CHEAP AND SIMPLE DIY PLUMBING SET UP | WHALE FOOT PUMP

PRODUCTS in this VAN: (The amazon links bellow are connected to an affiliate program that allows me to receive a small portion of your purchases. Thanks for supporting the channel!)
VENMO (incase you feel like buying me a beer): account.venmo.com/u/Colton-An...
MARINE FOOT PUMP: amzn.to/3k6sM2w
SOLAR
-Renogy 100 watt 12v Mono Solar Panel: amzn.to/2U1bhWN
-Yeti 1500X Portable Power Station: amzn.to/3k6jQdu
INSULATION
3M Thinsulate Acoustin/Thermal Insulation: amzn.to/2TOwYcN
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MAXXAIR
-Maxx Air 00-07500K MaxxFan Deluxe with Remote - Smoke : amzn.to/2VtWZhY
HEATER
webasto airtop 2000stc petrol gasoline kit 12v: amzn.to/3k9O6Er

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Im BACK! Thanks for all the patience. Sorry about the blurry quality, trying out a new lens and didn't have the camera on the right settings. If you found this video helpful, help me out by LIKING the video and leaving a COMMENT

[@claydroids]

The build looks good!

[@errolmagill1611]

Great info. I like how you do your vids, your pro and con stuff is a big help for people.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Great!! Glad it helps :)

[@TheAudd]

Glad you're back! ❤

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Me too!

[@chelseab5467]

Thank you this was very simple and informative. I like how honest you were on being scared of something "out of your league". Oh that house looks like its going to be nice! Thank you Ankeney Van Builds!!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it! Gotta step outside your comfort zone sometimes!

[@Jim-vi4hh]

Thanks for sharing this video. Something you might consider to work in tandem with your foot pump is using a Coleman 5 gal jug with spigot on your counter top. The jug can be placed on a 6-12 inch support to allow faster filling into coffee pots or pans for heating water etc. . (Place jug on floor when travelling.) The foot pump can be used when only a splash is needed to reduce water use and limit the gray water as well.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Good idea Jim!

[@amandayoest2432]

The foot pump does the job, but I think having the automatic pump is the way to go for the next one!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Exactly!

[@user-qo7qt3wq7h]

No.

[@CS-uc2oh]

It's a waste of water. Autmatic water is a terrible idea for humanity

[@amandayoest2432]

@@CS-uc2oh lol okay

[@danzbeard]

Congratulations!!! Stoked for what’s to come!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Thanks Danz! So am I!

[@maahlers]

Watching and learning!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Great!

[@wendistraight6425]

Congratulations on the house build! It's looking great! I am very envious of that garage/workshop space :)

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

It’s going to be so nice!!!’

[@Eve_Making_Moves]

I'm definitely coming to work for you building vans lol not only do I love doing it lol but I need to come see this house!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Hahaha YES!! Its coming along!

[@rubyokosi6946]

Love love love love and thank you❤

[@RyanMichaelss]

New lens??? Lookin good dude! Wide angle lenses make the van interior look bigger. Very dope!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Yup!! Just gotta figure out the settings so it’s not so blurry. I’m not as camera savvy at you 😂

[@debradavison1381]

Thank you for sharing

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

You’re welcome!

[@donaldd.293]

Great info keep it up ✌️

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Thanks, will do!

[@Eve_Making_Moves]

Love your videos! My girlfriend and I get pumped to see when you have posted a new one!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 how was your trip!?!

[@Eve_Making_Moves]

it was so great to get out there and use our van! it was a bit rainy but we loved staying in the van!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

@@Eve_Making_Moves I love rainy nights in a van!! Stoked for you two!

[@susans7091]

An advantage if you have used up your electricity, or have a malfunction. I really like the no noise. Maybe have it as a backup?

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Very true!!

[@brando6136]

Do you know if you can install an electric pump with a hand pumped faucet? Or would I have to replace it with a regular faucet?

[@editbench]

get a Whale Gusher foot pump- it's what everyone uses in the sailing world. same idea but a profoundly better pump design - output flow per pump vastly better. fill a 12 oz water bottle in prob 2 pumps. Asian knock offs on ebay for $60 shipped.

[@jupitersailing]

PLEASE AVOID BRAIDED HOSES!! Here's why: As a domestic plumber in the UK for the past 40 years I can sympathise with this old 'effort-to-flow' problem, and it is largely down to those pesky braided hoses and their tiny bore - ie the lack of space inside the tube causing difficulty in passing water! We have both mains water and gravity-fed water systems in houses here, and if you try to use the braided hose tap supplies with gravity-fed systems or in low water pressure areas you will be terribly disappointed with the flow. An already poor flow will be severely restricted by braided hoses, and you will become very disenchanted very quickly. A foot operated pump will need a tap or fawcet with, as near as possible, a 1/2" inlet and NO hose restricting it. Hope this helps people to not only avoid this with manual pumps/foot pumps but also with electric pump installations, as the restrictive nature of braided hoses burns out the motor very quickly. Remember, braided hose is a big no-no anywhere in a van, caravan, motorhome or boat set-up no matter what system you use, unless those braided hoses are as close to being full 1/2" or 15mm bore right through, including through fittings. I have seen this problem aggravate customers hundreds of times, and had to explain why there is a problem. Repeatedly damaging a pump will soon make you wish you'd had wider bore pipework, and even a foot or hand pump will quickly develop a leak at a weak point in the design after persistently fighting to get water to travel through a thin stretch of hose. Whale electric pumps are wonderful, but if you make them struggle non-stop they will soon give up. The chinese copies are much, much less able to accommodate a thin bore, and will die within the first two week trip away. You may also inadvertently restrict hot flow through a gas or electric water heater causing it to repeatedly turn on and off, and possibly damaging it beyond economic repair. I really hope this helps you and that you've read this in time, wherever you are in the world.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

What faucet do you recommend. Thanks for the info

[@jupitersailing]

@@AnkeneyVanBuilds Well when you go to purchase the faucet either check on the packaging or ask the staff for confirmation that it is designed for use with gravity-fed systems. The difference in functioning is that gravity-fed probably has around one bar (14lbs/square inch) of pressure behind it, and the water pumped from the local waterworks may have between 3 and 5 times that pressure due to colossal electric pumps. Therefore a faucet designed for gravity-fed systems is able to give you a good flow thanks to its much wider bore tubes. It's a good idea to do a bit of research online first so that you will not be disappointed. A quick phone call or email to the importer or local seller will confirm or deny its suitability, and this question will have arisen plenty of times before. Quite often the mention of it on the box is microscopic - well they don't want you being put off by realistic facts now, do they!! I often get customers complaining that 'that faucet my son installed in the bathroom is pathetically slow - can you fix it?". I know instantly what the problem is.

[@Tracor3k99]

Already watched your previous video bad mouthing lol not really but you sure made it look like a nice piece of exercise equipment. I'll be going 12v, again thanks to you :)

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Hahah it was respectful bad mouthing 😂

[@Tracor3k99]

@@AnkeneyVanBuilds either way, being a disabled vet, a foot pump does not look like the way if you have to put that much effort in to it. But it was still funny the way you did it in the other vid on your old van

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

@@Tracor3k99 well thanks for your service and go ahead and get yourself that 12v pump lol you’ve earned it

[@pizzaholick]

maybe its because i got the whale gusher foot pump that was more expensive and plumbed it just to a copper pipe i bent but i have amazing water pressure. im so happy to not live with the noise of the 12v pump ;)

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Could be!!!

[@rebeccalarsen9740]

Are you happy with where you put the actual foot pump? What is the RV adapter at the bottom of the sink? Thank you for such helpful videos!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Yeah the placement is great! Here’s the link to the drain! www.amazon.com/Camco-Flexible-Trailers-Connection-37420/dp/B000EDUTPO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=rv+drain+sink+valve&qid=1624906424&sr=8-5

[@msmargiek48]

What sink and faucet did you use? Are you happy with them. Thanks!

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

I can’t remember exactly which one. I ordered a 15” bar sink. The faucet and sink in the new van I built were much butter! The link is in the description of that video!

[@cheriediaz1980]

Can you please make a video on how to do electricals from start to finish?

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

I’m working on that video today!

[@angeladickman8960]

I don't know anything about plumbing, but I noticed you capped off the hot water side of your faucet. Could you put that side of the faucet to use and hook it up to a camp grounds fresh water with a hose?

[@anthonyrosa4388]

a BUDDY shower 🤣😂thank you

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Hahaha

[@cwetfeet]

We use the more expensive foot pump and it delivers about twice as much water as the one you have. We dont have an electrical system yet so we cant convert to the electric pump..

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Interesting. What foot pump is that?

[@cwetfeet]

@@AnkeneyVanBuilds www.amazon.com/Whale-GP0550-Freshwater-Pedal-Operated-Right-Side/dp/B000FHQL6K/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Foot+Operated+Water+Pump&qid=1624911631&sr=8-3

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

@@cwetfeet yes I’ve seen those!! Are you happy with it so far?

[@cwetfeet]

@@AnkeneyVanBuilds yes. Easy to use and seems to pump plenty of water. It pumps on both strokes.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

@@cwetfeet good to know!!!

[@akgloaming]

What kind of faucet is that? Can you please post a link to info about it? Thanks.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Sorry for the late reply! I don't have the link to this vans faucet. however here is the link to the one I used in my newest van (it is much better) amzn.to/3e5IPtN

[@hollye.7664]

Where could I purchase the sink, faucet, and the blue containers under the sink?

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

amzn.to/3Tx69U5 Sink and Faucet from home dept and water jugs amzn.to/3Tx69U5

[@sw1983]

Can you give us the links to your items

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

They should all be in the description!

[@SunnyTheBoxTruck]

I’m lending no sink at all.

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Thats also an option!

[@CarlaRFowler]

My electric pump is noisy and it doesn’t have pressure that’s why I’m looking at this one

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

Nice!

[@obey_giant]

I don’t think I would enjoy the foot pump at all :/

[@AnkeneyVanBuilds]

It is a lot of work just to get water...