Do you always stop, on your way, to hold the empty tank of your RV? With a little work and minimal materials, you can have your own RV dump, in your area, where you don’t have to pay for someone else’s ability to use it.
Instruments
The tools needed for RV dump installation are common household tools. Most families have a pick and shovel, a handsaw and a small stepper.
Location
Install a sewer line that runs from your house to your septic tank. Dig a four foot diameter hole up to the sewer line. The line should be no more than two feet apart if the ground is fairly level around the pool. I’m finding a suitable place to connect the RV dump. A straight line of the shoulder of the carriage within thirty feet of the sewer is recommended.
A trench from the sewer line to the dump site. The trench should have a gradual, sloping slope from the connection to the sewer pipe to ensure gravity flow. A gravity sewer system should not have any ninety degree turns that will cause solids to build up. If a ninety-degree stretch is needed, use two forty-five-degree yards at least one foot apart.
Materials
A straight line connection only requires enough ABS three-inch, black sewer pipe to connect from the sewer line to the dump, plus five feet. A “Y” coupler, 3 forty-five-inch degrees, a dump connection cap and a can of clear glue will get the job done.
Convention
Using a small hand, cut a section out of the sewer pipe to accommodate the “Y” connection. Cutout section length “Y” should be shorter.
The “Y” has a one-inch slip joint at each end. Without using glue, slide one end of the “Y” into the sewer pipe to connect the arm points to the dump. Apply the glue end of the “Y” and carefully insert it into the sewer pipe, half an inch to the other side. Cut a one foot length of ABS pipe and connect it to the “Y” arm using glue. The glue points forty-five feet to the one-foot pipe so it connects to the dump.
Connect the ABS pipe to the elbow. The other end of the ABS pipe should be a one foot short dump connection. Glue forty-five feet to the ABS pipe so it points. Glue the ABS pipe to the elbow of one foot. Glue the other elbow to the foot tube so it points straight up. Glue the ABS pipe to the elbow so that it protrudes one foot above the ground. Using no glue, place the cap on the protruding pipe. There are some variations to the connections on different models of RVs. Sometimes an adapter is necessary to connect the dump hose to the dump.
Make sure the slope from the dump connection to the sewer flows, use a level. There should be a drop of at least one inch for every eighty feet. Seal the pipe to hold the loose dirt in place and backfill the trench. The shoot pipe can be cut into the dump connection at the desired height, but it must be at least four inches above the ground.
Your RV dump station is now ready for use.
Sources: personal experience
