Off grid cabin - shower setup - 08/30/21
We're getting close to finally completing our off grid cabin, all that's left is adding a shower/kitchen sink and drain system. I want to make sure I get this right so I don't have to spend a bunch of time having to redo it. Here is what I'm planning to do and if something sounds amiss let me know.
I've got 35 gallon water tank that will sit next to our shower (upstairs), from there I am running a 110v rv 45 psi water pump to an on demand rv water heater which requires a minimum of 20psi for it to operate. I am planning on running a water line downstairs to our kitchen sink which will be teed off on the outlet side of the water pump and I will also t off another water line from the outlet side of the water heater down to the kitchen sink. I'm thinking that I'll need to add shutoff valves on those lines going down to the kitchen when I want to take a shower. We've got a water trough tub that we will use for a shower stall which I've already installed the drain on and I'm planning on running 2" pvc for the draining system which will be wrapped with 38° heat tape for winter use. I'm also going to run the kitchen sink drain into the 2" pvc and the 2" drain system will run about 25 feet under our cabin and angled enough to allow it to drain without any residual left in the pipe. I'm also going to put a clean out where the kitchen sink and shower drain join just in case something gets dropped or it becomes clogged for some reason. This is all gray water so it will empty out on a downhill slope in the front of our cabin so I'm not concerned about odor or contaminating the ground with chemicals or anything that might harm the environment around our cabin.
I plumbed a toilet and sink last fall for the wife so she wouldn't have to run to the outhouse in the middle of the night to take a leak and my drain is very similar to this except it does go underground into a buried 45 gallon barrel filled with rocks with gravel underneath it, it is completely insulated and enclosed in plywood to prevent it from freezing, there is no odor and we haven't had any issues with it not draining completely, even in the winter.
I've got 35 gallon water tank that will sit next to our shower (upstairs), from there I am running a 110v rv 45 psi water pump to an on demand rv water heater which requires a minimum of 20psi for it to operate. I am planning on running a water line downstairs to our kitchen sink which will be teed off on the outlet side of the water pump and I will also t off another water line from the outlet side of the water heater down to the kitchen sink. I'm thinking that I'll need to add shutoff valves on those lines going down to the kitchen when I want to take a shower. We've got a water trough tub that we will use for a shower stall which I've already installed the drain on and I'm planning on running 2" pvc for the draining system which will be wrapped with 38° heat tape for winter use. I'm also going to run the kitchen sink drain into the 2" pvc and the 2" drain system will run about 25 feet under our cabin and angled enough to allow it to drain without any residual left in the pipe. I'm also going to put a clean out where the kitchen sink and shower drain join just in case something gets dropped or it becomes clogged for some reason. This is all gray water so it will empty out on a downhill slope in the front of our cabin so I'm not concerned about odor or contaminating the ground with chemicals or anything that might harm the environment around our cabin.
I plumbed a toilet and sink last fall for the wife so she wouldn't have to run to the outhouse in the middle of the night to take a leak and my drain is very similar to this except it does go underground into a buried 45 gallon barrel filled with rocks with gravel underneath it, it is completely insulated and enclosed in plywood to prevent it from freezing, there is no odor and we haven't had any issues with it not draining completely, even in the winter.