I never comment, but I just need to express my gratitude! I've watched every other tiny house plumbing video out there and read every blog available, but no one has done as good of a job of explaining things as you have. Thank you!!
...that makes the time and effort I put into these videos all worthwhile. Thanks for taking the time to comment since people often seem to be more quick to post NEGATIVE comments rather than the positive ones. Thanks for making my day and I'm glad the video was helpful to you! What kind of tiny house are you building?
Bigger than I should have. 24footer 2x6 framing with metal exterior. Just shy of the road max height. Got it to our land safely, now the other projects begin. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge !!
Omg thank u I just found ur channel when I typed in how to use my yards outside water faucet for my new tiny house I'm finishing this video is exactly what I was looking for
Thanks Mia. Glad you liked it. The Oculus is one of the larger houses I build. Mostly I just build the gypsy wagons which are a lot smaller. Are you currently building a tiny house or thinking about it?
@@TinyIndustrial Mainly thinking about one potentially down the road (know someone who has one). Your videos have been really helpful, in terms of all the aspects that go into building one.
Hi! This is very informative. I'm glad you drew it all out. The part I'm stuck on is exactly how the drainage pipes tie together to leave the tiny house. I am planning on tying my drainage pipes together under the trailer, but I am needed to know how those pipes are attached under the trailer. Do they hang, suspended by metal straps? My plan is to direct my grey water away from the house into a flower bed.
Yeah, so the pipes all exit the house straight down and out. After they exit the lower portion of the house, they are reconnected with one another to bring kitchen sink, bathroom sink and shower back together into one gray water port that you can then capture, distribute, etc. It's not ideal, especially in cold climates, but it's a lot easier than routing that waste water internally and exiting the structure collectively. Does that make sense?
@@TinyIndustrial Yes! My thought is that I am going to join them all together and route them to an RV dump valve. I will use the type of cap that has a hose connection option in addition to the 3" option. Thanks!
@@billmman Yup, that's totally the way to go. IF you happen to wind up in some sort of RV park or similar at any point, it's a standard hook up that every place will be able to handle.
I do not. The toilet in this unit is a Separett, so there is no black water produced. The gray water from show and sinks is captured at one point on the side of the unit in one of these: amzn.to/3BsaPSO . Hope that helps!
Hi, thanks for the video. I want to build a very similar system, but I'm concerned about draining the system into the vent pipe. How is the tank getting air when water is flowing out through the same pipe? Thanks
Not sure I follow your question. The vent pipe is there to let air in and out of the tank when either filling or draining the tank. It's so that the tank can breathe. Without that vent there would be a vacuum in the tank and it would contract or expand. The concept is similar in a car fuel tank. As you fill your cars gas tank the air that gets displaced needs to exit the tank. If there were no vent on your fuel tank, you wouldn't be able to fill it up either. Make sense?
@@TinyIndustrial Thanks, but I understand what the vent tube is; you didn't get the question. However, I already have a solution. At 23:00, you mentioned connecting the drainage tube to the vent tube. So, I asked how the air will get in while water is flowing out through the same tube. But now I see that you can open the valve on the inlet tube, which will allow it to function as a vent tube. However, I think a better solution would be to connect the drain tube to the inlet tube. I will place a valve outside of the inlet tube as well. When I open it, I will have access to water from the tank, not just for drainage, but for everyday use-only in summer, of course.
Embedded in the cavity above the shower ceiling I placed an inline fan with a 4" diameter (amzn.to/3tH7Amc). That is speed controlled with effectively a 12V dimmer switch (amzn.to/3tQIHEX) so you can set it however fast/loud you want it to be. That fan draws (damp) air out of the bathroom as well as the living area. To compensate for the vacuum created, I put a Panasonic passive inlet (something like this: amzn.to/3jxft9j) under the bed so the door and windows don't produce a draft as the air is being sucked out of the tiny house. Hope that clears it up for you. :) Thanks for the question.
@@TinyIndustrial I appreciate the response. That is helpful. I will look at those links for when I get to that stage. I was referring to the actual drainage lines and the main vent stack. Something like air admittance valves, etc. Thanks again!
@@johntherat339 I see. I think that you are referring to more 'standard' residential stuff. Shower drains straight through the bottom of the trailer. Same with bathroom sink. Toilet was a composting, so that just vents to the outside via a small computer style 12v fan. Under the house bathroom plumbing and kitchen sink all connect up and converge on a single grey water outlet point. Anyway, feel free to ask any more questions you might have.
I never comment, but I just need to express my gratitude! I've watched every other tiny house plumbing video out there and read every blog available, but no one has done as good of a job of explaining things as you have. Thank you!!
...that makes the time and effort I put into these videos all worthwhile. Thanks for taking the time to comment since people often seem to be more quick to post NEGATIVE comments rather than the positive ones. Thanks for making my day and I'm glad the video was helpful to you! What kind of tiny house are you building?
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Finishing up my tiny now.
Glad it was helpful. What kind of tiny did you build?
Bigger than I should have. 24footer 2x6 framing with metal exterior. Just shy of the road max height. Got it to our land safely, now the other projects begin. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge !!
Omg thank u I just found ur channel when I typed in how to use my yards outside water faucet for my new tiny house I'm finishing this video is exactly what I was looking for
Thanks! I'm glad I was able to help. I appreciate the comment!
Wonderful explanation. Makes sense!
Thank you! Any other videos you suggest I make/cover?
@@TinyIndustrial I will think on it and let you know! I’ve watched quite a few of your videos 😊
Really good explanation! Answered all my questions. Just the video I needed👍
That's great! Happy that it helped you out. Are you building a tiny house of your own?
Thank you for so much detail in explain the plumbing of your "Occulus" model (beautiful, might I add).
Thanks Mia. Glad you liked it. The Oculus is one of the larger houses I build. Mostly I just build the gypsy wagons which are a lot smaller. Are you currently building a tiny house or thinking about it?
@@TinyIndustrial Mainly thinking about one potentially down the road (know someone who has one). Your videos have been really helpful, in terms of all the aspects that go into building one.
@@miafitzmaurice9642 Cheers! Enjoy! Good luck!
very nice, thanks!
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
Awesome video, thanks.
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate that. Are you building a tiny house?
Hi! This is very informative. I'm glad you drew it all out. The part I'm stuck on is exactly how the drainage pipes tie together to leave the tiny house. I am planning on tying my drainage pipes together under the trailer, but I am needed to know how those pipes are attached under the trailer. Do they hang, suspended by metal straps? My plan is to direct my grey water away from the house into a flower bed.
Yeah, so the pipes all exit the house straight down and out. After they exit the lower portion of the house, they are reconnected with one another to bring kitchen sink, bathroom sink and shower back together into one gray water port that you can then capture, distribute, etc. It's not ideal, especially in cold climates, but it's a lot easier than routing that waste water internally and exiting the structure collectively. Does that make sense?
@@TinyIndustrial Yes! My thought is that I am going to join them all together and route them to an RV dump valve. I will use the type of cap that has a hose connection option in addition to the 3" option. Thanks!
@@billmman Yup, that's totally the way to go. IF you happen to wind up in some sort of RV park or similar at any point, it's a standard hook up that every place will be able to handle.
Did you ever think of utilizing hydrostatic pressure to get your pressure and lessin the load on the pump?
Didn't cross my mind. How would I implement that in this scenario?
Thank you for this!
Glad you liked it. Are you thinking of getting/building a tiny house?
@@TinyIndustrial yes I have been designing and planning. Currently trying to figure out how much it Cost to move a 10ft wide tiny house.
How did this work out for you?
this is awesome! Do you have a video to go over the drainage/grey/black water tank or septic hookup?
I do not. The toilet in this unit is a Separett, so there is no black water produced. The gray water from show and sinks is captured at one point on the side of the unit in one of these: amzn.to/3BsaPSO . Hope that helps!
Can you provide a link for the filter you use. Thank you! Very informative
Hi. You mean this: amzn.to/47vun8q
Let me know if that's not what you were referring to.
Glad you liked the video.
Hi, thanks for the video. I want to build a very similar system, but I'm concerned about draining the system into the vent pipe. How is the tank getting air when water is flowing out through the same pipe? Thanks
Not sure I follow your question. The vent pipe is there to let air in and out of the tank when either filling or draining the tank. It's so that the tank can breathe. Without that vent there would be a vacuum in the tank and it would contract or expand. The concept is similar in a car fuel tank. As you fill your cars gas tank the air that gets displaced needs to exit the tank. If there were no vent on your fuel tank, you wouldn't be able to fill it up either. Make sense?
@@TinyIndustrial Thanks, but I understand what the vent tube is; you didn't get the question. However, I already have a solution. At 23:00, you mentioned connecting the drainage tube to the vent tube. So, I asked how the air will get in while water is flowing out through the same tube. But now I see that you can open the valve on the inlet tube, which will allow it to function as a vent tube. However, I think a better solution would be to connect the drain tube to the inlet tube. I will place a valve outside of the inlet tube as well. When I open it, I will have access to water from the tank, not just for drainage, but for everyday use-only in summer, of course.
Nice video! How are you venting your shower, toilet, sink? I am currently stuck on that part of my build.
Embedded in the cavity above the shower ceiling I placed an inline fan with a 4" diameter (amzn.to/3tH7Amc). That is speed controlled with effectively a 12V dimmer switch (amzn.to/3tQIHEX) so you can set it however fast/loud you want it to be. That fan draws (damp) air out of the bathroom as well as the living area. To compensate for the vacuum created, I put a Panasonic passive inlet (something like this: amzn.to/3jxft9j) under the bed so the door and windows don't produce a draft as the air is being sucked out of the tiny house. Hope that clears it up for you. :) Thanks for the question.
@@TinyIndustrial I appreciate the response. That is helpful. I will look at those links for when I get to that stage. I was referring to the actual drainage lines and the main vent stack. Something like air admittance valves, etc. Thanks again!
@@johntherat339 I see. I think that you are referring to more 'standard' residential stuff. Shower drains straight through the bottom of the trailer. Same with bathroom sink. Toilet was a composting, so that just vents to the outside via a small computer style 12v fan. Under the house bathroom plumbing and kitchen sink all connect up and converge on a single grey water outlet point. Anyway, feel free to ask any more questions you might have.