Sink faucet to garden hose adapters, do they work?

[nachoconqueso]

I'm looking to run 25 feet of garden hose from a sink faucet to make filling up my reservoir much easier. Is it doable or will there not be enough water pressure? The reservoir is also about 2 feet above the faucet.

 

[ydijadoit]

I have used the adapters before, and they work well. Butttt.... Keep an eye on the faucet neck, and connections, as well. Especially if it is a swiveling faucet. A normal faucet never has much back pressure on it, but once you hook up a hose, and especially if you put a nozzle on the other end (Forcing the faucet to hold full line pressure), you can sometimes find a leak you didn't know you had!
Regards

 

[hush]

It will work fine if you have regular water pressure coming out of the faucet. That's how I've filled (and drained) all of my aquariums over the past 25 years, and most of them have been higher than the faucet is. I've also used hoses as long as 50 feet before. Do yourself a favor, though, and get an adapter made from steel, instead of the commonly sold plastic ones. Big box stores usually carry universal adapters made out of steel.

Also, in adding to what ydijadoit said above, it would behoove you to get the actual siphon thingy that is sold in aquarium stores, for draining water. Even if you are only going to be filling your res with it, and not draining, you will want the siphon thing (called a Python, in the aquarium stores) because it allows you to place a valve on the end of your hose so you can turn the water off where you are, and the backpressure back at the faucet will not blow a leak.

 

[nachoconqueso]

Great. Thanks guys! Speedy responses too.

 

[Bud Green]

You won't have any problem with pressure from your sink..
The hardest part will be finding the correct adapters...
Go to the best REAL hardware store you can find and ask one of the older guys,
who knows what the fuck you and he are talking about... Unscrew, and take the
aerator from the faucet of the sink you want to use with you. If you need to, tell him your
going to fill up a waterbed or some such thing..

 

[hush]

^ The only time backpressure becomes a problem is when you want to shut the hose off before walking away from the container that is being filled. If you have a valve on it, and you shut the valve... or even, if you just kink the hose to shut it off that way, then in these instances you MAY have a problem with blowing a gasket back at the sink, depending on your specific situation, hardware, etc.

Also, who uses waterbeds anymore? lol. Tell them you are filling your aquarium, if you must tell them anything.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

Just make sure to get the metal one. Get a ball valve attachment for the end of the hose where you fill your res from so you can stop the water. You should not have any problems with pressure or leaks or anything...at least I haven't.

TpM