my python sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mitchv10]

i bought a 20' extention and i get no sucking power. my water preasure is not that great. im going up a flight of steps about 8'. is there any thing i can do?

 

[davo]

it does suck... or it doesn't? I know i'm confused

 

[mitchv10]

it does suck... or it doesn't? I know i'm confused

sorry it doesn't suck water

 

[ewurm]

Water pressure determines effectiveness. Try a different faucet.

 

[mitchv10]

well i did it the ole skool way. good thing i have a floor drain in the basment.

 

[WyldFya]

Python's are not designed to suck water up that far any more than siphons are.

 

[ewurm]

Python's are not designed to suck water up that far any more than siphons are.

Mine works at 50 feet, but I have decent water pressure. If I hook it up to the laundry room sink, I could vacuum the rug with it.

 

[WyldFya]

But do you do that with the hose going up 8'? Python's loose their suction very quickly when you add head pressure.

 

[CTU2fan]

Yep. I can't really get any suction if it's going uphill...I have 2 tanks on the stand and my sink is about 3' above the lower tank, and I can barely get it to suck at all. Forget gravel vac-ing. To empty the lower tank I have to hook the python to the hose outside or just do it gravity-style out my door.

 

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my python sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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