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Old 07-28-2015, 08:03 AM   #1
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Anybody Have a Home Dump Station?

With 2 campers in the family now we are kicking the idea around about building a dump station at home. We sometimes camp on the farm and thought maybe about tying into the septic tank at the house or putting in another small one near the garage just for the campers. Anyone done this?
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I have not done this yet, but am planning on it. Now that we are on our forever property I want to put a 30amp post along with water spigot right by the trailer's parking spot and figure out a dump station (with water spigot close by) tied into my septic. In the meantime I am trying to find the nearest public dump station. The only thing I am hesitant about is having my property smell like a dump station - no thanks.
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Old 07-28-2015, 08:28 AM   #3
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I use a macerator and pump it into the woods. I have no neighbors close and it doesn't smell 10 minutes after I am done. Even if it did, I live in farm country and it usually smells anyway when they cover the fields.
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Old 07-28-2015, 08:54 AM   #4
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Yes, I have a line connection for mine along with water and 30amp. It's very convenient and gets almost 12 months of use when were home. I'm in the process of doing the same thing at my wife's summer home on the St. Lawernce River in the 1,000 Is. Area of NY State near Clayton NY. Flying back in two weeks to complete it.
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Old 07-28-2015, 09:47 AM   #5
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Back when I still had a house I'd dump into the sewer cleanout connection in my yard from time to time.
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Old 07-28-2015, 09:56 AM   #6
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Macerator pump is easiest way as you can pump tank contents into sewer cleanout or even into toilet.

I live in a cul de sac with a sewer trunk to the four houses. Manhole is very convenient and I seldom use it, but the neighbors always look aghast when I have. One yelled at me for what I was doing. I said he did the same thing everytime he flushed. He thought a second and then walked away.

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Old 07-28-2015, 09:57 AM   #7
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I too am planning on this. I am pretty sure there is an abandoned septic system associated with my barn/shop.


I did some reading on the subject some time ago.


The only difficulty is that a normal household septic tank was not designed to handle 20-50 gallons of waste water in a single event.


When one does a dump it can't go beyond 2-3 gals/min, if I recall properly (which is doubtful).


So, it'll work but you run the risk of sending undigested solids into the fields.
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We live on an 80 acre cattle farm and I had drove it in the field a time or two and dumped it, but it was really frowned upon by my parents. I can't see putting it a dedicated septic tank as it would never even fill up with limited use. I was wondering maybe if some type of pipe running into underground lateral lines would work. Might fill up not sure. Guess a person could buy a small concrete drain basin and make a camper sized septic tank.
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With 2 campers in the family now we are kicking the idea around about building a dump station at home. We sometimes camp on the farm and thought maybe about tying into the septic tank at the house or putting in another small one near the garage just for the campers. Anyone done this?
Sure do!!! Its called a corn field. Haven't noticed that it has helped the corn yield at all over the years
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I routinely drain my grey tanks into 5 gallon bucket and duck walk it over to a huge berm on the edge of my property that I dump leaves.

Never have any smell. I spread it around over the area so that one area is not covered twice.
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Old 07-28-2015, 12:45 PM   #11
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We have 2 septic tanks on the farm and we just dump in one of those which is not often. So far so good. Gray water is only bath or kitchen which to me is no big deal. People tent camping are always throwing their dish water out on the ground which to me is the same as my gray water tank.
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Old 07-28-2015, 01:26 PM   #12
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We live in a subdivision and have about an acre with a well and septic.

We keep/store the trailer on the side of the shop in the backyard. We bought a Flow Jet macerator from CW and love it. Rigged the pump to run off the battery and it's easy to setup so if we have company they can use "the guest house" or we can cleanup after a trip.

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We live in a subdivision and have about an acre with a well and septic.

We keep/store the trailer on the side of the shop in the backyard. We bought a Flow Jet macerator from CW and love it. Rigged the pump to run off the battery and it's easy to setup so if we have company they can use "the guest house" or we can cleanup after a trip.

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I've been looking at one of these. Glad to hear that it works well for you. How old is yours? How has it held up to your use?
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We've had it a couple of years, we haven't had any issues with ours. It's nice to have if you aren't going to use the trailer for a month or two you can really clean the black tank. I just put the hose into the lid of the 1st septic tank and a little while later the sprinkler comes on in the back yard.

We don't use it a lot, mostly when someone stays with us or if it going to sit. We primarily dump and rinse at the last RV Park we go to.
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Old 07-28-2015, 05:44 PM   #15
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As for the macerator pump, we've had the same one for at least 15 years that we use on our 30 year old Wilderness trailer that is pretty much permanently parked at a membership campground. Always does the job of getting the spooge from the black water tank to about 60 feet to a tote that I can take to the RV dump nearby.

It helps to have an 18 inch section of clear 3/4 inch hose connected to the discharge hose so you can be sure the spooge is getting pumped. Also best to have a clear 45 degree elbow on the 4 inch hose for the same reason.

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Had a PVC line run from the RV parking pad to the septic tank. Also put in a 30 amp service and a yard hydrant. It's really nice to not have to detour by the local state park to dump on the way home.
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I add precast concrete tank at the end of driveway when I redid my driveway. I was planning ahead because I want to buy a trailer. I always dump at the campground, but when I get home I like to fill up the tanks with water and soap to really clean them out. Just open the port and put in the hose. Never smells
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Sure do!!! Its called a corn field. Haven't noticed that it has helped the corn yield at all over the years

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I put a cleanout just short of where my home sewer runs into my aerator station for just this purpose.
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I added a drain clean out when we went from septic to sewer so I could dump tanks at home. It is. It used often but can be a real convenience when needed. I would like to add a 30 or 50 amp service in my front yard.
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