Convoluted grey water waste hose

S6 Kevin replied on 18/07/2016 09:21

Posted on 18/07/2016 09:21

My Swift Sundance has a 1m length of convoluted hose for the emptying of the grey water tank. The hose terminates in a plastic tap which is clipped up under the MH when not required. Guess what! when travelling this weekend the hose was dangling and the hose has split.

I can get hold of replacement pipe easily enough but does anybody know how the hose is fixed at the tank end as it is all tucked away and covered in lagging

Option B. Has anybody found a better solution? Maybe a fixed tap to which a length of waste hose can be attached to when required?

Thanks all, Kevin

EJB986 replied on 18/07/2016 09:33

Posted on 18/07/2016 09:33

Normally with a jubilee clip.

I actually extended mine but didn't touch the jubilee connection as it was very rusty and didn't want to damage the tank!

I use a fixed hook/clip to hold the pipe plus a very small bungee cord as insurance!

JVB66 replied on 18/07/2016 11:53

Posted on 18/07/2016 11:53

I fitted a much longer new pipe with tap on the end ,to save the emtying point "shuffle" and fixed it to skirt of m/van with terry clips 

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young thomas replied on 19/07/2016 08:56

Posted on 19/07/2016 08:56

many of the waste fittings on vans are as cheaply made as can be got away with....

the 'cheap tap on the end of a cheap pipe' seems to be the norm, with the taps prone to leaking and the pipe prone to splitting or coming away from the tank....not too good...

im afraid its either 'grin and bear it', having to periodically fix issues, or try and redesign it to something more robust.

the system that DD (and we) have would be no good for the externally sited taps (as ours have inboard tanks and valves) but i would suggest fitting your own heavier duty hose and clips and binning the cheap pipe and tap....

triky auto replied on 19/07/2016 09:06

Posted on 19/07/2016 09:06

Undecided As said ,cheap original hoses do tend to be a problem.Convoluted ones can collect debris in them to ,resulting in unpleasent smells.A better piece of hose can be obtained at a boat/yacht chandlery,complete with stainless clips..Hope this helps .Cool.

EJB986 replied on 19/07/2016 13:48

Posted on 19/07/2016 13:48

Convoluted (ribbed) hoses are availably with smooth interior surfaces.....just choose the correct one!

MotorHomer2 replied on 19/07/2016 17:15

Posted on 19/07/2016 17:15

Had a 2009 Sundance which had a rigid pipe and a tank tap you could probably retro fit one of these. The Bessacarr we replaced it with had a flexible pipe which had to be replaced twice in four years. Cak tanks sell a very robust replacement with a smooth internal bore by the metre. 

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