Portable Sink

[Kristang]

When I built my new garage I was not able to bring running water to it. I still want to have a sink and was thinking of purchasing a HF toolbox to build a sink and house the components to have running water. Wondering if anyone has done this and if so, how? The portable sink they sell on line are really expensive, I've seen some DIY camping sinks also.

 

[niget2002]

I know campers that use a 5 gallon bucket and a 12v boat sump pump.

 

[pbon]

You can also use handcrank siphon pumps used for RVs. A 24” vanity on casters with two 5 gallon containers underneath works, one for water and one for waste.

 

[Jon_E]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371186

 

[dcg9381]

Are you wanting the toolbox "look" for a sink or is there a practical reason? Those boxes are mobile and the plumbing less so..

My shop has plumbing inside of it, but no dedicated water source right now. Basically, I removed the Anti-siphoning on the exterior hose bib and we run water to the building from a hose.

We collect rain water off the building to the tune of thousands of gallons - it's pretty easy to do and the water tests much cleaner than local wells. Some of the hanger spaces in my area actually do water collection on the inside of the building from the outside. Depends on where you can place a tank.

Other options (like the other thread) are a simple water tank or RV water tank.
RV water pumps are 12V, around $80 or so. There may be simpler options. With a 1-20 gallon pressure tank, the pump will hardly run at all.


Here's our first water collection tank - you could, of course, scale this back:

 

[Kristang]

Are you wanting the toolbox "look" for a sink or is there a practical reason? Those boxes are mobile and the plumbing less so..

My shop has plumbing inside of it, but no dedicated water source right now. Basically, I removed the Anti-siphoning on the exterior hose bib and we run water to the building from a hose.

We collect rain water off the building to the tune of thousands of gallons - it's pretty easy to do and the water tests much cleaner than local wells. Some of the hanger spaces in my area actually do water collection on the inside of the building from the outside. Depends on where you can place a tank.

Other options (like the other thread) are a simple water tank or RV water tank.
RV water pumps are 12V, around $80 or so. There may be simpler options. With a 1-20 gallon pressure tank, the pump will hardly run at all.


Here's our first water collection tank - you could, of course, scale this back:

Wow! That is quite the system!!!

I want the toolbox for looks. My house is about 12 paces away but I'd like to have it there just to wash my hands or an occasional item if needed instead of running back and forth. I live in Minnesota so the less I have to be outside the better!

 

[Kristang]

You can also use handcrank siphon pumps used for RVs. A 24” vanity on casters with two 5 gallon containers underneath works, one for water and one for waste.

This is more in line with what I am thinking only with an electric pump and or even a small heater.

 

[Marctrees]

Just FYI - This pump has been the standard on 95% + of US RV's for many years.

There are a few slight variations of it, including a 120 v model.

Very long lasting, cheap simple to rebuild pump.

Marc

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C1M6B1C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Marctrees]

Certainly filter the input, and final filter w a little one the company offers that screws onto the inlet.


It is separable w a cleanable fine screen.

Marc

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V2W0GE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Kristang]

Certainly filter the input, and final filter w a little one the company offers that screws onto the inlet.


It is separable w a cleanable fine screen.

Marc

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V2W0GE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Thank you

 

[Kevin54]

That huge tank might be good for Texas, but he's in Minn. Gets a little colder there.

Kristang.....why can't you rent a trencher and run a waterline from the house to the garage? If you have a foundation, dig around to make room to work, drill a hole through the foundation, and drill a hole through the floor. Run some 1" poly. Drill a series of holes along the bottom of a 55 gallon plastic barrel, fill it with gravel, hook your drain up, and you have a simple leach system.

 

[pbon]

Water in big outside tank would freeze, expand and crack the tank. Maybe in MN, the OP could melt snow in the winter and simply connect a garden hose in summer. If there is enough property and slope and no inspectors are looking, a gray water drain could work. Probably needs to be a few feet down so it does not freeze.