Any suggestions for using a python with very low water pressure?
I moved around the 1st of the year and my new place has terrible water pressure - about 40psi instead of the 70-80psi at my old place.*** All the houses in my neighborhood have about the same, so it's not just me.
At the new place I have my 55g & 20g upstairs and the 2 30g tanks ended up in the basement. I knew the basement was going to be an issue, but the pressure is so bad that I can't get my python to create a suction for the tanks upstairs. :swear:
I know I can drain the python into the foundation drain in the basement. Also know it may be possible to get a shorter python hose and drain out a window. I could even use buckets. :silly:
Bottom line: if I am going to continue to maintain the tanks in the manner I was accustomed to, I need a convenient way to drain and fill tanks without worring about moving a screen, running a hose out a door, or wondering if my drain hose is still in the foundation drain (or if my 6 year old is still holding it there).
Any suggestions on products - aquarium or otherwise - to help out? Is there a pump of some kind I could use - perhaps something designed for waterbeds?
Suggestions appreciated.
** Side note - my father in law who is a plumber tells me I can get a pump to boost that and he can install it for the cost of parts for around $1200-$1500. The pressure is annoying for a lot of reasons - showers, baths, dishes, etc. Still thinking about that one.
I moved around the 1st of the year and my new place has terrible water pressure - about 40psi instead of the 70-80psi at my old place.*** All the houses in my neighborhood have about the same, so it's not just me.
At the new place I have my 55g & 20g upstairs and the 2 30g tanks ended up in the basement. I knew the basement was going to be an issue, but the pressure is so bad that I can't get my python to create a suction for the tanks upstairs. :swear:
I know I can drain the python into the foundation drain in the basement. Also know it may be possible to get a shorter python hose and drain out a window. I could even use buckets. :silly:
Bottom line: if I am going to continue to maintain the tanks in the manner I was accustomed to, I need a convenient way to drain and fill tanks without worring about moving a screen, running a hose out a door, or wondering if my drain hose is still in the foundation drain (or if my 6 year old is still holding it there).
Any suggestions on products - aquarium or otherwise - to help out? Is there a pump of some kind I could use - perhaps something designed for waterbeds?
Suggestions appreciated.
** Side note - my father in law who is a plumber tells me I can get a pump to boost that and he can install it for the cost of parts for around $1200-$1500. The pressure is annoying for a lot of reasons - showers, baths, dishes, etc. Still thinking about that one.
