Grey water disposal

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Grey water disposal

JRH · Guru

Buy a sullage hose that is not ribbed on the inside as we did, then attach a tap fitting and screw the hose onto the tap when you are finshed and flush with clean fresh water, voila, no smell and no bits of food left trapped in the hose.

PS:- A little clarification, the hose we purchased was ribbed on the outside only so it still coils up easily for storage.

-- Edited by JRH on Saturday 4th of December 2010 07:20:19 PM

Sheba · Guru

What would be wrong with using Bi-carb and Vinegar like you use it to clear blocked Sink drains ?

Cheers,
Sheba.

elliemike · Guru

JRH wrote:

Buy a sullage hose that is not ribbed on the inside as we did, then attach a tap fitting and screw the hose onto the tap when you are finshed and flush with clean fresh water, voila, no smell and no bits of food left trapped in the hose.

So does this mean that when the next camper fills kettle up from that tap, it possibly would have had, a sewage (grey water) hose attached !!!!!!

Hmmmmm
Mike and Ellie

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

A practice we have used for many years is to wipe all plates, pots/pans, utensils etc clean with paper towels straight after use. This not only removes all food scraps but most of the oils/grease and puts them in the rubbish bin, or the fire if available, thus virtually eliminating the problem of "dirty" grey water.

It also has the advantage of being able to use minimal water to do the washing up, which we do only once a day with a biodegradable detergent, as the plates etc are "relatively clean".

For us water is our limiting resource when bush camping unless we are by a creek/river. However when in a Caravan Park we still follow the same procedure but use their camp kitchen and hot water to wash up.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Yes Ron n Shirl, thats our routine when bush-camping. smile

Thought I'd try out this new system with the caravan in parks, but not happy about it.
I've seen people do awful things with their sullage, letting it go anywhere, but the worst being to drain it directly into the River! bleh

JRH · Guru

elliemike wrote:

JRH wrote:

Buy a sullage hose that is not ribbed on the inside as we did, then attach a tap fitting and screw the hose onto the tap when you are finshed and flush with clean fresh water, voila, no smell and no bits of food left trapped in the hose.

So does this mean that when the next camper fills kettle up from that tap, it possibly would have had, a sewage (grey water) hose attached !!!!!!

Hmmmmm
Mike and Ellie

Any one with a modicum of decency and intelligence would clean the tap after rinsing out their sullage hose and the screw fitting on ours is on the end that attaches to the van's outlet and doesn't have any sullage or Grey Water in the threads, but I always wash the tap off after use, it is only common decency and good hygiene.

I also wash the tap before I attach my drinking water hose, doesn't everyone?

-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 5th of December 2010 11:04:28 AM

-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 5th of December 2010 11:37:25 AM

Onedodger · Guru

Just a hint...

I always when putting the grey water hose out place it so that it does a ring type lap over itself before exhausting the contents into the sullage pit or under a tree.
The reasons are... It stops ant ingress via the hose internally and traps some water/sullage in the hose which allows a flush when packing up.
The hose is then placed into a bag holding the odours if any at bay.