One of the issues is the ability to have water in the hangar for washing my hands, the airplane, etc. My lease explicitly states I am not to put in a well of any kind, not even a sand point, although some have.
I was at a friends hangar and saw what he did so I copied his idea, sort of, and came up with my own setup. There is also information available on the web.
The setup is a dehumidifier draining into a condensation pump which pumps the water into a blue barrel, some dehumidifier’s have internal pumps mine does not. The barrel also has an overflow line running outside, this eliminates the need to shutdown the dehumidifier if the barrel gets full. The water is then pumped from the barrel to a sink or hose on demand via a motor home type pump with a pressure switch.
I was able to get my setup put together this spring. Since I am in Wisconsin I couldn’t really see how fast the barrel would fill up until it warmed up a bit, but even with the hangar closed and the heat set to 50 deg. the barrel was collecting water, when it finally warmed up the barrel filled quickly. Rather than cut a hole in the hangar for the sink drain I put a bucket under the sink and empty it outside as needed.
The setup works flawlessly. I can now wash my hands, the airplane or whatever, and it’s distilled water, no water spots. It’s not potable but I have bottled water in the refrigerator for that.
I keep my hangar at 50 deg in the winter when I’m not there, the water in the barrel won’t freeze and I will still have water for hand washing.
