Jan 24, 2021 #1 S Streetlamp Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Nov 4, 2019 Messages 555 Reaction score 522 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I’m after managing to break 2 bulb pump siphons by sucking up gravel into the pump. Now they won’t pump are these repairable if so how?
I’m after managing to break 2 bulb pump siphons by sucking up gravel into the pump. Now they won’t pump are these repairable if so how?
Jan 24, 2021 #2 Saltyreef I'm not your dad... View Badges Joined Nov 25, 2018 Messages 7,042 Reaction score 6,046 Location Central Coast, California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I never liked these things. Not to mention the slow draining due to the restriction on the bulb. Good ol fashioned mouth siphon never lets me down and a 1/2" hose can drain 5 gallons in less than a minute @ a 2ft head. Have you removed the hoses from the bulb yet?
I never liked these things. Not to mention the slow draining due to the restriction on the bulb. Good ol fashioned mouth siphon never lets me down and a 1/2" hose can drain 5 gallons in less than a minute @ a 2ft head. Have you removed the hoses from the bulb yet?
Jan 24, 2021 #3 OP OP S Streetlamp Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Nov 4, 2019 Messages 555 Reaction score 522 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yep removed them. Have all the gravel out I think. I’m assuming the gravel messes up the inlet valve