Hey guys. I've got some questions about making my own python water changer. This is something I've been putting off for a long time but my water change this week left me in agony with my poorly back for days and so I can't put it off any longer.
Okay, so my tank is roughly 6 metre's from my kitchen sink but I have a problem with my taps. Firstly it's a seperate hot and cold but they are also old and the really thin style from the 1970's. I know from experience that the tap connectors that you can buy from the DIY store just fall off.
Last year I spotted one of the old fashioned push on tap shower hoses in a shop. It was only about £3 so I risked buying it. When I got home I tried it on my kitchen taps and it's a nice tight fit. I've already cut the shower end off leaving me with just the tap connectors, the 'Y' shape hose and a short length of pipe coming from the end of that. My plan was to buy some clear hose from B & Q and just push that on to the end. I got a new washing machine recently and it came with the plastic hose holder thingy that wasn't needed and I know now that that will sit on the tank edge securely. I'm hoping I have the process of returning water to the tank sorted ... it's very makeshift and I'd prefer it to be more sophisticated but until I can get the landlord to update my kitchen it will have to do.
Now ... removing water from the tank .... that's the problem. This is where my questions come in and I'm hoping someone might be able to advise.
I have a Biorb syphon and I love it. It's quick and easy to start. I wondered about adding the hose that I'm going to buy to the end of the syphon, putting the end in the sink and setting the syphon going but I don't know if there will be enough force/pressure/what-ever to do that?
Can anyone help/suggest a better option? I can do without spending money on a water pump unless I really have to. Money is tight right now
If you need photo's to aid my explainations please just let me know and that can be done
Okay, so my tank is roughly 6 metre's from my kitchen sink but I have a problem with my taps. Firstly it's a seperate hot and cold but they are also old and the really thin style from the 1970's. I know from experience that the tap connectors that you can buy from the DIY store just fall off.
Last year I spotted one of the old fashioned push on tap shower hoses in a shop. It was only about £3 so I risked buying it. When I got home I tried it on my kitchen taps and it's a nice tight fit. I've already cut the shower end off leaving me with just the tap connectors, the 'Y' shape hose and a short length of pipe coming from the end of that. My plan was to buy some clear hose from B & Q and just push that on to the end. I got a new washing machine recently and it came with the plastic hose holder thingy that wasn't needed and I know now that that will sit on the tank edge securely. I'm hoping I have the process of returning water to the tank sorted ... it's very makeshift and I'd prefer it to be more sophisticated but until I can get the landlord to update my kitchen it will have to do.
Now ... removing water from the tank .... that's the problem. This is where my questions come in and I'm hoping someone might be able to advise.
I have a Biorb syphon and I love it. It's quick and easy to start. I wondered about adding the hose that I'm going to buy to the end of the syphon, putting the end in the sink and setting the syphon going but I don't know if there will be enough force/pressure/what-ever to do that?
Can anyone help/suggest a better option? I can do without spending money on a water pump unless I really have to. Money is tight right now
If you need photo's to aid my explainations please just let me know and that can be done