How do Tiny Houses get their water and electric supplies?
How do Tiny Houses get their power and water supplies?
Tiny Houses, just like Caravans, RV’s, Tailer Homes, Static Caravans, Lodges and most Mobile Homes connect to the mains supply for both water and electricity. Gas, to supply the cookers and heating, are normally connected to gas bottles. If you are planning to stay on a Resort, you will find the water and electricity already provided by the Resort or Trailor Park as standard. (you will of course have to pay the monthly bill). However, if you are planning to stay on your own land plot, you will have to organise connection from the electricity company or the water company. The basic answer to the supply question is that Tiny Houses and Mobile Homes are designed with some form of hook up (connections) to plug into the mains. This is standard across the range.
We, at Tiny Tudor, get many inquiries about solar power and could you run the electrics from a solar panel system and would it be enough to run the Tiny House full time. The answer is YES. Solar power systems are getting better and better all the time and as long as you have enough sun and batteries to match the amount of power you need in your Tiny Home. Then Solar is a great option. This is called off grid power, as you are self-sufficient for providing your own electricity. Without getting too complicated in the explanation, the basic principle is to charge batteries from the solar panels, through a battery management system and then run the batteries through an inverter to increase the 12 volt battery power into 230 volt electricity to operate your TV, Microwave and Appliances.
To be off grid with a water supply. Holding tanks are fitted to the underside of the Tiny Houses. They normally hold 180 litres of clean water. Water pumps then supply the pressure to the showers and taps. Drainage water from the sinks and toilets also are held in storage tanks on the underside of the Tiny Houses. These tanks need to be emptied manually and tipped into the nearest government or resort drain and away with the sewage system as normal houses would. If you are looking to park on your own land plot, then small septic tanks (sewage treatment tanks) can be buried into the land and connect to your black water tank on the Tiny House. Once the septic tank has filtered and cleaned the sewage, the cleaned water soaks into the land. Should the septic tanks become overly full then they can be pumped out with sewage trucks as the old way of cesspits.
