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How We Do It - Grooming Van - Part 5 - Plumbing System

The plumbing system on Sherry's grooming van, is a mixture of plumbing for RV and residential. This was because it has to hold enough water for about 6 or 7 grooming jobs. Also the tub needed to be strong and light weight. I looked at how the Bathing Beauty system and other similar systems work and based on the requirements of the salon came up with this. The system starts with the tub. The tub is part of the wall that separates the grooming area from the wet bay. This wall also has the AC unit and the electrical and storage closet. The tub has 2 drains one at each end so grooming can be done even if the van is parked on a slope. The drains have screens on them as the first stage of keeping hair out of the plumbing. The tub is made from a steel frame with ¼” HardieBacker for the tub floor and walls. This was then covered with FRP panels, and the seams were epoxied together to seal it. The fresh water is stored in the wet bay in a plastic 20 gallon drum. Drums cost less than dedicated tanks, and these were free. The drum has a 1” hole at the top for filling and I drilled and tapped a 1/2” hole for the feed to the fresh water pump. Keeping the pump below the water is important to a long pump life as they don't last long if they have to suck the water from below. I burned out several before I mounted it below the water level, this one has lasted for about 4 years and counting. The water is pumped through the poly pro tubing, to the copper pipe that connects to the shower pipe through the wall, to the green hose on the left of the tub. The pump is 12 volt and so is controlled by one of the toggle switches on the closet door. Water from the tub is drained to a 5 gallon bucket under the tub. This passes through a nylon stocking that is the second stage of keeping hair out of the plumbing, this sock is replaced when it gets full or starts to smell. The system drains into a bucket because this is where the sump pump picks up the water for the bathing system. The pump has a nylon stocking on it as the third stage of keeping hair out of the system. This pump pumps water and shampoo up to the hose on the right side of the tub where it is used for washing the dog. This recirculates the water around and gets dogs cleaner, faster and uses much less water than other systems. And the nozzle that Bill made from a PVC pipe cap gives a good spray into the fur. The climate where we live is hot 6 months of the year, then it gets even hotter for 3 months. For most of that time hot water isn't needed. For the few weeks that it is cold, hot water helps, I just bring 5 gallons in jugs to add to the system as needed. When the dog is finished being washed, then the water is drained using the 12 volt drain pump (same model pump as the fresh water pump just a different job), from the bottom of the bucket. It is pumped up to the “gray water” 55 gallon drum. It takes 6 to 8 dog baths to fill the gray water drum to over half full. We purchased the products mentioned and shown in this video or description and the this represents our opinions.