Test went Well

I put some test water in to make sure everything work!!

A few small drips, but easily fixed.

Everything is Set for the Test

All the plumbing is put together and sealed up.

Water should go in tomorrow with the salt soon to follow.

The Liner is In

So I got the liner all set up.

The Door

The door turned out pretty good.

Covering the Front

Before I can put the liner in I need to somewhat

prep the front of the trailer for when a shower goes in.

Here is the piece that will cover the front and have the door.

One of the next step is going to be to design the door.

Building the Base

I started building the base of the tank today.

Pretty simple platform with a foot between the joist.

Topped it off with a layer of plywood.

The end internal dimensions came out to 8 feet  by 4 feet 10 inches.

I ended up having to cut some off to frame the walls with 2 by 4's.

I then framed it in with 2 by 4's so that it can be insulated with R13.

I have to get a few more boards and then insulate the bottom.

I'll hold off on doing the sides for the time being.

Now that this is sitting in here I'm staring to gain a little perspective.

One thing is that this weight a ton!

May have to think lighter up top to be on the safe side.

The other thing that I kept thinking about today was the possibility of a curved roof.

This would primarily be for condensation.

But also allowing for maximum head room at the peak.

Something like this:

You have to love that heat escape on the top.

Flotation Tank Design Document

On of the most difficult parts of this project is that there is so little information written regarding the construction process.  The most detailed plans I have found were from 1975, The Deep Self.

Here I am going to start an area for my plans and thing to consider while build my tank.

Tank Construction

Water Heating

Water Filtration

Cleaning & Maintenance

Remembering all the inspirational ones out there.