Tank Tales
Tank Tales
With the waste water tank in place, it’s time to start connecting it to the outside world. We need a vent pipe connecting to the 100mm guttering pipe, the water level indicator needs to be set and installed, the macerator tank pipe needs connecting and most importantly, the 100mm pipe which connects the tank to the outside world needs running through the wall and capping off outside.
So, considering we now have an inner skin of breeze-block, a 50mm cavity and around 2 feet of stone wall to get through, I have had to invest in some seriously long SDS drill bits to help me break through.
I was hoping this was going to be a relatively short job but three hours in, I’m still only looking through a 25mm hole to the outside world. It takes a further four hours of drilling, chiselling and hammering before I’ve broken through and run my 100mm pipe through the wall and it’s not until the next visit when I can get my long radius bend connected to the tank and everything walled-up, but it looks like we’ve managed it. The cap on the outside wall is pretty discreet, the long radius bend should be gentle enough to get a 3″ flexible suction hose through and once I’ve made the macerator pipe a little more robust, we should be pooping-with-confidence!
With a bit of luck, we can retire the porta-loo sooner than I thought!