Adding utility sink with no water supply to garage.

[Joevano]

I don’t have running water to my Detached shop nor would I want to trench a line with all concrete in the way. I am thinking through what it might take just to add a sink for handwashing. Water supply could maybe be a 55 gallon drum, with an on-demand water heater. Has anybody done this?

 

[rlitman]

I would be concerned about this being a breeding ground for listeria. That, and how would you keep it from freezing?

 

[ItsNemo]

Rain barrel with a small pump maybe?

 

[captain14]

Are you just using it to Wash until up your hands,etc after working in the shop and yard?

How about 2-3 gallon jugs of water and an old coffee urn/maker to heat the water up as needed?

Add hot and cold water to wash basin, clean up and rinse with second round of water?

 

[astroracer]

I use hand cleaner in the shop. Go-Jo, the Orange stuff, etc. buy it at Sam's or Costco by the gallon. I then wash my hands with water in the house if they are that bad...
Mark

 

[Train]

If it's just hand washing, you'd be surprised at how little water you actually use. I have an old laundry tub with legs. For water, a five gallon pail with a pump in it from one of those ****** little desk fountains. I put a contact switch into the line for the pump which is activated by pressing my knee into a paddle mounted on the front of the tub. The tub just drains into a bucket underneath. I've never had to drain the waste bucket.

 

[dw1]

I don’t have running water to my Detached shop nor would I want to trench a line with all concrete in the way. I am thinking through what it might take just to add a sink for handwashing. Water supply could maybe be a 55 gallon drum, with an on-demand water heater. Has anybody done this?

I just put an on demand water heater in my barn bathroom, it has to have 1/2 gallon of water flow to turn on (not to mention its on a 70 amp DP circuit), are you pumping out of the 55 gallon drum? this could be quite a task for a somewhat temporary setup. What is your location? can/will the water supply freeze up in the winter time. Are you closer to your water supply anywhere else other than your house? My city water looped around my property to the old farm house that was here, I dug it up (knew about where it was ) and put a Tee inline and ran it into my barn. (Just a thought?)

 

[FJ 432]

I don't have the room for a sink.

Spray bottle with water and a few drops of dawn dish detergent works well.

 

[69gp]

Well i have a tote that I use for water at my shop. No running water on this location. I take the tote down bring it to my friends shop fill it up and bring it back. Gravity feed with a 1" pvc pipe and a ball valve. works for me. Pictures are not that clear. Add a little bleach and its all set. I do heat the place so I dont worry about the temp or the water freezing. Ok and I use a fork truck for moving the tote around.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Well i have a tote that I use for water at my shop. No running water on this location. I take the tote down bring it to my friends shop fill it up and bring it back. Gravity feed with a 1" pvc pipe and a ball valve. works for me. Pictures are not that clear. Add a little bleach and its all set. I do heat the place so I dont worry about the temp or the water freezing. Ok and I use a fork truck for moving the tote around.

Holy cow, that must be heck of a rack if that tote is full of water.

 

[T_R]

I wear latex gloves. Cheap and my hands never get dirty.

 

[apollo11]

I used a 5 gallon water bottle with a spigot when I was in a similar situation.

 

[Stuart in MN]

There are all kinds of sinks made for camping or outdoor use, they come with a small water tank and wash basin and everything you need for washing hands. Just do a google search on 'camping sink' and check the 'shopping' section of the search.

 

[xyster101]

Garden hose run out to the shop or sprinkler line?

I like the 5 gallon bucket up high with a valve. Thence 5 gallon bucket under it or the sink. Put some bleach in it.


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[rharman]

Same principle as 69GP but on a smaller scale. 5 gallon bucket or, worst case, 15 gallon drum. Do you really need the hot water?

 

[Gmonkee]

Most all of Mexico has a tank of water on the roof and scheduled times the pump is run to fill them for the community.

Several smaller tanks up in the rafters could be a form of solar heated water. It works for us.

A way to get a quantity would be to use a long stretch of 6" sewer pipe capped at both ends and run the long of the building. Depending on how long it could be quite a few gallons with the weight distributed across the entire building. Use the otherwise unusable areas of the building.

 

[dave89iroc]

Garden hose run out to the shop or sprinkler line?

I like the 5 gallon bucket up high with a valve. Thence 5 gallon bucket under it or the sink. Put some bleach in it.


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you know what? I never thought of this.

sometimes its the simplest things......................

 

[gungatim]

you really don't need much water for washing hands. I use liquid laundry soap jugs filled with water on a shelf above my little sink. It takes a good 2 weeks before I swap them out. easy and cheap.

 

[Jon_E]

15-gallon drum on a shelf above the sink, filled every so often with the hose from the house. Hot water would be nice but not necessary. 5-gallon bucket under the sink drain, empty it at the end of the day.

 

[6768rogues]

In one of my buildings that is an hour from home I have two of the 300 gallon totes. I dug a well and put a cheap Lowes shed over it. I pump water from the well to the totes, and chlorinate it with bleach. Then I use the tote water to charge my water system, which has a couple of sinks, a shower and a toilet. I use a 120 volt 19 gallon water heater and it is enough for a shower.
I use one tote and if I am going to be there for a while, I fill the other. Then when needed I switch to the second tote and wait till I am there long enough to fill the first.
I looked up on the state Health Department's website how much bleach to put in 300 gallons of water, since the well water is not chlorinated. There are never any water quality issues no matter how long it sits in the tanks. We drink bottled water.
You probably don't need this much of a system, but think about it and figure out what you need. My brother in law uses a 25 gallon Tractor Supply tank in a loft for his sink. He fills it with the hose from the house.

 

[Innov8tive1]

I have about a 240-250 gal vertical storage tank that collects rain water. Primarily I wanted it for washing vehicles as our well water, which runs though a softener, leaves really bad salt water spots very quickly. From there it goes to an old shallow well pump with a small pressure tank, through two filters then to an old porcelain wash sink from our old high school. The kind with the foot control valve. The tower was missing from it so I rigged up a system which uses a water valve from an old washer, a switch that is actuated by the foot pedal and a shower head to supply the water. I also plumbed in a hose bib so I can connect a garden hose to my pressure washer. I'll try to remember to get some pics of it later on.
Obviously I'm not drinking the water, but every so often I'll put a splash of bleach in the tank just to keep things from gettin' funky in there.

 

[Innov8tive1]

Had a pic of the tank before install. I'll get more later.

 

[kmacht]

A 55 gallon drum would work. If freezing is a problem you could look into putting a stock tank de-icer in there. They float on the surface and are used for animal water tanks in the winter. Cost is usually less than $40. If you want hot water you could put a garden hose fitting on that drum and have it feed one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JLSH5S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It's basically an on-demand water heater that runs off a 20 gallon propane tank.

Keith

 

[PoorOwner]

I have a 5 gallon bucket with a ball valve on it. (gravity) I tried to hook up to a faucet and it even sort of trickle out, I think it is usable. The water does go bad and have mildew on the lid if stored for a long time. I think a 55 gallon drum might be too big unless you maintain the water fresh by using chlorine tabs.

 

[69gp]

Holy cow, that must be heck of a rack if that tote is full of water.

i have 4" channel iron going down to the floor and 4-5/8" bolts through the concrete block wall. yeah its heavy around 2400 lbs. I just do not want to deal with filling it up all the time.

 

[chazzz]

Make sure that the structural is strong enough to hold water. One gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds.