We hope this video will act as a comprehensive guide on how to fit and plumb your Thorburns Water Tank, and give you an idea on the extra bits and pieces you will need to finish it off. Please see the information below on the plumbing gear we used. You may need to plumb and wire yours completely differently due to your setup, so bear in mind this method may not suit you.
HOSE
- We decided to go with 10m of Food Grade Hose as we wanted to be able to use the excess we did not need after plumbing the tank in as an extension when filling our tank up or to extend our outlet hose. You would be able to make do with 5m if you did not want to do the same.
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INLET/FILLER
- Thorburns APW Vent Panel Replacement installed on the drivers side
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*You can also choose to install both parts of the APW Vent on the outside of the panel, instead of sandwiching like we have.*
- 90cm 25mm clear vinyl tubing (it just fitted length-wise, you might need a bit more)
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- 1x 25mm barb to threaded elbow
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- 1x 25mm barbed elbow
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- 4x hose clamps to suit 25mm
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- 1x nylex recycle hose connecter (Purchased 1 set)
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- 1x 381/40 Clipsal Conduit Bush (Male & Female)
See your local electrical wholesaler (eg Middy's, L&H, Rexel etc)
- Spray Paint
We used colour-coded Toyota white from Autobarn as we had it left over. You can use anything just to spray over any holes cut into the bodywork.
BREATHER
- 1-1.5m of 13mm food grade hose
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- 2x hose clamps to suit 13mm hose
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- 1x 13mm barb to 15mm male threaded elbow joint
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- 1x 15mm female threaded sprinkler jet nozzle
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OUTLET
- 2x3m of 13mm food grade hose (we ran it just to the back of the car)
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- 1x hose end with stopper (came in set with filler)
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- 1x 8mm clear vinyl tubing joiner, cut in half.
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- 2x 10mm to 13mm elbow barb reducer
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- 1x 13mm elbow joint barb
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- 9x hose clamps to suit 13 and 10mm size hose.
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ELECTRICAL
- Push Button Switch
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- Automotive wiring (We only used roughly 3m, but you may need more)
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- Solder (Flux core) & Makita Soldering Iron. You could use a small gas torch if you don't have a soldering iron.
- Heat Shrink (might be best to get a kit with varying sizes)
OTHER HANDY BITS WE TOUR WITH
- Universal Tap Adapter
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- Tap Key
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- Surquip Hose Bag (where all our hose bits live)
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- 2-3 Hose Couplings
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- Inline Filter from Road Tech Marine
- 3x Hose Fittings with Stop Valve
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- 1x Hose Fitting with Control Valve
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We hope you enjoy!
- Kobie & Vaughn from Troopy Gear :)
Intro: (0:00)
Prepping the Tank: (1:45)
Fitting the Tank (2:52)
Plumbing (7:42)
Electrical (16:28)
Outro (19:17)