A Useful pump to have on board ----- on ebay

[sailorman]

£5.49 delivered.

i bought some AAA Duracel batteries from this supplier @ a good price with long expiry dates as well

 

[FullCircle]

I am intrigued what use you have for it?

 

[sailorman]

The Ad states syphon for fuel or as a pump for removing engine oil.
i guess pump small bilges or dinghy too

 

[prv]

I've got one. Original plan was to plumb it into a grand (and overcomplicated) engine-fluid-emptying system to avoid running coolant or water into the bilge. Practicality intervened on that one, but it's still been useful for clearing small amounts of bilgewater that the main pump doesn't reach, and priming the raw water system since there isn't enough height above the strainer to tip a jug into it.

It's clearly cheaply made, and pumping capacity is limited, but for the money it's fair value.

Pete

 

[nigelmercier]

I've got two: one for removing oil from the engine, the other for hard to get pockets of water. It performs better at oil suction than the dedicated pump I had before, which then rusted.

 

[Billjratt]

Problem with any cheapo machine is that when you get frightened and energetic---------it breaks...
So, OK for oil change but not to be relied upon in emergencies.

 

[prv]

So, OK for oil change but not to be relied upon in emergencies.

It wouldn't be any use in an emergency anyway, doesn't pump fast enough. It's not meant for that, it's just a handy utility pump for moving liquid from one place to another.

Pete

 

[sailorman]

Problem with any cheapo machine is that when you get frightened and energetic---------it breaks...
So, OK for oil change but not to be relied upon in emergencies.

No shit Sherlock every day a learning day

 

[Kelpie]

Just picking up this thread...
Prompted by the recent chat about using old diesel, I think I'd better polish my fuel which has been sat in the tank since last year.
So, of the different types of cheap hand pump/syphon available, should I get:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SIPHON-SY...364?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item48413abb34

or

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-HAND-...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item43bb79abb3

or the one at the start of this thread:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-SYPHO...F8&qid=1371579297&sr=8-4&keywords=diesel+pump

 

[mjcoon]

Problem with any cheapo machine is that when you get frightened and energetic---------it breaks...
So, OK for oil change but not to be relied upon in emergencies.

I was on a charter yacht recently in which the manual bilge pump in the cockpit had a split diaphram and was useless. Dunno if it had been subjected to any panic activation...

Mike.

 

[Flossdog]

Got exactly the same pump. Excellent for pumping bilges but trouble is you need three hands! One to hold the pump, one to do the pumping and the third to hold the tube under the water. If you don't hold it under it curls up. Very frustrating.