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offgrididaho
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# Posted: 15 Feb 2019 20:56
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Thought I'd throw this out there, maybe other people are familiar with this, but if you need a simple zero power hand wash (in an outhouse, or in winter when water is shut off) it's very easy to make your own using some tubing and an outboard motor primer bulb as your pump.
On the river we run this using two buckets... one bucket goes underneath with fresh water in it and a lid on top, second bucket goes on top with open top. Drill a hole near top of lower bucket and run tubing into the fresh water supply, tubing goes to outboard primer bulb on ground and then up to simple curved piece of metal with the tubing attached to it. Step on the primer bulb and water is drawn out of the fresh water bucket goes out spigot and into grey water bucket.
Biggest advantage is your hands never touch anything, so you're not getting a jug or pour cup dirty for the next person who uses it... just step on the primer bulb and you are washing your hands... add some hot water to the water supply and you're washing in hot water!
Looks like you can now buy premade kits like this one:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/118131740/standard-hand-wash-station-hands-free
... but you can make one for much cheaper.
Used it at a winter rental cabin this weekend (no water at the cabin in winter, melt snow). Here's bulb on the floor (piece of wood keeps it stable):
And spigot going into slop basin:
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moneypitfeeder
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2019 18:08
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I tried something similar, but didn't have great results with the bulb pump. Might have been because we were trying to pipe it through a low flow faucet, might have still put too much restriction on the flow. We ended up piping a line into a large stock pot like you have, to a small electric pump wired to a battery, and then to the faucet. I have to turn a switch on and off under the sink to get it going, and it hums, but it makes rinsing easier (we use filtered & heated water from the buckets to rinse the dishes clean).
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offgrididaho
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:32
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Quoting: moneypitfeeder I tried something similar, but didn't have great results with the bulb pump. Might have been because we were trying to pipe it through a low flow faucet, might have still put too much restriction on the flow.
Sounds believable... the bulbs aren't very powerful (and they don't actually last that long in this use either), I've only ever used them with a wide open tube on the output end.
Wired sounds nice I have an old RV pump that I might try to set up for that.
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Atlincabin
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2019 09:55
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There are also other foot-type pumps available. One that the marine folks use is a whale galley pump:
http://www.whalepumps.com/marine/product.aspx?Product_ID=10027
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Gary O
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2019 10:24
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I have found this to do the job for me
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aktundra
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2019 17:28 - Edited by: aktundra
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We do similarly, but stack two buckets. One has a lid (bottom bucket). I curved some 1x aluminum for the spot and the hose follows the curve. I use the bulb pump like you with no issues. It’s simple for kids even 2 years old to figure out.
It’s basically Like this https://www.nrs.com/product/71208.01/down-river-hand-wash-station
I was doing a little research, and this marine "Whale Pump Baby Foot" might be a better option than the bulb pump. I found it between $40-60 online. A lot of people are putting them in their sprinter van conversions. I just ordered one myself. And looking at the NRS webpage I posted above, it looks like this is the pump they are using.
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/whale-pumps--babyfoot-self-priming-compact-foot-operat ed-freshwater-pump-1-2--135160?recordNum=4
This guy made a nice simple off the grid water system I may adapt for my cabin kitchen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2604Le2k0A
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offgrididaho
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# Posted: 28 Mar 2019 11:07
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Quoting: aktundra We do similarly, but stack two buckets. One has a lid (bottom bucket). I curved some 1x aluminum for the spot and the hose follows the curve. I use the bulb pump like you with no issues. It’s simple for kids even 2 years old to figure out. It’s basically Like this https://www.nrs.com/product/71208.01/down-river-hand-wash-station
Yep, that's exactly how we started doing this as a river hand wash, makes a HUGE difference when everyone in camp can wash their hands without touching anything (used to use an old Gott cooler but you had to use a hand to press the button to allow water flow).
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