Water Change Options For 6/7 Footer - 35 Feet To Downstairs Bathroom

[clivealive]

looking for Water change options for 6/7 footer -  its 35 feet  to the bathroom , which is down a set of stairs.
currently use buckets for my 4ft tank but when i get new 6/7 footer and do 50% WC it will be too much.
The main issue is lifting the buckets to put the water in , as this hurts my back.
what options do i have ?
 

 

[StevenF]

You need a water hose that will run from the bathroom / laundry room to the tank.   That means you need to add a valve under the sink that will accept a hose.   

 

[Byron]

Agree.  There is a water changing unit called a Python, and Aqueon makes the same thing under another name.  It connects to a faucet, and has a valve allowing you to drain the tank or fill it.  It does use (= waste) tap water draining, but otherwise it is a marvel.  I would wonder about the different floor levels though, as I don't know how well these things work from one floor level to another.  If you have a sink on the same level you would have no problem.  Mine is 75 feet in length.  You do need a faucet with threads to accept the hose, which is the same as a garden hose.  I'm attaching a photo so you'll know what we're talking about.
 
Byron.

 

[attibones]

Byron, my Aqueon water changer only needs water from the tap for about a minute before it creates enough suction to start siphoning off the tank and into the sink. Then I turn it off and we're all good.
 
OP, I know that if the sink is higher than the tank, you'll be able to fill the tank easily with a water changer, but draining is slower. If the tank is higher than the sink, you have easier draining, but filling is not a problem either, because the water pressure from the tap should negate the fact that you're working against gravity. However, you will probably find some issues with using a water changer like the Python or other equivalents if you're running hoses up the stairs. Do you have any water source on the level the tank will be on?

 

[clivealive]

thanks
Python, and Aqueon look great but a lot of money if they dont work, great idea tho.   pressure of tap might push it up tho , who knows.
 
no i dont have water on living room level  (living room at top of house)

 

[nick1986]

hi you can get a tap hose connector that will attach to a normal tap and can use the garden hose to add water and the weight of the water will drain as its going down a flight of stairs there are lots of the out there one for a mixer tap one for single and a number of others. 
 
all depending on your water pressure but 1.5 + bar should be fine depending on the angle on the way up lol
 
photo below of the one i got to do my tank.
 
 
 

 

[Byron]

Byron, my Aqueon water changer only needs water from the tap for about a minute before it creates enough suction to start siphoning off the tank and into the sink. Then I turn it off and we're all good.

 

This is interesting.  I have turned off the tap with the Python still in the tank, and the water drain almost completely stops; it will only dribble without the tap on.  Sink and tanks are on the same level.  I actually have an Aqueon tap fitting, as the one on the Python broke (threads stripped) and I could only get the Aqueon, but it works fine.  But it will only drain water from the tank if the tap is also on, and on more than just a trickle, hence the water waste that bothers me, but I have no way around it.