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Actually you don't. Just submerge the hose slowly until it fills with water (you don't have to go all the way to the discharge end) then place your thumb over the end and pull the hose out to where you want it and release your thumb. The water will start flowing.If you have a small kiddie or stock tank type pool, it is pretty easy to cyphen off. I started out doing the bailing thing too, then I bought several feet of clear rubber cyphen hose from the feed store and it's easier. The only sucky thing about cyphening is you have to get the suction started by sucking (lol, punny) on one end until the water starts flowing.
Ooooohhh, didn't know you could do that, thanks a bunch EggLuver!! I don't have to stress about inhaling duckwater anymore!Actually you don't. Just submerge the hose slowly until it fills with water (you don't have to go all the way to the discharge end) then place your thumb over the end and pull the hose out to where you want it and release your thumb. The water will start flowing.
I just step on the side of my kiddie pool until the water drains out almost completely, and then I lift and empty the rest out. It takes 1 minute and the pool goes right back to shape.Ooooohhh, didn't know you could do that, thanks a bunch EggLuver!! I don't have to stress about inhaling duckwater anymore!e
I think my dad and I have figured out a way to empty it without a pump. Today we bought a replacement drain plug (Igloo brand) that would normally be used on a cooler, a hose adapter with a shut-off valve, and auto/marine silicone sealant. Tomorrow we are going to use a 1/2" hole saw to cut a hole in the bottom of the side of the pool, glue the drain plug in using the silicone, and attach the valve. Then I will attach a water hose. Because my duck pen is slightly uphill from both my garden and my compost pile, I will be able to direct the water wherever I want it to go and let gravity do most of the work. I will take pictures of the parts we use and each step of the installation, and post them tomorrow night (if I can figure out how to do it).Ooooohhh, didn't know you could do that, thanks a bunch EggLuver!! I don't have to stress about inhaling duckwater anymore!![]()