]

It won't work though cos Barry doesn't want the pipe low down. He'll need one of those special ones that makes water run uphill.

Or how about a high pressure pump and an extended flexible pipe that you can remote control from inside the van and fire over the hedge top? That would be brilliant. No need to go to a service point on the Aire just fire it out of the Aire. Get working on it Merl!

 

[yeoblade]

Found one:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006683347780.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.4a3e38daAL387I&mp=1&pdp_npi=5%40dis%21GBP%21GBP%2061.74%21GBP%2020.59%21%21GBP%2020.59%21%21%21%40211b629217492335985763232e65d0%2112000038005402030%21ct%21UK%212517447181%21%211%210

 

[exwindsurfer]

It won't work though cos Barry doesn't want the pipe low down. He'll need one of those special ones that makes water run uphill.

it will work merl just fit the valve where it comes out the tank and the valve wouldnt be any lower than the tank just put a bracket on the side of the chassy to support the valve jobs a good un.

 

[exwindsurfer]

Found one:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006683347780.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.4a3e38daAL387I&mp=1&pdp_npi=5%40dis%21GBP%21GBP%2061.74%21GBP%2020.59%21%21GBP%2020.59%21%21%21%40211b629217492335985763232e65d0%2112000038005402030%21ct%21UK%212517447181%21%211%210

that looks just like mine.

 

[exwindsurfer]

Do you operate that from inside the van?

yes

 

[barryd]

yes

How? How does it connect to whatever is inside the cab? What happens when it breaks? Is there a manual override?

 

[merl]

it will work merl just fit the valve where it comes out the tank and the valve wouldnt be any lower than the tank just put a bracket on the side of the chassy to support the valve jobs a good un.

Of course it would Jeff, but Barry will find an issue I'm sure
I bet he'll want a pipe running to the van skirt so he can put a bucket under it or summat
Kev's pipe looks 'too low' and that's level with the bottom of his tank soooooo.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

The tanks are far too low on ours, the fresh is a CAK tank and doesn't fit this van.

The waste has a bung at each side so is ambidextrous, with a clean out underneath to get the bigger lumps out.

 

[barryd]

Of course it would Jeff, but Barry will find an issue I'm sure
I bet he'll want a pipe running to the van skirt so he can put a bucket under it or summat
Kev's pipe looks 'too low' and that's level with the bottom of his tank soooooo.

100% you would need that. So when you or Uncle Tim battle it out over who is making it you both need to consider that.

Obviously when wild camping ill need to be able to put said bucket at the side of the van and empty into a bucket so I can then chuck it under the van thats inconsiderately decided to park next to me but on an Aire ill just need to be able to drive onto a waste point, blare my horn so everyone is looking and then press a button in the cab so it automatically empties preferably while a loud speaker plays "The Ride of the Valkyries".

Put your thinking caps on. Chop chop!

 

[exwindsurfer]

How? How does it connect to whatever is inside the cab? What happens when it breaks? Is there a manual override?

Just a switch on the side of the kitchen unit and it won't break lolol
Ps. If it did break I'd just loosen the jubilee clip and pull the pipe off Barry

 

[barryd]

Just a switch on the side of the kitchen unit and it won't break lolol
Ps. If it did break I'd just loosen the jubilee clip and pull the pipe off Barry

Its electronic, its under the van and remotely operated in a moving vehicle. Of course it will!

When my design team crack this they need to consider a manual override system. They are on it I am sure.