Sooooooo you got.... 40" 2"pvc > guard > cap that you glued onto the pvc, then drilled it and tapped it to fit the barb, then the other side of the barb has the long hose on it that goes wherever?
Need a DIY for (strong) gravel vac
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Yup... But I don't think this application would work well for sand. I see sand going bye bye down the tube real quick. This things moves the water pretty fast.
Mike
Edit: And you can get an Adapter that turns your kitchen faucet into a Garden hose thread, and then another barb that fits that. That way you can just hook your hose right up to the sink when your done with the Vac....
I have this, but for my shower head.. but I just use the same sink that I use to start the siphon
here is what i used to do
get a garden hose "y" valve,
unscrew your python siphon starter, then screw one side to the "y" valve,
then hook your garden hose to the "y" valve, there should be one side of the "y" valve with nothing attached.
turn on the garden hose just until water reaches the tank,
then shut off the garden hose and open the "y" valve side that is unattached,
you should have a pretty strong siphon going at this point depending on the drop.
get a garden hose "y" valve,
unscrew your python siphon starter, then screw one side to the "y" valve,
then hook your garden hose to the "y" valve, there should be one side of the "y" valve with nothing attached.
turn on the garden hose just until water reaches the tank,
then shut off the garden hose and open the "y" valve side that is unattached,
you should have a pretty strong siphon going at this point depending on the drop.
We picked up a used high flow powerhead, on the outflow we have a hose going form the powerhead to a bucket or out to the garden, on the intake we attach a 2 foot hose with the large cone intake. Drop the powerhead in the tank, run the exit hose out and sink the 2 foot hose in the tank, plug in the powerhead and off you go - you'll need a piece of screen to keep gravel from entering to intake of the powerhead. I used a $15 used powerhead, no big loss if dies.
It's not really different - but we get a lot more gpm from our outside hose faucet than the kitchen sink - the extra gph means more pull (and more water used).
I use a clear 1" diameter tube (sold in 3' lengths). I place an old rubber diaphragm from an air pump on the end of it. Cut a hole in the diaphragm and insert some 1/2" or 3/4" tubing in it. Cheap and easy to make. Works great.
Go to YouTube and type in JTSHEHE23 and watch my video of a DIY gravel vac it works very well and costs nothing
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