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Sewer Hose Stowage

One drawback to the 34 footer is a dearth of basement storage. I've been trying to figure out a good way to stow the sewer hose (I've been keeping it in a plastic bin in the joey bed compartment). After I swapped out the muffler for a resonator it freed up just enough space for a five foot piece of PVC pipe which holds my six foot hose. If you go the full six feet there is no room to maneuver the hose into the pipe. I just feed it through the small compartment door that accesses the air cleaner. Anyhow, if you have a 270 or 295 with the muffler mounted up high you might be able to do something similar.
jor

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Reply #1 –
Did something very similar on 1993 U240.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Reply #2 –
Neat! ^.^d
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #3 –
Roger that.  Sewer hose isn't really something that I want around ANYTHING else.  Ours feeds in through the house battery compartment.
Robert and Susan Moe Sr.
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR
         

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Reply #4 –
Ours is two thin wall PVC tubes extending thru the inside wall of our dump valve compartment and tipped downward below the center of the coach. The ends, by the compartment door, are fastened to the ceiling of the compartment with plumbers straps. Drains well, and the low ends of the tubes are also blocked with plumbers strap/hanger so the slinky doesn't slide on thru
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #5 –
Brett did a nice job on ours: spare hose on the right.  ^.^d
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
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Reply #6 –
Jor - as you know we have a 34' and wrestled with the same question. What we did is have a compartment built into the otherwise open space in the rearmost drivers side compartment ( otherwise empty) especially large as a result of havin our muffler replaced by a resonator.  This compartment is large enough for a 50' - 50 amp extension cord, 50' additional water hose, a removable tub large enough for a 25' and 15' Rhino-flex sewer hoses and associated fittings as well as most of our spare fuel filters.  Happy to add pictures if desired. 

We kept the original FT hose in it's normal utility bay storage location which still works for most normal camping locations.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"
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Reply #7 –
Along the engine for the extra one.
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

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Reply #8 –
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Happy to add pictures if desired. 

Yea, I'd love to see some photos of that. I didn't think there was enough room there on top of the air cleaner.

Chris, that is a fine idea. I just might knock it off and gain an extra length of hose.

jor

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: jor –
Yea, I'd love to see some photos of that. I didn't think there was enough room there on top of the air cleaner.

Chris, that is a fine idea. I just might knock it off and gain an extra length of hose.

jor
Previous owner gets the glory. It's a 25'. I actually removed it at 1st, because with our tall Jeep tow hitch  couldn't get in. But I added an extension to it, then put it back in.
He used sewer drain pipe, so it breath's really good.
I have a connector for the 2, goes up to 50'
Chris
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

Re: Sewer Hose Stowage

Reply #10 –
Chris.  Got to ask.  Where does the drippage go.
Robert and Susan Moe Sr.
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR
         

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Reply #11 –
Onto the asphalt I'm afraid.
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R

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Reply #12 –
Quote from: Bob & Sue –
Chris.  Got to ask.  Where does the drippage go.
I flush it good before it goes in, but any moister ends up dried by the motor, or on the ground.
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

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Reply #13 –
When I finish dumping only gray water is in the hose.
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R