AMAZING DIY WATER SYSTEM For Van Life In A Sprinter Conversion Camper Van
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2018
- In this video I cover my camper van water system in my DIY sprinter conversion including fresh water storage, fresh water plumbing, electric water pump, sink & faucet, drainage and a couple of bonus tips!
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Can you link to the water tank, hoses, connectors, etc?
I like how much thought you put into even the smallest of details. It's something other videos lack, and a nice change to the regular "tour videos" out there.
Thanks bud! I’m glad you liked it and I appreciate the kind words 👍🏻
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Best explanation I have seen yet for a simple, yet efficient water system.
I really like the simplicity of this system. I'll be taking a few ideas from this. Great job 👍🏼
I like the fact how you respect your vehicle, not wanting to cut holes for whatever...instead you work around it...I'd do the same...
Well done lad, nice and simple, no bs, enjoy your van.
very smart to have all those precautions and fore thought designed into the system. Good to see someone who understands Murphys law.
Thank you 🙂 glad you liked it
Thank you for sharing. I love the way you explain things! So helpful.
Very points you made with the water system. Thank you .Not living ina van yet but working towards it
This was the most helpful diy water setup video I have seen. Simple and easy way to do what you need it to do. Thank you
Simple, straight forward, common sense designs that work. Everything is well thought out and done for a reason. I really like your channel.
Thank you! 🙂
Great simple setup love it
Thanks!
Great video thank you. I'm just fitting one of these tanks in my van so this was very helpful. Great idea to have a drain off teeing into the waste. Nice installation.
Great ideas. Thanks 👍
Thanks for showing your setup, it's really neat under the cabinet and gets the job done well. I appreciate the ideas you've given me.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Great video. This will help my design. Thanks.
Oh I love your ideas 💡
I like this set up
Best simple water system video ever!!
Very nice setup, thank you for sharing ,big hugs from MN
Nailed it, great information, thank you for your time.
Thanks 👍🏻
MaxxAir vent fan. They work in rain, sun, wind. They cost a bit more, but worth every cent.
I'm guessing he didn't go that way as well due to them being not as stealth.
Great video! Lots of detail and thoughtful design.
Thanks for the video! Definately going to use your design! Cheers!
Greetings. Very nice video. The system is well thought out and simple. One thing you might consider for the future is adding a 1 or 2 liter accumulator tank. It will allow you to use your sink without the pump coming on all the time. This will make your pump last longer and increase your stealth (by reducing your noise level). Anyway, well done and enjoy your van!
Looks great thanks for some great ideas for my van
🙏, this is exactly what i was looking for, awesome. Thank you mate!!! Tips explication 👍
Thanks for that. Gave me some things to think about.
Great info and straight to the point. Exactly what I was looking for, cheers 👍
Straight to the point? Is an 18 min video lol
Nice one mate. Very inspiring. Got myself one of those tanks!
great work mate
Nice set up . Thanks for the great idea's
Very helpful, thank you
I like the hose pipe idea.. great job!
Great video looking for more of your videos.
Cool sink setup bro👌 safe travels and enjoy life ✌️😎
Thank you!
What is cool is unlike most van dwellers in USA on YT, we both are not challenged vertically (being tall) LOL The whole cabinets being higher and bed on passenger side, and other tips are things I have been putting into planning a build. Like the water system. Was gonna do without it, but your build is a great compromise.
Great setup! Do you ever get bugs crawling up the drain and back into your sink? If so, would a trap (u-shaped pipe) fix that for you?
What a great system definitely going to install this this our van thank you for sharing ❤️ it ✌️🏴😉👍
Very helpful! I'll follow your techniques in my vintage camper trailer! Greetings from San Francisco.
Well designed
Thanks!
Yep, stuff having a grey water tank👌. Great attention to detail as usual !
Agreed! Thanks mate 👍🏻
I like this water system a lot for the same reason as you; 'keeping it simple' is the best way, for everything really. Sophisticated engineering, on everything, creates more problems than it solves. Lovely when fancy setups are working fine, but they go wrong, then you're in for heaps of trouble. No outside water fillup is better too; cutting holes in the vans side is not good anyway, and as you say, people can see a water infill point and know this is a camper, possibly with desirable items inside, and also, in the extreme case, an outside water infill point is accessible by everyone, including those with ill intent. Best wishes from Alan, in England. PS just incidentally, both my daughters are in Oz, Alana 29 working in Sydney and getting perm res, and Marina24, out there for a long holiday, but being in NSW just now is being blighted by daily unrelenting smoke from the terrible wildfires. Where abouts are you?
Thanks mate, glad you like it! I’m in Sydney, from England too 👍🏻 hope your daughters are safe from the fires
Awesome job sir great system and thinking.
simple is the best well done
Thank you!
I like how clearly you explain your systems. Easy to replicate if needed.
Thank you 🙂 glad you liked it
Well presented! Thank you for your knowledge
You’re welcome and thank you!
You are a water system Guru Sir! I have the same tank but yet to be plumbed in!
Thank you and good luck!
Thanks for the easy to follow video.
You are most welcome!
Finally!!! I usefully video on a water system. Thanks a million!
Saves us alot of researching thanks
Perfect
pretty well thought out. the only thing i would have added is an overflow/leak tray (like under a water heater) underneath the tank and maybe a T to the outlet just in case i wanted to add a shower later.
Fair enough, that’s the great thing about custom. Means you can have it however you want 🙂
Good video mate cheers
very well done video this helped alot thank you
You’re welcome and thank you!
Nicely presented !
Just my '2 cents' now ...
1) You might want to add an extra brace near the bottom of the tank : when it gets, say 2/3 empy all the weight will be at the bottom, still wanting to move forward in case of an emergency stop ...
2) If the van interior gets cold for a prolonged period, the water will stay cold long after the interior heats up, moist air + cold tank = condensation dripping on the floor even without any leaks.
A large shower-like receptical underneath, which also drains ourside could prevent the floor getting wet;
this might also help if the gasket in the big red 'acces cap' should start to slowly fail ...
3) A cheap and easy way to indicate the water level :
Put a T joint on the water exit and run a clear hose upward,
to prevent spills, connectie that hose to your 'overflow/air acces' hose at the top without another T joint.
Since both of these are in the back of the cabinet, mounting the T soms the extra connection sits horizintally could allow you to run the clear hose from the water exit toward the cabinet doors - up via the vertical stud and back to the overflow connection (so you can check it just by opening the door) :)
Whatever you do, keep safe and enjoy the outdoor life !
this doesnt make any sense
Perfect set up Buddy! We have our camper bus too!
Great video, thank you mate! Your build seems to be very good and your ideas make a lot of sense in stealth camping. You could put a 30cm long hose hanging down close to the ground after the elbow to make sure your drain water comes out silent while stealth camping. In the UK this will def work since the mostly wet roads. Takes no extra effort and money to use eco-friendly dishwashing liquid.
Subscribed after the first video, this will be one of the bests channels for sure. I am interested how do you power your computer for editing.
Another reason for the lower sink drain is to drain stale water out for newer fresh water. Nice system.
Hi, thanks for your videos. I'm in the process of converting a van into camper. Like you I want to keep things as simple as possible.
All too often you see people getting carried away and doing fancy stuff that will only drain your wallet and in reality is not that necessary.
KISS, is still the best way.
Awesome job. Well done. I'd love to your solar system.
Great job BIV!!
As always mate and a job well done...👍👍
Thanks mate 👍🏻
You can put a drain with a dish washer connection that you can connect overflow for the water tank. This way you don't need to drill 2nd hole in your floor.
Good stuff!
Thanks!
Very very nice video. Thanks a ton!
Thanks and you’re welcome 🙂
Out of a zillion videos on what I am wanting to do or trying to get ideas of.. Yours is by far the BEST!!
I'm definitely going to do my best to do this set up.
I'm going to be building me a mini TT from scratch to pull behind my 66 chevelle.
I'm trying to build as light as possible. A toilet & shower closet are a must have for me due to my disabilities and health.
My idea is to maybe if possible to have 2 seperate water tank sources for bath/kitchen.
My bath/shower I was thinking a 25 gallon tank AND doing the roof pvc pipe type of water storage. (This for kitchen for sure).
The PVC pipes will basically be set up for gravity flow to get kitchen water..
However... This setup just might be how I do both.
Thank you!
Very good! Thanks for watching and you’re welcome!
good system, nice :)
Gr8 vid .. good explanations. Cheers from Vancouver Canada!
Thanks mate 👍🏻
New subscriber here. I don’t have a van but if I ever decide to join that life, I have some really good information to go by. Love your videos mate, great content. Cheers 👍
Hi, wondered where you got the connectors and how you fitted them? Have you got a video of that or links to what you bought for the connectors?
Newly subbed 😎 I enjoy your methods and how you do stealth and simplisity. Doing a cargo trailer conversion myself in a cold weather area
Awesome, thanks! Good luck with your build 🙂
Brilliant mate cheers
You’re welcome 🙂
Looks like you need an accumulator in your system, would give you smooth flow of water.
Where did you buy the pipes and bends for your piping install?
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Thanks for the kind words mate 🙂
Heyy! That is awesome :) what do you use to seal the cables from the bottom?
Can't you pull more cables through the black tube, or have you completely sealed that also?
Great video with a very well thought system. About to install my water system in a very similar way. I noticed you didn’t use a switch for the water pump? Has everything worked okay without one and do you wish you had used me incase of a water pump fault?
Nicely thought out simple system Tom. Another thing that would interesting to know is; as a percentage of your day/week, how much time is taken up with the task of living? I.e. all the things like food, cooking, washing, general upkeep, maintenance, etc.
Thanks Leo 👍🏻 I’ll add that to the list of videos to make
How does your tank breathe? I'm trying to figure out how to allow air to enter the tank as water is pumped out. I'm thinking some sort of check valve on the top so water doesn't slosh out?
Great video mate! Thanks for all the detail! Do you get much plastic taste from the pipes or tank? I'm thinking of using the same setup.
Great video lots of detail! I was wondering if the pump only runs when you open the faucet? Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Yea it’s pressure sensitive so only when the faucet is open. I also have a switch to turn of the power to it 🙂
Impressive!
Thanks 🙂
Thanks bru
Love your video it gives me an idea how to do it now thank you soo much and take care of yourself, keep instructing us and teaching us how things can be done the easier way as possible, you where very explanatory and slowly explain steps by step, some people talk too fast and can process the instructions, I rate you 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars and ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️, thank you sooooo much God bless you! Thank you
awesome thanks for this! :D what mm hose did you use for your filling up point?
Hi. Great videos! Did you use a on off switch for the water pump so you can switch it off when you run out of water? Thanks
Alright butt, what did you use to seal the fittings on the tank? Interesting video cheers
In Victoria you have to have a grey water tank in order to be compliant and get rego. Not sure if this is the same throughout Australia.
Nice setup & great ideas! You mentioned cleaning the tank. Do you just fit in the space or are you able to take it out for cleaning?
Thanks for the water system info. Just starting my build. Question? Where is the air valve on your tank? Or do they even have one. Thanks Tom from following walkers world
Great video--thanks. What sink do you have?
Hey great set up bro hope you have more videos
Thank you!
Surely you have seen the very.t covers by maxair that allow vent open in rain. Great video thanks.
Yea I have but I like the light I get through mine and I also like the low profile. Those covers are still awesome though
This is one of those "simple" set ups that is really well thought out and well researched. It should last you a pretty long time.
Thanks Annette! I’m glad you approve 🙂 I try and put a lot of thought into my builds
So where did you get the hardware for it?
A mix between Camec, Road Tech Marine and Bunnings
Thanks, it's very clever.
That door is a very smart design.
Thank you!
Genius
He finally talks about the subject at 3:20
Looks great. How strong is this pump? Liters (or gallons) per minute what PSI? thanks
can you link to the tank you used?
Anyway, nice forward ahead looking project.