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Triple Seven Safety Siphon Self Priming Pump

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This video review was made by my husband.

He purchased this on Amazon and is very easy to use and fast.

He made this video review because there is too many people who say they cant get it to work, and its just too simple!

This, at its most basic, is a foot valve at the end of a hose. How it works:

1. The foot valve prevents liquid in the hose from flowing out that end.

2. Each time you push the end with the valve down into liquid, more liquid enters the hose but cannot flow back out.

3. When enough liquid has entered the hose and the top of the liquid in the hose is below the valve (the end in the liquid) gravity takes over and your liquid will flow into the an empty container which is at a lower level than the full container.

The proper technique then is not to "shake" the end in the liquid but to push it down into the liquid so that each time it goes into the liquid, more enters the hose.

The foot valve does not form a perfect seal when you pull the end out of the liquid, so a little will flow back out. The key then is to push it down and pull it out fairly rapidly.

Used correctly, this is a brilliant product which I have used frequently over the past 2 years and which my mechanic had previously recommended to me. And it is even cheaper now than when I bought it. The instructions suck though.

I haven't used this yet in a "real" situation (i.e. siphoning gas from a neighbor's car). But I did try siphoning water from my sink to my bathtub.

As others have noted, it was tricky to get this siphon to work especially in shallow liquid. But after a little practice, suddenly it worked pretty well.

I found it worked best when I moved the hose really straight in an up/down motion as opposed to just shaking it hopefully.

I think the good thing about this siphon is its overall simplicity. It's basically a hose, making it pretty durable and also easy to clean.

The downside is that the ball bearing inside doesn't create a great seal. Hence if you stop shaking the hose, the fluid will flow back into the source tank pretty quickly.

Bought it and half expected it not to work based on some review.

Works like a charm. Bear in mind that this is a priming system, not an active pump so the "from" fluid level should be higher than the "to" fluid level for it to work.

I even bought a spare one !

I tried using this siphon to get gas from my Volvo and from my BMW.

It didn't work for either vehicle. Furthermore, as I was removing the siphon from my BMW, the valve at the bottom became stuck and wouldn't come out. I had to visit a mechanic to take it out. . .

Based on the physics involved, I'm sure this product would work fine in other applications, but I would advise against trying to use it to siphon gas from cars.

I hesitated to buy this, my experience with gimmick items tends to be negative.

This safety siphon really gets the job done. I do a lot of 4Wheeling and often have to use 2 5 gallon Jerry Cans of extra fuel in my outings. The new models with the Carb approved spout are extremely slow to pour out the gas, and they also tend to spill when you angle it to empty out the fuel. Plus it was painful to have to carry these things as they slowly poured out. I really needed a solution, and not one that involved changing neoprene gaskets every few weeks.

Enter safety siphon. I saw the videos of it working, but still was hesitant, but I figured anything is better than having to do this gassing up by hand. So, I took the plunge, when I got it, I practiced emptying out my bathroom sink with it into my bathtub. Had somewhat of a hard time getting it to work. After playing with it, I realized what I was doing wrong. Because it was shallow, it was harder to begin with, but I was stopping too early before I hear a continuous "clicking" sound from the ball inside the priming pump moving up and down on its own. Second, I had the hose too high to allow the flow to reach to the downward part of the hose so that when gravity pulled it down, it would start the vacuuming process.

So, I repositioned the hose to have a more downward decline to it, and I started shaking it up again. I immediately see the water starting to flow through the hose, it got some air in there, but I keep shaking it, and then I started to hear rapid clicking from the inside ball once the water in the hose had reached the downward slope, and it started flowing out of there pretty fast.

The neat thing is, it is a vacuum at that point, and you can suck out all the liquid with it all the way until it is empty and you hear what sounds like someone finishing up the last bit of a soft drink with a straw.

Later I got to test it on my jerry cans, boy was it a lot easier to dump out the fuel on these. It took me less than 2 minutes to empty each 5 gallon can. I am very happy with this product, no spills, no having to lift the heavy cans and hold them there for the roughly 5 minutes it would take to empty one out. I highly recommend it, and don't get frustrated during the learning process. I almost did!

My father in law gave me this as a gift after hearing my complaints about the new gas cans that are impossible to use with one hand and impossible not to spill tons of gas in the lake while trying to fill my boat. Anyone who says it doesn't work is just not doing it right. Not only can I fill the boat without spilling a single drop (NOT A DROP, NOT EVEN 1) it siphons at twice the speed it normally takes when holding a gas can upside down because there isn't an oxygen gulp every few seconds. The space around the gas can is still wide open so air flows freely into the can. What used to take 30 minutes to empty four six gallon gas cans, while standing in water and spilling lots of gas now takes about 5 minutes. My gas tank is on the opposite side of my boat from my lift. I used to have to stand in the lake, now I just do it from inside the boat and I don't get wet. It's so easy I feel dumb for having done it any other way before. I probably will save enough money in spilled gas in less than one season to pay for the thing. The final benefit, if you position the siphon in the correct place you can get almost every drop out of the gas can. Substantially more than if you tried turning the thing on it's side through the tub that comes with the can. My boats gas take is on the side and at a 90 degree angle to the lake so the non flexible gas can spouts make it impossible to get all the gas out. This thing is a winner in every way for filling boats, jet skis, lawn mowers and snowblowers. It does take practice if you are going to siphon from a really small container but I have only done it once to show someone how easy it is to use the thing. Everyone at my lake who's seen me use it has gone out to get one. I would never use it for a car but I can tell you for the applications I listed, it's a sure fire winner and I'm here to buy a 2nd for home.

Let me say first, this is a great idea and works as it advertised.

But why on earth is the hose that short? They saved a few cents putting a short hose on it and make it very difficult to use in a lot of setup.

Check before buying if length is enough for you.

I've used this a few times. It works great. Takes a little more priming when container is near empty.

this works great for TRUCKS not cars. Use it sometimes when my chipper runs out of gas, just put in trucks tank take a few gallons and thats it. Dont have to leave the job to get gas. The best part no more doing it the old fashion way