How to Hang and Plumb Water Tanks in Your Bus Conversion/Skoolie

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and use my code "JUICEBOX" at checkout for $50 off your order! Thanks for your support! In this video we hang a grey water tank underneath the bus and do all of the waste water plumbing in this Transit Bus Conversion (www.instragram.com/ourwildcaravan).
We used Superstrut products from Home Depot (www.homedepot.com/s/superstru...) as well as 3/8" all thread, washers, and nuts. Here are all of the other products used in this video:
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Комментарии : 59

@cjg8822 2 года назад

It’s ok to have motivation lacking days, be kind to yourself always!! Always love your work 👏🏻👍🏻☮️

@opossumgrylls3275 5 месяцев назад

Unistrut! That's the answer I've been looking for! This is the 5th video I've watched about hanging tanks and the first one that didn't have me questioning their attachment methods.

@2AZSUN 2 года назад

So you drilled a hole and stuck your big drain pipe through it, and it was all good!! I don't know why you wouldn't want that on the Tube. You did great work on this one Justin. Plumbing sucks and so much can get jacked up in the process, but you did it and it all worked. Maybe some better lube would've helped you out, but you got it done. You put a lot of work into this build for your friends, and it looks like you did some pretty good work. Maybe not all perfect, or how you would've liked, but you got it done. I say that's a total win.

@warrengage9536 2 года назад

Great video. I'm an industrial fitter and worked on water management plants. Spring washers were the best solution for machinery and pumps where vibration was an issue. I used copper grease for assembly of parts so the spring washers were all I had to stop bolts and fixtures from coming loose.

@MrGundawindy Год назад

I love videos like these. it proves that anyone can do these things.

@wendyraymond1751 2 года назад

You are such a special family through you have subbed to some amazing bus channels ..you are.so talented thanku so much for everything much love and God bless always from Cyprus x

@BenVanDenBroeck 2 года назад

Sounds like burnout man. We all have our limits, plumbing also gave me the same weird feeling. I think it's just because this stuff tends to get done later in the build and the fear of having to rewind an already long build is always worrisome.

@MobileDwellings 2 года назад

Yeah I do like plumbing but the consequences are also a little worrisome if anything goes wrong. Totally get what you mean!!!

@BartBourg Год назад

Those are some heavy duty tanks. Great work on the install. ✌️

@danp762 2 года назад

Hey, Red thread locker would work better for those threaded rods and bolts. That silicone would likely interfere with it working properly. So cleaning off the silicone would be a good idea. Maybe even replacing the rods and bolts with new. Just to make sure it's good. Your silicone idea might work but, I'd rather see something that is made to keep bolts from falling off. 😃 I really like your videos. Thanks for sharing.

@OpenCarryUSMC 3 месяца назад

Yep silicone doesn’t actually stick to anything. Just pulls right off in chunks.

@LogicalNiko 2 года назад

In low clearance areas, you can ensure your nuts do not vibrate loose by 1) using double nuts 2) drilling and tapping in a grub screw 3) drill through and use wire or a cotter pin 4) or in a pinch put a dab of JBWeld or thread sealer on the threads directly above the nut (it'll take a lot to back up the threads).

@MobileDwellings 2 года назад

Thanks for all of those ideas. thread sealer certainly would have been better than my last minute silicone job. I didn't realize doubling up the nuts would work.

@r8edrv4fun65 Год назад

I like the thread sealer or jb weld idea. Drilling holes for wire or pin sounds tedious but easier to work with later. Thank you!!

@LogicalNiko Год назад

@@MobileDwellings normal nuts height extend beyond the threads a small amount. Thus when two nuts attempt to butt up against eachother they will bind with a considerable amount of force. The they cannot move again until you create a gap in between them. It’s handy if you think you may need to make adjustments or remove them in the future. Locktite thread sealer or JB weld take heat or a grinder to break loose.

@LogicalNiko Год назад

@@r8edrv4fun65 to be honest the the only areas where drilling and wiring is really done is in aircraft/aerospace. Places where if a nut comes loose and falls free it will destroy the entire engine and probably cause serious risk of death.

@BenVanDenBroeck 2 года назад

Also PVC primer BURNS if it touches your hands. I spilled a whole tiny can like that covering my hand and man.. that was a rough 20 minutes scrubbing that off.

@blueelectricfusion Год назад

yup... thats going on the overland pickup

@craigdonalson4634 2 года назад

dish soap such as dawn make a good lube for rubber fittings and hoses

@karinascott4063 2 года назад

Do you have any issues with smells coming up from the tank through the pee line?

@wanderlusttheshuttlebus Год назад

Nice video! Thanks for taking the time to film and share. I’m curious though, how did the pee pipe, without a p-trap work for you after some use?

@MobileDwellings Год назад

This particular unit did not work long term for Sam and Katy. They swapped it out for a HEPVO valve. A P trap would not work because it would be full of urine unless you followed urine with water/vinegar every time. Even then the gases can escape through a P trap when the bus drives around but only in extreme conditions (bumpy off road driving)

@wanderlusttheshuttlebus Год назад

@@MobileDwellings I just couldn’t resist the pun 😊. Good to know I’m on the right track with my thought process. We are getting ready to install our grey water tank and will definitely be using some of the tricks you shared! Thanks again

@benjaratliff8224 Год назад

Did you buy the 4" Koehler valve gasket from Home Depot?

@mindyjohnston-is6lh 6 месяцев назад

Did the valve end up working? Was it too stinky? Did you eventually keep it or change it?

@nevergonnagiveyouup2725 2 года назад

Good work boys, we all became plumbers today 😎

@djmattic20 Год назад

What did you mount the unistruts with just screws?

@MrGundawindy Год назад

That Aquaphor is not designed for such a large hole. 😜

@Pete-io3wy Год назад

So having your tanks exterior like that. During the winter. Won't it freeze?

@MobileDwellings Год назад

it's just your gray tank so if it freezes it's not all that critical.

@barefoottravelers 10 месяцев назад

Are the rubber grommet seals still holding up.

@MobileDwellings 10 месяцев назад

Yes turns out they work well

@ForwardMotion1222 2 года назад

What did you use to hold the uni strut up to the bus? Self tapping screws?

@MobileDwellings 2 года назад

bolts, nuts, and washers when there was an L shaped framing member. Each unistrut got 2 sets of bolts, nuts, and washers I believe. The rest of the framing members were U shaped and I couldn't reach behind them so they got big self-tapping screws.

@josecubero8656 Год назад

On your Gillig bus , what size of fresh , gray and black water tanks you use?

@MobileDwellings Год назад

100 gallon fresh and 100 gallon grey/black.

@josecubero8656 Год назад

Thank you for the info, I will be working again on my Gillig.

@kevinmencer3782 7 месяцев назад

@@MobileDwellingsin practical terms, what kind of endurance (without having to dump and refill) does that get?

@ExplorationFreedoms 3 месяца назад

Are you allowed to mix grey water and human waste into the same tank?

@MobileDwellings 3 месяца назад

Sure. But then it’s black water. So really this is a black water tank once we divert the pee into it.

@ExplorationFreedoms 3 месяца назад

@@MobileDwellings weird didn't think you could do that. Love the build tho

@Swampkrew 2 года назад

Tank sensors don’t work. Good idea but they end up not working. Ask anyone who’s ever owned an RV. Great choice with uni-struts.

@MobileDwellings 2 года назад

Yeah? Any idea why? I feel like one of their tank sensors isn't super accurate and the other is. Not sure which one though.

@Prattmary 2 года назад

Love thi Bui my Rv my first money will be organization my toilet/commodore top dollar for my van or bus 🚌 ( Kitchens)) . Don't give up....

@swaterman08 Год назад

they sell tank sprayers And on the hose line I would put a check valve. you done want that shit going into the garned hose

@87Bertha Год назад

Not a fan having the weight of gallons of water dangling by threaded rods.

@MobileDwellings Год назад

Yeah I'll admit there's better ways to do it. Next time I weld

@OpenCarryUSMC 3 месяца назад

Ouch. Silicone to prevent nuts from backing off will not do anything. Lock washers work fine. Lock washers in conjunction with blue or red locktite should have been used.

@Prattmary 2 года назад

Not today maybe latter. Next my bedroom ( My driving space don't need to be spaces, just nice. MY MOVINGho,e will be beautiful

@EffieG-ez9tf 2 месяца назад

Give yourself permission to be human! Everyone gets worn to a frazzle when you are responsible for everything. Take a couple of days off and rest. Go on a picnic with the family. Take a nap outside and relax. Then take a look at how much you have finished and congratulate yourself. You are doing fine!