Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Can a wet vac effectively be used as a pump to move water? I figure if a basement floods, that this can serve as double duty. City employee, talked the boss into buying us a shop vac about 5 years ago ,so i saw the one with a built in "water pump",at Lowes and gave it try. Not my money if it turns out to be junk, lol. I used it to clean out one of our sump pump pits at the bottom of one of our dry wells at a sewer pump station . everything is around 40 feet straight down in the ground. We all had serious doubts about this"pump" but if it worked it would have saved several hours of work, not having to send the tank up on the hoist after filling it up to be emptied. Hooked a water hose to the pump discharge, put on the pump extension /filter in the tank,ran the water hose straight up 40 feet and about another 10 feet to the toilet.

Can you believe it WORKED? ! Only once or twice i had to stop so the pump could catch up from what i was sucking up, but 2.5 inch suction hose VS. 5/8 inch discharge, plus the height, man you can not ask for better. It was a full stream and lots of pressure on the discharge side,probably could have pumped 80 feet straight up. 5 out of 5 stars. I protect that shop vac like its my own,dont want any monkeys screwing it up.ewbank chilli handheld vacuum cleaner A pump can operate continuously to move water between two locations. samsung navibot silencio robotic vacuum cleanerThe wet vac will suck water into the cannister, but you'll need to continuously stop, and dump that water, before it reaches the top of the vacuum. sebo x5 extra upright vacuum cleaner

If you're looking at a flooding risk, I'd want the pump. Some Shop Vacs have a "water pump" feature. You can attach a garden hose to a side port on the vac, and rather than just dumping the water in the canister, it will actually pump the water to another location. If you do not have such a vac, you can suck water until the canister fills up. Then you have to dump the water somewhere. (Note: A shop vac full of water is really heavy.) Drill a hole near the bottom of the vac canister and plug it; when the canister is half full remove the plug and water will drain out of the canister but still keep a vacuum as long as water doesn't empty. Size the hole properly: not so small that the canister fills, or so large that it empties too quickly. Just use the hose from the shop vac. Drained my 560 gal spa in less than 15 min. Submerge hose in water to prime and pull out end with extensions to drain. works like a charm. I'm draining my pool cover right now with the shop vac. Run it until the water hits the top.

When you pull the lid motor you've already created the suction you need. It is slow but steady. No need to drill a hole in the side. It just pours out the top. I use mine twice a year to dredge the bottom of a 15,000 gallon pool that is now a pond. Detritus sucks up easily, I just stop before it fills and drain it into the grass... then repeat. Takes an afternoon but the fish and grass are both happy. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged water basement flooding or ask your own question.We now offer Accessories for Corn and Wood Pellet Stoves..Click Here for More Information. The corn / pellet cleaner must be attached to a sealed (air-tight) container to work.  It can be placed on a 5 gallon bucket, 55 gallon barrel or any other sealed container you have.  

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If the siphon you are starting is attached to a gravel vacuum, place the wide end of the gravel vacuum in the aquarium, and rest its open end on or slightly into the aquarium gravel. If this siphon is not attached to a gravel vacuum, you will want to keep the end of the siphon in the aquarium several inches away from the gravel. Point the other end of the tube To get your siphon started, you will need to get water into Probably the easiest way to do this is to gently suck on the lower (bucket) end of the siphon tube while holding it above the bucket, but lower than the water level in the aquarium. As soon as the water gets past the edge of the fish tank and begins to flow down the tube, remove your mouth from the siphon and allow the water to flow into theHowever, some people think that this method is a disgusting way to get a siphon started (though the water in your aquarium should be no more harmful to you than it is to your fish).

there are other ways to get your siphon started. Some siphons and some gravel vacuums come with a priming ball. This priming ball is a soft, pliable rubber ball on one end of the siphon tube that can be used to start the siphon. To use one of these, you will need to plug the end of the tube near the bucket and squeeze the rubber ball. Air bubbles should be forced out of the siphon into the aquarium. If you release the pressure on the ball while keeping the end of the siphon closed, then the water should be sucked into the siphon and over the lip of the fish tank where it can begin to flow down into the bucket as soon as you release yourHowever, you will have to release your finger quickly after the water reaches the lip of the tank, because if air has a chance to get to the top of the tube, the siphon will not flow. vac does not have one of these attachments, you may be able to pick up a siphon starter at your local pet shop.

Some other gravel vacuums have a valve in them that will allow water to flow one way, but not the other. The manufacturers of these recommend that you shake the gravel vacuum rapidly up and down in the aquarium to push water past that valve and into the tube. manner you can get the siphon started by just getting water pushed over the lip of the fish tank when it can start to flow downward intoI find that using this method always makes the aquarium unnecessary messy and often creates a mess. I also find that this is the most difficult method to use to get a siphon started. Another option to get a siphon started is to lower the entire siphon into the aquarium slowly, making sure that you get all of the air out of the tube. Then you can plug the one end of the tube with your finger or thumb and lift that end out of the tank (being careful that the other end does not come out of the water) and lower it toward the bucket before releasing your finger.