How Much Does It Cost To Install RV Hookups?

• Water hookups – You can install this for $20 to $30 by yourself, but this will cost about $700 if you hire a plumber. 
• Electrical hookups – if you install this utility by yourself, it would cost around $100. However, if you hire an electrician, this utility would charge $1200. 
• Sewer Hookups –if you can hook your existing sewer or septic, you will not have to spend many dollars. If you install a sewer tank to your home, it will cost around $2000 to $3000.

How To Install RV Hookups

Once you have your RV parked near your home or backyard, you will need to prepare gravels and concrete, cement, electrical wiring, 30 amps or 50 amps, circuit breaker, so much more we’ll mention them in each utility hookup. Thus, the first thing you need to build is a parking pad, a place where you can level your RV correctly.

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Build A Parking Pad

It’s best to build a 4 feet wide and 4 feet long parking pad to hookup your RV utilities. Creating a separate parking area for your RV should be considered because it levels your rig to the ground. It lets your RV to park on a flat area and will keep the weight from digging the soil ground over time. If you park your TV in the backyard with grass or on a lawn, sooner or later, the land will settle, and your RV will not be level anymore. Keep in mind the height of your RV to make sure that your motorhome doesn’t hit any power, cable, or phone lines.

Installing A Sturdy Post For Your Electrical And Water Hookups

Once you have finished building the pad, your next task is to install a 4x4 post for your RV hookup utilities. Place your RV hookup post in a convenient spot where you can bend and attach your RV utilities easily. Four feet allowance height for your RV post is an excellent position to connect your RV hookups.

Install your water and electrical post on the correct side of the RV so you will not have to turn over your RV hose and electrical wiring.

Installing Water Line Hookup

You will have to dig a small trench connecting the post to the primary water source where you can hook up your RV. So, why take time to dig a trench, what’s the reason. Come wintertime; you will need a somewhat cover where your waterline can run through so it doesn’t freeze or get damaged. You should check or call a utility company to help you prevent you from hitting an existing water or gas line. Though it will be a bit expensive this way, you will not create further damages.

Install a high-rated CPVC pipe running through the trench up to the post. Before you secure waterline to your RV post, you need to wrap the pipe with heat tape and adhesive going up to the post. It will prevent your water line above from freezing. Secure the waterline with pipe clamps and fill in the trench with cement to secure the channel. Now you can screw the faucet to your water line and securely fix any adhesive tape to prevent leaks. Once your water line is secure, you can now hook up your RV at home.

Installing The Electrical Hookup

Before installing the electrical components to your post, you should first figure out the details about the electrical service of your rig. Once you have determined the number of amps and the electrical parts you need to purchase, then you can start placing the hookup to your post.

RV has two different amperage counts, the 30 amps and the 50 amps. In case, your RV runs with 50 amps, make sure to check the user manual on how to hook up your RV with a 50 amp outlet.

Once you have decided which amperes suit your RV, it’s best to hire an electrician to handle the work. Let the electrician do the work because, as you know, improper installation of power or electricity can cause damage and injuries. A licensed electrician knows what size of electrical wiring to use to run it from your house to the RV. It’s better to be safe first than suffer the consequence of negligence. From there, after installing either 30 or 50amps to your RV, you will be able to run your appliances in your RV.

Installing A Sewer Hookup

There are different ways to set up your RV sewer hookup at home. You can opt to hook up your sewer through an existing public sewer system or choose to provide your septic tank.

You can create a line to connect the septic system of your property to a separate holding tank for your RV. Connect a 4-inch pipe to your RV in-ground septic tank before attaching it to your home septic system. Though having to bury a reserve holding tank for your RV is expensive, but rest assured you will not face any problems in your house or with your neighbor. When you have finished installing the holding tank connecting the pipe to your home septic system, you should have it pumped out so the pressure from there will flow. You can call a contractor to have it done for you so you can hook up your RV quickly.