Need water tank help

[Whiskey.Wilderness]

we have a good idea of how to do the plumbing but our tank didn't come with hookup directions, I cant seem to find a video anywhere and I just need help on how to put the connectors into the tank. I contacted the company with no response after multiple calls and emails. So help here would be very very appreciated. have a 75 gallon tank and can send pics via email. Believe me we have looked and looked and looked for a photo or install guide or a video, anything to no avail on the particular part we need to do. which is just the initial plugs and valves on the tank itself and knowing what goes where and what is supposed to attach to what would be great.

whiskywilderness@gmail.com
thanks in advance.

[ol trunt]

With the info provided it will be difficult to be of much help. What is the tank actually made of? Did it come with per drilled holes? What sort of fittings do you want to use?

Post some pics here on the forum--and maybe a drawing of what you think your plumbing should look like. Etc.

Personally, I'd just have a slug of that whisky and press the easy button.
Jack

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[kazetsukai]

Our tanks came with threaded holes to connect plumbing, some of the holes needed to be drilled/opened.


Can you post pictures here of the tank, and any existing holes it may have?



Specifically around fresh tank plumbing:
Note you will want at least, (and probably at most) two holes in the fresh tank- one near the bottom of the water for filling/draining, and one near the top for overflow and for air to escape/enter the tank when it is being filled/drained respectively. The overflow/air hole should go outside so that in the event you overfill the tank the excess has somewhere to go. You do not want shore/city water to be able to pressurize the tank as it could rupture.


More generally around plumbing:
There are some questions about what you hope to accomplish with your plumbing setup. Do you want to:

• Be able to hook up a pressurized hose and bypass your tank altogether, so that while you are hooked up you don't have to worry about how full your tank is (or even have to run your pump for that matter),
  
  or;
• Always run by pumping from your fresh tank, filling via a gravity fed inlet only (not pressurized)?

We tend to "dry camp", as in fill our tanks every X days or so and run off the pump. However, I fill my tanks via a direct hose line (not a gravity fill port), and I did install valves as to allow to bypass the fresh tank, although perhaps due to winter it isn't a feature I've used very much.



If you're interested I can film a video of our fresh water fill routine and explain all of the parts of the plumbing. However I'll warn you, my setup is not perfect and may not be for you!



Best of luck!

[Whiskey.Wilderness]

Here is the link we purchased it from if that helps-
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Class-A-C...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
we know why to do to run the plumbing and such to sink and shower what my question is that it came with a kit for the pieces that attach to it directly but no instructions, and as some of the holes in it are the same sizes we can’t figure out what goes where.

[kazetsukai]

Originally Posted by Whiskey.Wilderness

we know why to do to run the plumbing and such to sink and shower what my question is that it came with a kit for the pieces that attach to it directly but no instructions, and as some of the holes in it are the same sizes we can’t figure out what goes where.

The holes are the same size in multiple places so that you can mount it in any orientation. No matter what side you lay the tank on, it has a .5" plumbing outlet and a 1.5" inlet (typically for gravity feed inlets).


I would run a barb fitting off the 1.5" inlet at the top of the tank, and use the .5" hole at the bottom to feed your pump.

[Whiskey.Wilderness]

Ok that’s exactly what I needed, everyone shows the plumbing part of the builds and never this connections to the fresh tank- I also am unsure of where to run the line that lets air out (my brain is having trouble with terms today)

If anyone could post a photo of their connections that would be helpful for me as I’m a very visual learner

[o1marc]

If it's a fresh water tank, use the 1.5" upper hole for fill, the 1.5" lower hole for a drain and a lower 1/2" for supply to pump.

[kazetsukai]

You don't need an air line if the 1.5" upper hole is used as a gravity feed. If you need pressurized fill capability, use the .5" upper hole for the fill port (direct hose connection) and the 1.5" upper hole for your overflow/air line.


I use the bottom .5" hole both to fill and to feed my pump, and the upper .5" hole for an air line. Because I have six tanks, that comes with caveats (the tanks need time to equalize)

[Whiskey.Wilderness]

Thank you Kaz, once again you are awesome and a priceless member of the community.