We have a tank supply in a mountain hut. Last time someone left a tap on and drained the tank, there was an airlock in the underground pipe that stopped water coming from the refilled tank. I managed to clear the air out of the pipe by sucking it out with a vacuum cleaner. I had no special equipment so I attached the spout of a large teapot to a tap and sucked through the little hole in the lid. The idea was that any water would remain in the teapot. However some water did get into the vacuum cleaner, which I had to dismantle to dry out. What I want to do now is to make a better device to trap the water and stop it getting into the vacuum cleaner. I thought maybe a couple of bottles with pipes to the bottom of each bottle and sucking out from the top. But plastic bottles will flatten with the suction. Any brilliant ideas? Whatever I make will have to be carried quite a long way! (Tomorrow!)
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14 years ago