meetoo wrote:

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I tried one of these pumps (pictured) with the shower head removed, to pump water into the vans tanks and it did an ok job. Sure makes life a lot easier than lifting a heavy bladder up and using a funnel. The problem is I had to empty the water bladder into a bucket first as the pump wouldn't fit into the bladder hole, which is 30mm wide. Not sure how wide the  pump body is offhand, but what is available to stepdown the body size to the bladder hole size? I need a magic stepdown hose or something. Anyone got any ideas please.

Cheers, John.

-- Edited by meetoo on Sunday 5th of March 2017 08:14:27 PM

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Cheap solution - 1/2 inch garden hose with non return valve on end to keep primed.

Expensive solution - but marine in line pump and drop in through top. I use one of these to drop into rivers etc and pump from truck tanks into van.

Both easy solutions/

cheers Baz 

Buy some intermediate hose to suit.

then as long as similar sized. wrap well with some grey tape

Cover WELL with some "self amalging" tape and hold for a coupla minutes.

It's only sucking.not pressurised.

If hoses similar it'll work.

Otherwise. Car accessory shops. some have reducing heater
ad hoses??.

PS.

I bought a stainless"fuel\oil" pump off net for $30.

Fits nicely into the 20ltr drums and jerri's.

then added $40 worth of hose to it for my jerricans to tank filler on ute.

But that wouldn't do you much good hey.

Baz421 wrote:

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meetoo wrote:

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I don't get it Baz, Half inch hose is ok to put in water bladders to suck water out, but I need to join the half inch hose to the pump some how.

Cheer, John.

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Replied to yr PM John 

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 Thanks Baz, much appreciated.

Cheers, John.

Baz421 wrote:

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Hi John

see diagram as promised,, may not be a work of art but cheap and will work.

Cheers Baz

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 Hi Baz, thanks. That drawing is just about good enough to frame.

Macka, Thanks too. I have some tommy tape, never used it yet, might have a reason to now.

Cheers, John.