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Corner sink

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:54 am
by Jim T
Hello everyone! :D
I have been thinking about putting a small sink in the corner of the WC of my trailer. I am definatly going to use the SS bowl idea mentioned in another post :twisted: but I am wondering about the water supply. I am toying with the idea of using a small pump up sprayer stored under the cabinet and running it to a single valve connected to a faucet. Does this sound like it would work, or does anyone else have a better idea that I could steal? :thinking:
Thanks, Jim

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:16 am
by bobhenry

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:19 am
by madjack
Jim, for cost, that would be hard to beat...you can also use a "manual' pump faucet...a bit more pricey but you wouldn't be constantly pumping up the sprayer
madjack 8)

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:28 am
by MrBuzz
Jim;
Someone posted a gravity fed outdoor sink/faucet arrangement...the water jug sat on a shelf on the TD roof.
Maybe you could mount a water just on the wall or ceiling and run a flexible hose to a small faucet. It could be as simple as a 2 liter soda bottle on a hook like a hospital IV stand...that would be plenty of water for a few hand washings and wouldn't take up much room at all.
For a limited use application like this maybe that would work with very little engineering.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:44 pm
by bobhenry
I lucked out last fall and scored an a/c and a d/c demand pump got both for $5.00 . That $2.50 each for $45.00 pumps. Still gonna mount 4" pvc belly tank under floor and pump water to the faucet. I will still carry drinking water in an approved jug for cooking and drinking but cleanup should be much easier. I was originally going to use air pressure to deliver the water much as you are suggesting. We have learned 18" of 4" pvc is 1 gallon of water !

PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:36 am
by Jim T
Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I am going to try to incorporate all of the ideas. I am going to test out the gravity fed model and see if it supplies enough pressure (I will have a 3 ft drop). If it does, I can use that for a while and then easily adapt the pump up faucet. Maybe I can ask for that for Christmas!!! :applause:
Thanks for your help, Jim

PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:05 pm
by fornesto
If you know any nurses, maybe you can get an IV bag. Just a thought...a creepy creepy thought. (At least I didn't mention the other kind of medical bag.)

PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:32 pm
by planovet
fornesto wrote:If you know any nurses, maybe you can get an IV bag. Just a thought...a creepy creepy thought. (At least I didn't mention the other kind of medical bag.)


The normal IV bag holds only 1 liter of fluid (about 1 quart). Not much volume and the tubing is really small. I have cabinets full of them at work. :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:58 pm
by Jim T
Since it is very possible that I would be using this sink to brush my teeth, I think I will stay away from the IV bag, and especially the other one! :shock:
Thanks for the ideas, though. :lol:
Jim

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:22 pm
by Platbiker
Regarding I.V. bag:
http://www.msrgear.com/hydration/dromedary.asp

I have several of these guys and they're great, they are tough ( you can step on them- heck I'd give even money that you could run your car over it....) enough to work and come in multiple sizes there is a suck tube for using it as a hydration bladder like a "Camelback", as well as a shower head assembly(which I don't know to recommend, as its geared more to the backpacking crowd,...kinda flimsy for everyday use...) that could be modified to work with a real shower head or something....