FINISHING Our GREY WATER Tank Install * Skoolie Conversion * Gus The Struggle Bus

In this video, we show you how we finished the plumbing for our sink, our grey water install, and some extra nuggets!
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[@BEAdventurePartners]

You guys rocked this! It is definitely annoying to have to take the tank in and out, and figure out how all that stuff connects, but you nailed it! And the best part... you did it together! Way to go lovers! That must feel so great to get that done! Thanks for sharing. We got a lot out of this one. - Erin + Brian too

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much guys! It has been a pain in the but and all though there are still some odds and ends, we are mostly done! SO glad we could help but Im pretty sure you already knew all and more than this hahah. Cant wait for your system!

[@HarmonyExpressSkoolie]

Hey guys! Mike from Harmony Express here. Allison and I have been following along since the beginning and I LOVE how this is coming together! Smart move with the rubber to protect your tank. Also LOVE the flush out fitting in the tank...I’m going to have to add one to our tank too! I hate making “suggestion” comments to anyone’s videos, but on your vent, I think you might run into issues. The fitting you used is an air admittance valve. This will allow air to go into the tank and not out of the tank. The thing is, when you pour water down your drain, there needs to be some way for the air to go out of your tank when it is displaced by the water that goes in. The air admittance valve won’t let air out...only in. It will work great to let air out when you are draining your tank. You could use one of the fittings you plugged off on the end of the tank and use 1/2 PVC to run a line up to the roof of the bus so stinky air doesn’t go into the bus... If you leave it the way you have left it, it seems that you will have issues with your tank down the road. You guys are ROCKING this build. It is you who were one of the first channels that we watched when thinking about getting a bus... keep on rocking!! Mike

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hey mike! We always welcome feedback and suggestions and this a great one! I unfortunately didn't think about it that way so I will make sure to do more research and look into that. That was not the intended function so we will make sure it is doing what we need it to and if it is not we will make the improvements. Thank you so much for your support!!

[@HarmonyExpressSkoolie]

@@GustheStruggleBus Very much appreciate your reply and thanks for understanding the spirit of my original comment. Love following along with your conversion and hope to meet you on the road one day!!

[@jaX-mg3ow]

U GUYS are awesome

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much!!

[@nicolestanley3360]

thank you for these videos this one just helped me figure out where i want everythin on my tank, now i know what pvc i have left to buy and good to go, love these videos incredibly helpful, have an awesome day, awesome life

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you! Glad I could help

[@tweetybird4969]

Every step is a step towards freedom!!! 😊

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Now that is a great way to think about it!

[@casid9929]

Ingenious reusing the removed rubber flooring as protection for tank!

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you!!

[@rhondawalker6732]

Great job. I even watched the Annoying commercial videos all the way thru, just in case it helps in some small way. Anyhoo, I've seen the big Rigs with Mud Flaps that help protect, but I'm sure they're expensive.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Wow Rhonda thank you so much! It really does help you have no idea! Yeah we were thinking about those and might add them later, thank you!

[@RoundTownWithMike]

Ya know whats funny? Why I feel dumb? I have owned an irrigation company and a pool company and I have never used that purple primer and clear glue before!!! I always use the red hot. I'm not sure why?? Haha, I still love your Vlog! Good work!

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hhahah no need to feel dumb, I bet that stuff works great to! Thank you so much!

[@watahyahknow]

smart idea using the rubber floor as a stone guard , you can extend the sideskirts of the bus , if you stick the top of the added on sheetmetal in between the rubrails and the old sheetmetal and put the screws / rivits back in you will hardly notice the add on

[@GustheStruggleBus]

THank you so much!! That is a great idea, we are not sure we would do that anytime soon but we will remember that!

[@syneca69]

Good job, guys!!

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you!!

[@wonderboybus4210]

Great job guys! See y’all later tonight!

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much!! It was so fun!

[@Uncle_Geo]

Safety glasses Meredith! 🙈 pvc shards in your eyeballs is a no no. Lol. Love your vids.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

I know!! I always forget im sorry! Thank you so much for you concern

[@Uncle_Geo]

Just giving some grief for fun. You both inspire a lot of what we are doing to our bus. Thank you. P.s. I got hot metal right next to my eye yesterday while drilling out rivets on the ceiling, just missed 🙏 no safety glasses on 😬

[@aj7cool7]

Guys just so you know the paper on the sink drain is supposed to sit between the rubber gasket and the drain itself and everything is installed underneath the sink. The only thing you use to keep water out inside the sink is plumbers putty. The paper that paco put between the sink and the drain is meant to keep the rubber gasket from being pinched by friction when you tighten it down underneath. You might have leaks in the future just wanted to let you know ❤️

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much for your feed back! We followed the instructions that came with the sink but will probably go back and add some putty!

[@larrykelly2838]

Lookes like y'all did a great job.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you!!

[@joemelton7023]

I will not lie, I was a sleep. 😔😔😔. MERRY CHRISTMAS. Keep on rocking out the build, and life...

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hhah its ok Joe! We all need some extra sleep sometimes! Thank you so much and merry christmas!

[@joemelton7023]

@@GustheStruggleBus 😆 🤣 😂 okay so I don't have to feel like a lazy person.

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day Guys well that wasn't easy and I could feel your frustration and I bet there was some film left on the cutting floor, it turned out very good and neat. The rubber around the back of the tank was good thinking especially being so close to the wheel, I know that it's all completed and it's a great job but you could have saved a lot of heartache by using flex pipe that way it doesn't matter weather your spot on where your connecting the drain to, fore give me for mentioning it but it might help in any future instalments. All in all she is coming along well and you can see the transformation of a bus into a home and I reckon it would be a very frustrating and hard job lastly I would like to take this opportunity and wish you a very happy 😃 and safe Christmas and a very prosperous New Year, love the channel and I think that you are a great couple, God Bless John Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much John!! This was a very tedious project and not our favorite by far, it was also a really crappy weather day and it involved a lot of being on the ground lol. That would have saved us some time, but its ok we always welcome helpful comments in hopes that someone watches and reads it! Thank you and we hope you have a great holiday as well!!

[@coryd6970]

Love your guys videos and ambition. I hope to be building my own bus project soon. You're an inspiration. Just wanted to point out that without a P-trap on your drain pipes, the smell in your tank will come right back into the bus

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much! We are so glad we can inspire and help in any way! The hepvo valve is a type of pee trap and had been known to work better than a p trap. We will have one of these on all of our drains!

[@coryd6970]

Awesome. Learn something new every day! Can't wait til you guys are rolling down the road and enjoying the payoff for all your hard work! :)

[@carmenmoyet1222]

Miss y’all.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Aw thank you!

[@nicolebrown5597]

Merry Christmas! Love your channel ❤. But I'm manly here for the gun show. Paco has some nice arms. I

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Now you now what keeps me going everyday hahah! Thank you and happy holidays!

[@rhondawalker6732]

Although I'm old enough to be his Grandma, I must concur.....lol

[@joshuacobb6319]

Awesome job. I just watched Bussy McBusface and they had an issue with just having the gray tank vent under the bus- long story short they smelled it in the bus while driving down the road and had to run the vent out the side. Just something to think about.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Yeah we saw that one to! We will keep an eye, or nose, on it and make sure the same thing doesn't happen for us! Thank you so much!

[@meeko2006taz87]

Toilet drain? Usually shower & sink is considered "grey" water & toilet is "black" water. You're mixing the two? I've usually seen it that way because that's how you dump at campgrounds.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

We have done our research and it is perfectly safe and ok to do so, thank you!

[@meeko2006taz87]

@@GustheStruggleBus Ok. I have never heard of it so I wanted to check. Good luck with your build!

[@williamsneedjr4129]

Just wanted to say hi and hope that you both have a merry Christmas

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you so much William!! Happy Holidays!

[@kentkanniard5449]

Could also get mud flaps to mount in the front of the tires as well it sounds silly but my 09 IC FE 300 same as your bus came with mud flaps in the front and rear of the back wheels plus 2 extras

[@GustheStruggleBus]

That is a great idea! We still have some things to mount in the back so we might still add them!

[@zcrazyg9114]

Did you guys change how the sink is mounted yet? Those little inserts will not hold up well with dishes or water in there...and seal the gap between the sink and wood! Think of it this way... if you had them pull out during installation.. they will definitely come out under use.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hey, we have not changed it yet but we will make those improvements! Thank you so much for your concern!

[@richardpatterson7158]

Love the sink but you might want to add some kind of bracket for support,because the vibration from traveling might work those fasteners loose would hate for you sink to fall

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hey Richard, yeah we got a lot of great ideas in our last video on how to do that so we will add those for sure. Thank you!

[@davidreedy7597]

Y'all did a great job, one concern though, there's nothing to keep the tank from chaffing against the mounting rails holding it up. You probably already addressed this, just was concerned. Love the videos. We are searching for our bus at the present. Best wishes..... David and Tammy from Florida.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hey guys! The same rails that hold the tank from bouncing up and down hold them in place to keep that from happening! But we will keep an eye on it and make sure that doesn't happen, thank you! Good luck finding your bus!

[@theracinghotel]

Where did you get the gasket that attaches the drain line to the tank?

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Amazon!

[@jamesonalexander5410]

"we dont video tape that" haha

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Lol there is some stuff you tape and some stuff you don't!

[@swissyodelbear]

nice job.......we want Joey, we want Joey, we want Joey and his Piano.......JOEY JOEY JOEY..........................................................................................................................JOEY.....

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hhahahah it has been to chilly for joey, he is not a fan of the cold lol but we will make sure you see him soon!!

[@the_andievillar]

Hey guys where’d you get the tank?

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Hey Andie, we got our tank from recpro.com!

[@rmharrison356]

Okay it's looking good except for one thing that I noticed when I was watching the video when you put the strainer assembly sue the top of the sink to the bottom there is a fibroid washer that I guess he put on the sink side and then when the strain or screws onto it from the bottom side. Where that fibered washer goes there used to be plumbers putty that was put underneath that live so when you tightened it down it would give it a waterproof seal. Are they not using that anymore last I saw they were still using that when putting a new sink in

[@GustheStruggleBus]

HEy! We followed the instructions for the sink install but we have gotten a lot of feedback saying the same thing. We have some left over putty from the shower so we will probably do that. Thank you!

[@jrwalker448]

First... it's great that the two of you are doing this, I've been following along now for a bit. Really need to go back to the beginning of the build. Second...locktight isn't necessary when using fiber locknuts. Thirdly...I mean no disrespect but your choice of music sucks. Fourth... After watching this video and the work that went into raising and lowering the tank, the holes drilled into the rubber mat should have had large fender watchers used on either side of the threaded rod top and bottom. Lastly...Other than what I just finished saying you guys are doing a great job, hope my bus turns out like yours.

[@GustheStruggleBus]

A lot of mixed feed back lol but we love it! We are doing the best be can being novice builders so we take the advice when we can and apply what we are able to so thank you! We are on a budget so the only music available to us is the copyright free stuff on youtube, so maybe one day we can afford a platform with more options. Thank you!

[@jrwalker448]

Hi guys, the sequence of my reply is called " peach-melba ". Start with something sweet, then something not so sweet, finish it off with something sweet again. Love the work you two are doing so I subscribed.

[@aa999xyz]

it's not a great water tank once you hook up the toilet to it, becomes a black water tank

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Thank you for your input

[@crawfordfolk]

Hey I just made some awesome Drone videos that I am super proud of and I would love if you could go check them out and share some love. New to these videos and looking to get better. Thanks Brother

[@GustheStruggleBus]

Ill go look!