DIY CAMPER VAN PLUMBING (full tutorial)

Very nice video, thanks! what type of Water Gauge In Tank did you use?

Usually we have the water tank on the same side of the shower (for example) and on the other side of the van there is the sink (or viceversa). Where do you place the plumbs bringing water from the tank side to the other? Under the floor? Or following the bed structure creating a little step? It's not clear to me ...🤔 .. Thx

Nice and clean system! Can I order that setup? Thanks!

Some questions: what van is this? Also, on the passenger side tank, what are the dimensions of the 8020 box and how much room is left between that front void space between tank frame and the actual tank?

Wonderful!

Please show us how to program the water gauge.

Excellent and informative videos. Thank you. Is there a video on waste water plumbing and holding tanks? I can't find one.

A shut off valve at the overflow is essential. Without it, you'll lose a lot of water (sloshing around while driving, and through evaporation).

🙌🏼👊🏼💪🏼🤘🏼 thank you!

Great vids… What flexible tubing is that? Do the screw rings hold without adding any “lock tight” stuff?

Sigh, only the 5th or 6th time I've watched this, since I'm at this stage and I would love to put my vote into a short video for programming the Cervo GX. Still watching all/most of your videos (multiple times!! as I'm a slow learner) and loving them all.

Hey Nate, Just curious, you linked a crimp tool for the sharkbite connections in your description but in the video you are using a clamp tool for all the sharkbite connections. any preference over which one is better or same thing?

Brilliant work. You are an artisan, a mechanic, and an engineer. I build computers and work with electronics, but I could never do all the things you do. I pride myself on my solutions to problems and workarounds which many times involve fabricating small parts, but this is another level of complexity.

I really like the modular design. Can you share a link for the water inlet that you are using? Please?

Thanks for this super helpful step and step process. I was curious about what you did for air ventilation in & out of the tank?

This was very clean and organized work. Attention to detail is impeccable

Can you do a video about programming the tank gauge with the Cerbo GX?

As always, extremely detailed on all aspects of the build and exceptional quality. One questions, what's the brand/source for the water inlet fill connection you used. I like the locking aspect to ensure no leaks and would like to incorporate that in my build. Once again, super impressed at the exceptional detail!

Awesome video!

Q: How do we make sure no water or road debris comes back up thru the waterr heater pressure relief drain and overflow drain thru bottom of van? Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Will the flex tubing leak over time? Looks like it's connected to a shark bite T. Shark bite and flex tubes have a different flange to hold them once tighten. Won't the flex tube expand on a shark bite connection?

Why did you put a T between the water pump and the accumulator tank? Where does that line go?

"Hot water heater"??? Don't you mean "cold water heater"??? It the water is already hot why do you need to heat it?

This looks really well done. Can you do a video where you go over the ideas of fill, flow and explain why you decided to design the system the way you did? What about city water/ pressure line? What about water filtration?

Why is the accumilator capped off? Honest question. I usually run the line straight through it. Maybe I am missing something.

That was an interesting water fill inlet and hose. I can't find that anywhere. What is it, and are you happy with it?

Would love to see a video explaining how you program your cerbo to work with the tank monitor. I've been building something very similar for the last year I decided to build everything modular with 80/20 and even have my power over the left wheel and water over the right. Also a huuuge fan of steamboat my google pic is me on the mountain!

Wow! This instructional video made me realize I have no idea what is involved in installing a water system. I think I will need a professional like your selves for this part of my build. You're system looks great!!!

What connectors for the pex to flex tubing? I don't see those listed... Thanks. (the 1/2 inch female connectors on the flex pipe)

Very nice

You need to pat the assembly a couple of times when saying it won't go nowhere. That's the law.

Thank you for such a clear build, really helps eliminate the learning curve for van plumbing. My one question would be is if the Bosch Water Heater is always on and just senses when there is water coming from the pump or is there a switch for that as well? I'm not too familiar with water heaters so any information would be very helpful! Thank you!

What about the water heater? What do you use for that? I don't see it in your parts list in the video description.

Any chance you're going to create a plumbing diagram like your electrical one? It was super helpful to me and id love to see a great plumbing one too! :)

Using anderson plugs to prewire is genius.

I think I have the same pump. I was going to add an accumulator tank however the manual doesn't recommend one I think it's the new bypass pumps that don't need them. They are loud af for me without flexible tubing attached directly at the inlet and outlet of the pump.

Anyone know which water fill inlet is used?

Please provide a link for the black connectors you used for the flexible water connectors.

Just curiosity- why did you make a woodbox & the 80/20?

We’ve been looking for something like this. Quick question, are the vibrations/noise amplified when the tank is low on water?

I cannot for the life of me find a source for the compression fittings he puts on the flexible tubing - can anyone help?

I'll be building a similar system, so really appreciate this description. I suggest thicker brackets for securing plywood to extrusion and to van walls/floor. If you've been in a crash more than a fender-bender, you know forces can be huge and weird. Use backing plates behind floor/wall to help resist pull-out in a crash.

Yes, please do the video on programming a gauge to the cerbo!

Hey Nate, what is that shut off valve used for on the tank fill line between the tank fill outlet and the water pump?

Good morning. Thank you for the in depth video. How have you been liking the Bosch water heater? Pros and cons if you have the time. Thank you kindly.

Thanks. What are you using for water gage? I ordered two gages, that look identical, then asked if it’s safe for drinking water and was told no, ask to cancel order and they said, oh yeah, they are safe. Bottom line I canceled the order.

Also because tank has wheel well when it’s says half empty it will not truly be half empty.

I am considering external monitors so I can place sensors in better positions to indicate/read level.


Can you link to the product you are using?

If you’re hooked up to city water wouldn’t it make sense to bypass the pump and let the city water pressure do the work? That’s how it worked in our travel trailer.

will you post a link for the type of Water heater you installed? Or some water heating recommendations please.

So that method to mount panels to the frames with the small pieces of extruded aluminium is clever! But your video doesn't demonstrate it fully, so I've got questions. :)

You say you cut them to 5/8" thickness, and it looks like your panels are flush with the main frame rails, so both the hole through the small aluminium piece and the threads tapped through the end have to overlap - how do you mount that aluminium piece to the frame rail without that piece of hardware being in the way of the hardware used to mount the panel afterwards?

It looks like you're using the 10 series (1" x 1") rails so I assume you're putting that throughhole in at the half-inch mark so as to line up with a T-nut in the long rail? If the hardware used to mount that piece up sticks down through the centerline, that wouldn't leave much space for the hardware holding the panel in place to bite into threads.

Thanks for this vid!

good work as always guys...... I would like to see the method of connecting the water level sensor to the cerbo

Think you'll have any issues with people messing with your water inlet? I was too scared to put it outside but filling inside is a kind of a pain.

Just an FYI since everyone does things differently.
We used the same flexible tubing as you and noticed a plastic taste to the water so I switched to using food grade silicone tubing on the non-pressurized side and pex on everything else.
We didn't use an accumulator since the 4008 pump instructions said you don't need one and we haven't had any issues with the pump coming on/off any more than usual (I also took a few trips with the accumulator in our system before I rearranged things and needed the space).
We are in Wyoming and have to winterize a lot so we changed to the IsoTemp water heater because it drains from the bottom and taking the whole Bosch water heater out to drain it was a huge pain. But the IsoTemp is like 3x the cost of the Bosch.
We have a 400ah lithium system and have no issues with using the water heater since we drive a few hours each and fill the batteries back up. The Bosch is 1800 watts and the IsoTemp is 750 watts, but the IsoTemp takes twice as long to heat up, so both are about the same in terms of electricity usage.

Why didn’t you utilize the accumulator? I noticed that you capped it off.