Re-routing the waste pipes under the caravan

[Seawolfgb]

Hi All, I often use fully service pitches and find that most of them have the drains at the rear. Sometimes the fall for the drainage is'nt that great when running flexi of rigid (or a combination of both) resulting in slow drainage at the sinks in the van. I just wonder if anyone has moved them to the rear of the van? I have seen some caravans with them at the back, but the majority are at the side. Also on sites where they tell you to put the grey waste in the hedge (not that I am advocating this from an environmental point of view) The drainage point would be better at the back! Any thoughts or experience of this are gladly welcomed in advance. Cheers Nick

 

[otherclive]

This current thread might be of help. There are others too which a Forum search will find.

Things for a fully serviced pitch

My wife is trying to convince me that we should consider fully serviced pitches. I don't have a problem getting and emptying the water but she's not exactly conservative with the water use and she's trying to be kind to me. I have some insight into what we'd need but there are different...

forums.practicalcaravan.com

 

[Seawolfgb]

This current thread might be of help. There are others too which a Forum search will find.

Things for a fully serviced pitch

My wife is trying to convince me that we should consider fully serviced pitches. I don't have a problem getting and emptying the water but she's not exactly conservative with the water use and she's trying to be kind to me. I have some insight into what we'd need but there are different...

forums.practicalcaravan.com

Thanks Clive

 

[GaryB]

I use several lengths of rigid plastic waste pipes and connectors which (when used with wooden blocks) gives a decent pipe run to the drain. Whenever I've had a caravan with them at the back I've moved them to the side to prevent problems on some sloping pitches (less of a problem on fully serviced pitch admittedly).

 

[Seawolfgb]

I use several lengths of rigid plastic waste pipes and connectors which (when used with wooden blocks) gives a decent pipe run to the drain. Whenever I've had a caravan with them at the back I've moved them to the side to prevent problems on some sloping pitches (less of a problem on fully serviced pitch admittedly).

Thanks for the advice Gary

 

[Buckman]

We use these and our flexi pipe. https://colapz.co.uk/collections/all-products/products/flexi-waste-pipe-metal-pegs

 

[Seawolfgb]

Hi Buckman. Yeah, I have these and also the awning rail sliding ones that are straps at different lengths. (link here) It was really about speeding up the drainage. I think I need to revisit the fall of the pipes under the van to aid gravity. Cheers, Nick