Clunking siphon

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At this month's Earl Courts boat show there was a guy demonstrating what I could only describe as a "clunking siphon" mechanism that he was using to transfer liquids, including fake red diesel, between containers. It looked like an interesting bit of kit, but I did not manage to get to speak to him to order one.

1) Has anyone here ever used them - and do they work?

2) does anyone know where I could get hold of one (ie does anyone have a contact for the seller)?

Many thanks
 
Ive seen a type of syphon that has a ball (marble) one way valve for priming without having to suck on the thing (and invariably get a mouthfull!!) The action to prime this syphon makes a clunking sound - wonder if thats what you saw?
 
You could go the the website for the January boat show and look down the list of exhibitors - only about 400 to check out. Or some complete idiot, who knows exactly what you're talking about, might possibly do it for you, because they're fed up with watching Christmas television, in which case they might come up with this site. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Yes, seen this guy, or a guy selling these at the Scottish boat jumble about 2 yrs ago.
Looked impressive, BUT, they wont deliver liquid to a point higher than the level from where it is been siphoned from, as there was a canoest asking him if it would be suitable for bailing out his canoe while he would be using it, and the answer was obviousley No.
I am sure one of these pumps could be diy made very easily.
 
I've got one. It's one of the best bits of kit on the boat. I have a small tank (6 gallons) and have to keep it nearly full if I want to motor-sail any distance to windward in anything above f4 otherwise the jolly old Yanmar starts gulping air. With the magic siphon I can just heave to every four or five hours and top up the tank with no mess. The previous arrangement, pouring diesel from cans, was revolting.
 
Yep, got one. Best bit of kit for transfering diesel from a jerry can to tank that I've seen or used. I have a Ben 343 and the fuel filler is in an impossible position on the stern quarter (I'd really like to talk to the designer ........ )and pouring from a jerrycan direct is not an option even while sitting in the marina.... let alone bouncing around on the oggin. With this tube I can empty a 20 litre jerrycan in about a minute without spilling a drop and without sucking up the last few mm and any crud.
If you transfer liquids regularly then I guarantee that you will be satisfied.

Alan.
 
I have one. It has a marble in an aluminium spinning on the end of a quite large diameter clear plastic tube. It works very well. The instructions said not to store it coiled up - which isnt easy on my boat. The tube does tend to get semi permanently bent which lowers its effectivenes.
I no longer use mine because with increasing age I no longer want to carry 20 litre jerry cans of diesel. I now have 10 litre fuel cans which come with a bendy nozzle that you fir instead of the cap. Its easy for me to poke the tube into the filler and tilt the can. When the filler pipe fills up the fuel flow stops -air cant get back into the can. I can then put my finger over the nozzle and untilt the can without losing fuel all over the place.
With the 20 litre can and a funnel I usually spilt some.
There's not much to recommend about getting old - except in comparison with the alternative.
 
Age

<There's not much to recommend about getting old - except in comparison with the alternative> wasn't it Cephalus in The Republic who said he felt he'd escaped a furious master?

(I was going to say Socrates but looked it up by the miracle of Google)
 
brilliant bit of kit, piplers of poole stock them. (i think they also do mail order) i also has one with anti-static tubing sutable for petrol but the end fell off that one and got lost!
 
I noticed them in Halfords before Christmas - about a fiver. (I bought one from the bloke in SIBS, and they do work).

Andy
 
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