Drainage on service pitches
We've booked a couple of service pitches this year for the first time ever.
I've bought the hose with pump for the water supply but not sure what to do about the drainage. I've seen some people that have a complicated waste pipe set up using pipes and various connections but could I not just use the black flexible waste pipe like the one I currently use to the Wastemaster but have a longer pipe to go to the drain on site??
Whats the advantages/disadvantages of the different methods of drainage? The maximum we'll be staying on each site is four nights so I don't need any set up to last a great deal of time while we're camping.
Thanks for your comments & advice.
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The idea of having drains on pitches has never been standardised in the leisure industry, and no two pitches might be the same, and caravans have outlets in all sorts of positions. A very long length of the black hose can sort of work, but the hose tries to go back into a coil again, with low bits that trap water, and the flow can be very slow. Keeping it straight with some tent pegs and bits of string can help.
I carry two lengths of domestic plastic drain pipe cut to stow under the bed. There are two sizes, so one can have a telescope arrangement to adjust the length in use. This is more or less self supporting when plugged into the "T" piece that joins together the waste outlets and gives a decent flow.
I also carry a good length of the hose to use when a slope on a pitch stops the wastemaster from sliding beneath the caravan. On occasion I have had to use all the bits I have with me all connected together to reach the drain. However, nothing will make water flow uphill, so don't discard the Wastemaster.
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I have used both methods in the past, I used grey flexible pipe and also the 32ml plastic waste pipe. I find the plastic pipe works a lot better because you get no water traps in the line. Its very easy to purchase from most large DIY stores, and get some L shape and straight connectors the more the better, take a small saw for cutting your pipes. It may look complicated but its very simple and works a lot better than flexible pipe.
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I think the various complicated connections you've possibly seen are because, if you use all your onboard facilities, i.e. all sinks and shower, then you'll need something like this to connect from your van to the length of pipe running to your 'drain/grid'.
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As Nav says, club sites are not standardised, I have been on three different club sites recently and all three had differing positions for the drain, One was a drain just behind where your' caravan's wheel is and about a foot away when 'pitched to the peg' this means it is very near to your van's outlets if you have then somewhere between the wheel and the rear. Another had the drain centre rear, while the newly refurbished one at Troutbeck head they are in the left hand corner. We just have a roll of drain pipe to cover all that we have come across. Luckily the larger diameter pipes (32mm) fit into white domestic drain pipes as shown in Jill's picture so you can connect using those junction bits.
Some being so far from your van means they won't really drain well if they are lying flat.
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We started with just using a length of the grey pipe, but now we also use rigid white drain pipe.
We bought 2x3 metre lengths, cut one into 2 pieces and the other into 3 pieces, plus we have an assortment of straight joints, 90 degree joints, and 135 degree joints.
This allows us to cater for pretty much every eventuality.
I also made some X pieces from wood, to support the pipes on a longer run.
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When I use a serviced pitch I use a couple of washing machine waste pipes joined together. Much more flexible and more compact to store than the ridged waste hose. The wider part of the hose end seems to snugly fit on my waste tap. Probably works better for motorhomers.
David
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Thank you all very much, your replies certainly answer my question regarding the flexible pipe....so it's off to buy a few sections if the rigid stuff
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Because then the outlet from the caravan is ABOVE the inlet to the Wastemaster. Long hose going downhill does the job.
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Bucket with a hole in the bottom keep it simple,👍
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