Dump Buddy

[Wayne]

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This is a really neat product that I could use today. My sewer hose is precariously connected to the PVC coming out of the ground, but the hose doesn't want to stay put. I think I'm going to either buy this one or make something similar to solve my problem of the hose wanting to jump out of the hole.

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[ctechbob]

Hrm.....I have 3d printer thoughts.

 

[Azjeff]

I think I'm going to either buy this one or make something similar to solve my problem of the hose wanting to jump out of the hole.

Bet you can make one for $10. I just don't see a $43 product there. Good idea though, beats a rock.

 

[MSCH]

don't the standard versions all twist and lock?

 

[Wayne]

don't the standard versions all twist and lock?

No, I've never seen a sewer hookup that has the lock pins needed for twist-lock. They are all rely on friction.

 

[Wayne]

Hrm.....I have 3d printer thoughts.

I thought you might!

 

[Azjeff]

Wayne I'm seeing the cam-over clamp from an old seatpost and a band clamp with a loop attached. Sell you one for $39.

I retract my previous reply, the Dump Buddy is nicely made just more that I'd spend.

 

[ctechbob]

If anyone wants to take pics of the turd tube coming up out of the ground, I'll see about dreaming something up. I've honestly never paid super close attention to them. The only ones I can think of are a 4" PVC with a collar that allows you to put a screw cap on it, and the metal flappy ones, which wouldn't work with the dump buddy anyways.

If the 4" collar is fairly standard I'm thinking something that is just bigger than the coller, and a set screw/knob in the side:

Slip the collar over the tube, tighten the knob and then maybe a rubber strap through two eyelets off to the side that holds the Camco elbow down.

 

[ctechbob]

Work is being a total (and literal) headache tonight, so I'm taking a breather and looking at crapper tubes that I have pictures of:


This one is bigger than 4", 5" maybe?

This is the standard 4" I'm talking about.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

I have a pair of these weights I use to help keep the hose in place.

Amazon.com

Just my $0.02

 

[Wayne]

I have a pair of these weights I use to help keep the hose in place.

Amazon.com

Just my $0.02

That's actually a really good idea, one size fits all and not complicated!

 

[ctechbob]

That's actually a really good idea, one size fits all and not complicated!

You could make a set out of a couple of u-bolts, plastic flower pots, and some plaster/concrete. Well, and a bungee cord.

 

[MSCH]

I have a pair of these weights I use to help keep the hose in place.

Amazon.com

Just my $0.02

sometimes I Put my foot on the dump hose if the connection is suspect, until the flow slows down.

minimalism is a virtue.

 

[Wayne]

sometimes I Put my foot on the dump hose if the connection is suspect, until the flow slows down.

You are more patient than I.

I'm a dump and run guy.