RV Pex Plumbing Design and Install for Van Conversion Build on Promaster for vanlife Hot Cold
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Welcome to our van build channel. We’re converting a 2018 Dodge Promaster van into a family camper. Living in the interior of British Columbia on a semi-remote ranch has it’s challenges and in this episode I paid the price of not planning well enough. Hope you enjoy it.
RV plumbing is similar to but different than regular home plumbing. Because an RV or van conversion will be used for travel, booncocking and camping the van converter must take into consideration the impact of vibration and temperature changes when designing the plumbing system for a camper van. No matter if it’s a Dodge Promaster, a Mercedes Sprinter or a Ford transit, driving down the highway with a water system on board takes some planning during the van build. Storage tanks such as those from Icon Direct in Canada www.icondirect... or National tank in the US www.ntotank.co... will be needed as will a way to push the water through the pipes. A pump is often preferred. A Barrel pump www.uline.ca/P... or foot pump are the most basic and function well but are limited in use. We used a sureflo pump that is electric (12 volt) and as a pressure switch so you can it wil not run all the time. We bought ours from Voger RV Center near Kelowna BC - you can source them on Amazon but we prefer to support our local economy. www.voyagerrv.ca/ There are a number of options for water piping in the van build. Every conversion will be different but all should allow for vibration and temperature changes. PEX piping is the industry go to for piping. It can be sourced at most building centers. Pex is easy to work with and very forgiving and requires a very low skill level. There is a special tool required for crimping the fittings but they are easily rented - we paid $ 10.00 for a day.
As always some good detail.
Would it be worth putting a stop isolator valve in the loop between the tank and pump, so if you need to change the pump etc you can seal the tank, rather than draining it.
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Hi Marky - thanks for taking the time. An Isolator valve would certainly be an option. But I think it's possible to over design. It's only 10 gallons full so draining wouldn't be that big a deal. Thanks for watching and stop back. Dave
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What might crawl up the vent line?
Hey Ottacarr. GREAT question. One I hadn’t thought of initially. But after the fact I used a pipe clamp to hold some window screen over the end. Another thing I didn’t consider is the syphon I created when I looped the vent pipe up so high. When the tank fills and water starts coming out I have to disconnect the feed hose to break the siphon. Otherwise it would drain the tank !! (Really made me smile the first time). Always learning. I’m so glad you watched the video and took the time to comment. Hope you’ll stop back. Cheers. Dave