27th Apr 2010
Minimalist Water System
What if you want to convert a particular room into private living quarters that has no bathroom or kitchen? What do you do about water?
It’s expensive to install plumbing in a new area of a house. Have you ever thought about a simple do it yourself option that can work for…
- Renting a private bedroom
- Van dwelling
- School bus conversions
- Camping
- Off grid living
Using some online resources I was able to find…
1) A porcelain kitchen sink container
This jug can hold 2.5 gallons of water. Perfect to place above the kitchen sink so that the water drains easily.
Some tiny houses are supplied water by simple gravity fed systems just like this.
You can put this container on a hot plate to make or keep the water warm.
I’m sure you can also manage a way to do a similar installation over head so you can use it as a shower.
Order this porcelain water jug here from Amazon
2) A hot plate to keep the water warm
This hot plate can be used as I mentioned above–to keep the water warm when needed.
Order information for the hot plate here from Amazon
3) A sink
You can use a bowl like this 16″ diameter one that I found on Amazon as a sink.
You’ll just have to figure out the drilling the hole for drainage part.
Order info for this 13 quart stainless steel bowl
Tips for making a sink from a cheap stainless steel bowl
More… Gray Water
What you’ll do with the gray water will vary upon your situation. If this is a mobile home of any kind you’ll want to be sure your gray water’s going into a tank so that you can dispose of the water properly.
In other situations like in tiny houses–you can divert the gray water to a garden.
Either way here are some containers that may help.
What if you want to convert a particular room into private living quarters that has no bathroom or kitchen? What do you do about water?
It’s expensive to install plumbing in a new area of a house. Have you ever thought about a simple do it yourself option that can work for…
- Renting a private bedroom
- Van dwelling
- School bus conversions
- Camping
- Off grid living
Using some online resources I was able to find…
1) A porcelain kitchen sink container
This jug can hold 2.5 gallons of water. Perfect to place above the kitchen sink so that the water drains easily.
Some tiny houses are supplied water by simple gravity fed systems just like this.
You can put this container on a hot plate to make or keep the water warm.
I’m sure you can also manage a way to do a similar installation over head so you can use it as a shower.
Order this porcelain water jug here from Amazon
2) A hot plate to keep the water warm
This hot plate can be used as I mentioned above–to keep the water warm when needed.
Order information for the hot plate here from Amazon
3) A sink
You can use a bowl like this 16″ diameter one that I found on Amazon as a sink.
You’ll just have to figure out the drilling the hole for drainage part.
Order info for this 13 quart stainless steel bowl
Tips for making a sink from a cheap stainless steel bowl
More… Gray Water
What you’ll do with the gray water will vary upon your situation. If this is a mobile home of any kind you’ll want to be sure your gray water’s going into a tank so that you can dispose of the water properly.
In other situations like in tiny houses–you can divert the gray water to a garden.
Either way here are some containers that may help.
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