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doobieornot2be · 09-08-2006, 07:04 PM

Get yerself one of these hand bilge pumps from any good outdoor or boating supply.

Makes flushing my rez a breeze even with limited clearance...

happy flushing!

Undrgrnd Armory · 09-08-2006, 07:46 PM

Good call. Thanks for the great idea.

Undrgrnd Armory · 09-08-2006, 07:46 PM

Any idea how high the pump is when fully extended?

doobieornot2be · 09-08-2006, 11:52 PM

Yeah....the pump housing is about 2' long so fully extended it's almost 4'...seems to work fine on half strokes if that makes any dif...good luck!

mrwags · 09-09-2006, 01:13 AM

Yes BUT you will find these work much better:

https://cgi.ebay.com/SPECIAL-BATTERY-...QQcmdZViewItem

It's a kerosene pump that runs on 2 D batteries. I've found mine to be very nice to help empty the bottom of my rez barrel.

Nice Thread
Mr.Wags

pontiac · 09-09-2006, 01:53 AM

OMFG, thank you all so very much!!!

DeadlyFoez · 09-09-2006, 03:40 AM

Hey another idea is to use one of those things that you hook up to your faucet to fill and drain a waterbed

https://cgi.ebay.com/New-WATERBED-Fil...QQcmdZViewItem

stevr59 · 11-04-2006, 06:45 AM

well i am cheap, ijust use a turkey baster take longer but what the hell its cheap and it works

cabanetforester · 11-04-2006, 07:30 AM

I drop a an aquarium powerhead in mine. I ziptie some tubing to the output and away it goes.

My DWC tubs are kind of big though so I might have more room without sucking up the roots or cloging the Powerhead.

stealthpackage · 11-04-2006, 05:40 PM

I went to Lowe's and got a 170 gph pump made for pond fountains, etc. and it works extremely well, and only cost me 21 bucks plus about a dollar for tubing. That's a good deal, I'd say. The only downside is that it only pumps out the water till there's about 1/2 inch left, so you've got to finish the rest with a syringe/turkey baster as the above guy said. Luckily, I use syringes to measure out my nutes so it's already available. I saw the necessity of pumping out the buckets when I began to get scared of buds breaking off of my plants when taking them out of the closet for res changes. Definitely not feasible anymore with such big plants.

09-08-2006, 07:04 PM	#1
doobieornot2be The Central Scrutinizer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 67	Trouble draining your reservoir? Get yerself one of these hand bilge pumps from any good outdoor or boating supply. Makes flushing my rez a breeze even with limited clearance... happy flushing! __________________ doobie!
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Undrgrnd Armory Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 203	Any idea how high the pump is when fully extended? __________________ The citizenry should make it a point to arm themselves to the degree that police weigh the potential costs of barging into homes uninvited. The only rights we have are those we defend with force.
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doobieornot2be The Central Scrutinizer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 67	Yeah....the pump housing is about 2' long so fully extended it's almost 4'...seems to work fine on half strokes if that makes any dif...good luck! __________________ doobie!
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mrwags ********* Female Seeds Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,493	Yes BUT you will find these work much better: https://cgi.ebay.com/SPECIAL-BATTERY-...QQcmdZViewItem It's a kerosene pump that runs on 2 D batteries. I've found mine to be very nice to help empty the bottom of my rez barrel. Nice Thread Mr.Wags __________________ Never Argue With The Ignorant Because They Will Simply Pull You Down To Their Level And Beat You With Experience So the idea of spreading the love is the disease and making sure it's done is the cure TY all for allowing me to get my treatment Last edited by mrwags; 09-09-2006 at 02:39 AM..
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DeadlyFoez Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 440	Hey another idea is to use one of those things that you hook up to your faucet to fill and drain a waterbed https://cgi.ebay.com/New-WATERBED-Fil...QQcmdZViewItem
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cabanetforester Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where you live Posts: 341	I drop a an aquarium powerhead in mine. I ziptie some tubing to the output and away it goes. My DWC tubs are kind of big though so I might have more room without sucking up the roots or cloging the Powerhead.
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stealthpackage An apprentice among masters Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 126	I went to Lowe's and got a 170 gph pump made for pond fountains, etc. and it works extremely well, and only cost me 21 bucks plus about a dollar for tubing. That's a good deal, I'd say. The only downside is that it only pumps out the water till there's about 1/2 inch left, so you've got to finish the rest with a syringe/turkey baster as the above guy said. Luckily, I use syringes to measure out my nutes so it's already available. I saw the necessity of pumping out the buckets when I began to get scared of buds breaking off of my plants when taking them out of the closet for res changes. Definitely not feasible anymore with such big plants. __________________ First Grow! Pot of Gold and White Russian DWC stealth closet----HARVEST: 354 grams!
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