How to quickly get a siphon going to remove water from your pool cover/pool

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  • @rcmccas
    @rcmccas3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! My husband swears that you have to suck on the hose... When he was taking a nap, I used your method.. When he woke up, I told him that I got the pool to start siphoning... I told him that it tasted terrible.. He believed me!!!

  • @kylelabelle9273

    @kylelabelle9273

    2 жыл бұрын

    I siphoned my pool this morning and had to suck the hose a little because some water escaped while dragging the hose around. Once all the air was out gravity did the rest.

  • @pkmntrainerc9278
    @pkmntrainerc92782 жыл бұрын

    This video is the single most helpful video on KZread. Watched it once, spent two minutes setting up my hose, and it worked perfectly first try. Kudos sir, this is genius!

  • @j.t.3872

    @j.t.3872

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I couldn't described it better than @pkmntrainerc9278. Soooo easy!

  • @helchose
    @helchose2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This easy trick saved my house from flooding tonight in California. Setup 3 siphons to drain the backyard to the front when the french drain couldn't handle the inflow from record rain. Almost came up over the slab, just barely saved the house.

  • @dejana225
    @dejana2253 жыл бұрын

    Thank you from a single mother who has no idea about how to do this stuff!! 😎👍

  • @dejana225

    @dejana225

    3 жыл бұрын

    I seriously feel so proud of myself for being able to do this 😂 summer has just finished in my part of the world and I let my kids pool go green because I had no idea how to drain it! Checking on that hose and seeing the water still running out of it is just awesome!! 😂💦 Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 😎🙏👍💜

  • @christibelle7

    @christibelle7

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too lol

  • @NCteresa1
    @NCteresa14 жыл бұрын

    Your video was a tremendous help to resolve a perplexing problem. Your method worked beautifully to remove water easily- without digging a trench. Thank you so much!

  • @christopherholland179
    @christopherholland1792 жыл бұрын

    We added an inflatable pool to our summer routine when the pandemic started. This video was invaluable last fall and again this year. I fully expect to return in 2022 when I've once again forgotten how to do this. Thank you so much!

  • @reneurbanovich637
    @reneurbanovich6372 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to help us! You're wonderful!

  • @toniawilcox6917
    @toniawilcox69173 жыл бұрын

    You seriously just made my life a lot easier! Thank you for this tip!!!

  • @amyvlahos566
    @amyvlahos5662 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for teaching us this trick. I have an old pump that doesn’t work well and my teenage boys were having a hard time draining all the extra water off the cover but once they watched your video it was easy as you said! Thank you again!

  • @CarolSchmarol7
    @CarolSchmarol7 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you thank you. My spa and pool are on the same underground pipes. The spa has turned green but not the pool. Now I can easily siphon the water from the spa thanks to you... well done video. Simple and to the point with no fluff before or after...

  • @KM-ey4ue
    @KM-ey4ue Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing!! I was able to successfully siphon the water out of my pool with a hose for the first time by watching your video! Now I'm a professional lol. My mom and I was both shocked it worked and it saved us some money. Thanks again!🙂🙌😉

  • @j.delacruzbravo
    @j.delacruzbravo Жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful and easy! I'm never going back to siphoning any other way. Thank you so much!

  • @amelaine82
    @amelaine82Ай бұрын

    This is amazing! I've been trying and trying to empty my swim spa and this fixed my problem in 1 minute. I know this was 5 years ago but thank you! Thank you so so much!

  • @RooRooRay
    @RooRooRay3 жыл бұрын

    You have quite possibly just saved my life!! We just drained our pool completely ready to clean, then impending rain forced us to put the cover back on, we've had so much rain, now our cover is full, I was imagining me with a wet and dry vac, inside the pool for days!! Thank you!

  • @christyvenditello7538
    @christyvenditello75382 жыл бұрын

    I have never had to do this myself before. This video was so informative and it worked!! I had to do it twice since my hose came out of the pool but did it again and the water is coming out. Thanks for doing these types of videos.

  • @calebclark2753
    @calebclark27532 жыл бұрын

    I was 100% skeptical, I gave it a go and omg it’s working! Thankyou so much for this tutorial!!

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @elizabethwhitehouse7107
    @elizabethwhitehouse71072 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. I’m amazed at how easy it actually was to do. I mean it always looks so easy on KZread videos and then when you come to do it you have a total nightmare on your hands. Thanks chap, just saved me £50 odd for not buying an electric pump 👍🏼 🇬🇧

  • @DiedrichSeth
    @DiedrichSeth Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video I kind of thought what if I fill up the hose completely then siphon the pool, but until I saw your video I didn't think filling it up first would work...BUT IT DID WORK!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

  • @frehleyrox
    @frehleyrox4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been doing the same thing for years. But an even easier way is to charge the hose same as you did, except I put the one end in the pool then turn hose on. Once all the air is out of hose, disconnect the opposite end from spigot and lay it there. Siphon complete.

  • @vinhtrinh7842

    @vinhtrinh7842

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Flash, Haven't tried it yet until season ends. Do you turn off the water then disconnect the opposite end?

  • @frehleyrox

    @frehleyrox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vinh Trinh yes. The whole idea is to get all the air out of the hose. Once the water is flowing into the cover, turn off the spigot and disconnect the hose from the spigot. The siphon will begin to flow as you disconnect. Just be sure to not lift the hose higher than the point at which you're draining. I've done a similar thing when I didn't have a gas siphon or didn't want a mouth full of gasoline when I wanted to drain fuel from a gas tank. I would get a funnel and long piece of fuel line. Insert into tank, apply funnel and pour dry gas, carb cleaner or some other liquid fuel additive into the funneled fuel line. Once the line fills with liquid and you pull the funnel off and drop the line lower than the tank, fuel will begin to siphon out. Just make sure you have enough liquid to fill the full length of line completely otherwise all you will drain is only what you poured in and the siphon will stop.

  • @m.macias3743

    @m.macias3743

    4 жыл бұрын

    My way as well

  • @michellecarrelli1906

    @michellecarrelli1906

    4 жыл бұрын

    Once you get the siphon going can you use the hose to suck up sand from bottom of pool

  • @frehleyrox

    @frehleyrox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michelle Carrell I yes indeed. I’ve done that too.

  • @lolwetumasango5624
    @lolwetumasango56244 жыл бұрын

    This hack saved me from emptying the pool at were I live and now I didn't have to do it in the scorching heat , so thank you so much cause you literally saved me

  • @tweedlerichardson9427
    @tweedlerichardson94278 ай бұрын

    Amen!! Thank you sooooo much for this wonderful video. The best advice I have received in a long time. THANKS!!🤗

  • @johnbanks2521
    @johnbanks25212 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tip. So easy to do. Set it up and waited...nothing....thought bugga what did i do wrong...then out comes a trickle and then boom the flow...the glorious flow! Thanks heaps.

  • @riconfinity
    @riconfinity3 жыл бұрын

    It worked immediately!! Thank you for the explanation and elaboration . God bless you bro

  • @Fartbeatsensor
    @Fartbeatsensor2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate! Worked for me the second time. I found that once you charge it with water, it helps to cover the top of the hose with your thumb before you place the female end into the pool. This creates a vacuum like effect in the hose and ensure you hold the charge. Thanks again!

  • @darrenklassen2212

    @darrenklassen2212

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @kaybee8035
    @kaybee8035 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to post… really helped me out today!

  • @GeekFilter
    @GeekFilter2 жыл бұрын

    SO helpful! We had some torrential rains here in CA and this helped drain out all the water that collected own the pool cover (and hopefully will help prevent mosquitos too!)

  • @karennamorato5871
    @karennamorato58713 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your siphon demo. We needed to drain some water out of our pool and your method is working.

  • @jillmclain7765
    @jillmclain77652 жыл бұрын

    This man is a GENIUS!!!!! I needed to drain my in-ground SPA. I am a female who didn't want to chance screwing something up on my pool system by moving a lot of "valves" to have the water drain into the pool. It took a few times to get the water flowing out of the hose, but it finally worked!!!!! SIMPLE & it DOES WORK!!!!

  • @deanwa8581
    @deanwa85813 жыл бұрын

    That is so awesome. I am trying to do that today and you were the first video that I found. Thank you so much!

  • @RoxiesPurposeDesign
    @RoxiesPurposeDesign3 жыл бұрын

    Saw this awhile back but didn't try it till today!! Yea!! It worked. I put two hoses in so maybe it won't take as long we shall see. Thanks so much for the quick video

  • @cathyfisher3089
    @cathyfisher30892 жыл бұрын

    Unbelievably easy!! I used a shop vac last weekend...took forever!! THANKS!!!!

  • @sarahbecktell3673
    @sarahbecktell36733 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this! I have a small inflatable pool and wanted to change out the water. Used this trick with multiple hoses and it drained in no time!

  • @amyhaines464
    @amyhaines4645 күн бұрын

    Ty after a few tries at this known trick I couldn't get it to work. U made it more simple and it worked. Bless you ❤

  • @mamajane85
    @mamajane852 жыл бұрын

    Heck yes 🙌 Thanks so much!! My ass was going to suck the hose until it started to flow the water out😆 I couldn't come to terms with that so you saved me a major icky hassle and money!! Keep doing what you do🙏❤

  • @kateherman5004
    @kateherman50042 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this simple solution for a 68 yr old trying to drain a 150 gallon horse trough. You're a lifesaver.

  • @jean-arlenejackson229

    @jean-arlenejackson229

    Жыл бұрын

    What am I doing wrong it's not working for me .. 😭

  • @christywhitley6053
    @christywhitley6053 Жыл бұрын

    AWESOME!! Thank you! So glad yours was the 1st to pull up in my search!!

  • @stellalee3607
    @stellalee36073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your video. Your video saved me from wasting my time and money. I did just as you showed in your video and the rain water on my pool cover is almost gone now!

  • @felipem.a.vilaontanilla5493
    @felipem.a.vilaontanilla5493 Жыл бұрын

    you, my man , just made my life so much easier!!!! thank you brother!

  • @almaintelectual8807
    @almaintelectual88073 жыл бұрын

    I’m a first timer winterizing my pool. And OMG! I knew that method but It never occurred to me to use it to drain the pool!! Galley!

  • @jlmhildre
    @jlmhildre4 жыл бұрын

    You are a lifesaver. This worked really well for us! Thank you.

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!! Glad it helped you out

  • @stellamanessis4544
    @stellamanessis45442 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much first time and you helped my son and I to empty our pool cover. I appreciate your video so much thanks again!!

  • @powerfulthingsyoushouldkno3737
    @powerfulthingsyoushouldkno37373 жыл бұрын

    Thanks soooooooo much for sharing this. You are a Godsend. Be blessed. Worked like a charm😊

  • @amandakaye777
    @amandakaye777 Жыл бұрын

    I have been watching multiple videos and been unsuccessful until yours. Ty dear sir.

  • @myrr4408
    @myrr44083 жыл бұрын

    Wow, drained our garden pond overnight using this method. Didn't actually think it would work! Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @BrandyAClay
    @BrandyAClay2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I watched it then went straight & got it to work with my pool.

  • @sophiessweets6204
    @sophiessweets62042 жыл бұрын

    Just gave this a shot! worked great! took less than 1 minute! thank you so much

  • @ryanmacdonald5752
    @ryanmacdonald57524 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 👏🏼 Just tried this in Glasgow, Scotland and it worked perfectly!

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome Ryan, thanks for posting.

  • @sanelaa78
    @sanelaa782 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This worked. At first I wasnt convinced but yes it works. Thank you thank you thank you

  • @rumblebee_stixx1560
    @rumblebee_stixx1560 Жыл бұрын

    That actually worked!!! Wow. Thanks for this tip.

  • @valeriebewiser
    @valeriebewiser4 жыл бұрын

    Yaeeee!!! I did it!! It’s so does work!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Love it!!! 👏🏼😃💜🙏🏽

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!! I'm glad it helped you out

  • @terrancehope3222
    @terrancehope32224 ай бұрын

    This really helped me out with my yard as of today 3-8-24

  • @mikeblair2879
    @mikeblair2879 Жыл бұрын

    You are the man! I was trying to relocate our basketball hoop and realized that the hoop has no drain plug! You literally would have to tip the entire hoop over (and it's very heavy) to try and drain the water from the top of the base...very stupid design. Anyway, I saw your video and it worked like a charm...45 minutes later I was able to move the hoop after siphoning out most of the water! Thank you for this video!

  • @susanlyon100
    @susanlyon100 Жыл бұрын

    This was wonderful. My husband was struggling. I said I'm gonna ask Google. Well followed advice and it worked. Oh thank you

  • @rebeccacarter8094
    @rebeccacarter80942 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I was really struggling to get a siphon going, this was the 3rd or 4th video I found and it worked first try! even with my stupid long 75 foot hose lol!

  • @versatile3169
    @versatile31692 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Great explanation. Siphoning the washing machine

  • @j.mccarthy3008
    @j.mccarthy30082 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! This works well. My trusty submersible pump passed away yesterday. I took a moment. I needed to drain a few trash cans I used to collect rain water. The pump, clearly, is much faster and I’ll need to replace it before I empty and clean the hot tub in a few months but this worked!!

  • @kimlam9041
    @kimlam90414 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Can't wait to try this with the hose. And also to clean the bottom

  • @amandadravecz6705
    @amandadravecz67054 жыл бұрын

    Great trick... thanks for sharing!! I tried this on my pool and it worked!!

  • @debbielangdon7582
    @debbielangdon75822 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this instruction you did a great job explaining the process. I'm going to use it to drain my small pond.

  • @xsivblonde
    @xsivblonde Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Works like charm!love the Midwest accent!

  • @AshleyMarieMommy
    @AshleyMarieMommyАй бұрын

    You’re the best at teaching this!!

  • @desparkman3532
    @desparkman35324 жыл бұрын

    Thank you we were trying to figure out how to siphon some water off my pool, you just made me very happy

  • @Rizik1986
    @Rizik1986 Жыл бұрын

    Great info! I have a small deck about to collapse under load and need to drain the water fast and this seems the fastest easiest way to start draining.

  • @EddieGonzalesSr
    @EddieGonzalesSr2 жыл бұрын

    OMG!!! This worked!!! This was so helpful. THANK YOU!!!

  • @carlimuzquiz979
    @carlimuzquiz9793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. every time ive tried to do this i end up choking on water. great video thank you so much .

  • @jimscanlon3069
    @jimscanlon30693 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Video! Thank you. Draining water out of a freezer in basement right now thanks to you!!

  • @melissareinhard1981
    @melissareinhard19812 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!! Was trying to figure out how to drain the little fish pond in my back yard so that I can clean it. This worked on the first try!!!

  • @ASH9EXR
    @ASH9EXR9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for posting such a helpful and informative video this is the second year I use this this method and it works in seconds

  • @foxbordeaux8
    @foxbordeaux83 жыл бұрын

    Thank youuuu! Our pool was positioned badly so now I can drain & get it safely on a solid area.

  • @monkncook
    @monkncook3 жыл бұрын

    Years ago my husband used his mouth on the hose to suck out the water from a small turtle pond. Day later he got sick from salmonella. lol true story.

  • @isaboteur2562

    @isaboteur2562

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea turtle poop is definitely not good for ya.😂😂😂 Hope he's ok though. My father used to do this also every year when removing a the excess water from the pool cover.

  • @mattmongomery-rice3913

    @mattmongomery-rice3913

    3 жыл бұрын

    Science is a b*tch sometimes

  • @Whooooooaaamaaan

    @Whooooooaaamaaan

    12 күн бұрын

    this is why you put a thin cloth over the end first before sucking.. lol

  • @ladylala3752
    @ladylala3752 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! Worked overnight all done.

  • @karenduff1923
    @karenduff19232 жыл бұрын

    Ok just did it! Totally worked like a charm! Thank you! 😎🙌🏻

  • @connorcarbin7077
    @connorcarbin70773 жыл бұрын

    Worked like a charm!! Thanks for this! Great tip 👍🏻

  • @terryb5783
    @terryb5783 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You!! So simple... it's genius!!

  • @matthicks9622
    @matthicks96223 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I’ve been trying for a couple hours, when I seen this video I thought there is now way it’s that easy. I was wrong it is that easy. Thanks for the video.

  • @lightningmcqueen1717

    @lightningmcqueen1717

    3 жыл бұрын

    its even easier. all you have to do is submerge the hose underwater then cover the end you are going to pull out with your hand, then pull it out bring it bellow the surface of the water then uncover and gravity will do the rest. for maybe if you need to use a siphon without the faucet

  • @ethanovation
    @ethanovation4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! this worked and helped me to not kill my grass.

  • @kelvinferrell9472
    @kelvinferrell94722 жыл бұрын

    Man....you are awesome...I'm sure both ways work but I started with #2 and it works like a CHAMP!!! Thanks for the Help!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌

  • @isaboteur2562
    @isaboteur25623 жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely BRILLIANT.💡 I haven't actually tried it yet but I'm definitely going to. 💯

  • @glen7695
    @glen76953 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation, clear and concise.

  • @amac7706
    @amac77063 жыл бұрын

    Thanks buddy. You just helped me to fill my kids paddling pool from the upstairs bathroom.

  • @drewmoore1234
    @drewmoore12343 жыл бұрын

    You just saved me $50 didn't have to buy a Shop-Vac it took one hour and my pool cover was clear of water. It didn't work the 1st time but the 2nd time got it flowing. Thanks man you're a genius.

  • @johnlanning7243
    @johnlanning724310 ай бұрын

    Thanks man. I was draining mine with buckets breaking my back. Got the siphon going now!

  • @tinagrogan859
    @tinagrogan8592 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! This worked beautifully!

  • @Kiaa5679
    @Kiaa56793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. Just got a above ground pool and we just went through hurricane Elsa and some heavy showers and I have about 4 inches too much water in the pool. I was thinking how do I get the water out. I was thinking of buying a electric pump, or some how using my pump filter to pump the water out. I saw your video. Bought a $15 hose from the hardware store and did what you showed. 1 hour later and my pool water level is back where it should be. Easy and cheap fix. 😀

  • @Lavmdmv09
    @Lavmdmv09 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you man! My HVAC wouldn’t power on and climbed up and saw it had a lot of water and used your method to drain it into a bucket

  • @scarletragingstorm
    @scarletragingstorm3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for years been doing it the way I was taught for years. That worked fast!

  • @wofucom
    @wofucom3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Helped us drain a big mess where we had some excavation work done before a big downpour.

  • @KodyKimani

    @KodyKimani

    2 жыл бұрын

    same here - I have a mud pool in the garden!

  • @TJLaFave
    @TJLaFave3 жыл бұрын

    I've just filled the hose up in the pool, sealed the end with my thumb while under water, pull that end out sealed until I get it to a lower point than the pool, then just let it go. Same result. No need to prefill at a faucet or drag it over to the pool while filled. Just be careful to get as much air out while filling in the pool. To do that, slowly slide the hose into the pool foot by foot.

  • @lightningmcqueen1717

    @lightningmcqueen1717

    3 жыл бұрын

    yep this is the easier way that doesn't require anything other than a tube

  • @Ted0302

    @Ted0302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best method!

  • @rubenskiii

    @rubenskiii

    18 күн бұрын

    My faucet is inside the house so don’t want to mess with a hose full of water disconnected in the house. So i use this method for years and it simply works. Recently got a new hose, one that shrinks. Usual trick doesn’t really work with those, atleast for me. But the method itself is sound! Just wanted to say that. Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱.

  • @buhocatracho6182
    @buhocatracho61824 жыл бұрын

    Man, thank you for this hack, it really works! Greetings from Honduras!

  • @MissRoberts0404
    @MissRoberts0404 Жыл бұрын

    Legend! Thanks for this, almost spent £50 on a electric drain pump 🙈 life saver worked great!

  • @porcelinaofthevastoceans3903
    @porcelinaofthevastoceans39033 жыл бұрын

    I just noticed the water level on my in ground pool was at/above the cement coping and I dont have a cover pump (first winter w a pool). And obviously in summer, you can use the pool pump side outlet to drain excess water, but it is winter and pump is off, lines are blown dry and plugged. I watched this video and thought, no way it's gonna be this easy. For anyone w an inground, as long as the draining end of the hose is at a lower grade than the intake, it will still work. Lucky, I have a slope at the back edge of my yard and a long hose! This took me no more than 2 minutes to accomplish. Thank you!!!

  • @ChrisCloudStaringAtFire
    @ChrisCloudStaringAtFire3 жыл бұрын

    Just tried it and it worked first try! Now I can dump the pool cover water. Thank you!

  • @speakez2305
    @speakez23054 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant...and thanks for taking the time to make this video! I'm just taking a break from trying to get a siphon going the "old fashioned way" and damn near drown myself (not to mention the bugs that are probably swimming around in my gut)! Much appreciation!

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @pinealpinecone7060

    @pinealpinecone7060

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey speak, I did that today an inhaled a little bit lol, did u end up getting sick or anything after swallowing a little bit?

  • @pinealpinecone7060

    @pinealpinecone7060

    3 жыл бұрын

    @speakez

  • @aliibrahim3587

    @aliibrahim3587

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pinealpinecone7060 you should be fine I was just as paranoid as you when I got some water in my mouth

  • @twobossy9680
    @twobossy968010 ай бұрын

    That was so very helpful! thanks so much for posting this.

  • @kholstein64
    @kholstein643 жыл бұрын

    Dude you just saved my life!!! THANK YOU

  • @robh9047
    @robh90474 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!! Currently stuck and that really helped me out....didn't even think of that 👍👍

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @carlavargas5210
    @carlavargas5210 Жыл бұрын

    This worked Brilliantly! Thank you!!

  • @burbbilly

    @burbbilly

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped you! Thanks for the comment!

  • @Highlarryous
    @Highlarryous Жыл бұрын

    Nice. Worked so easily!! Thanks!!!

  • @Frankandbeans250
    @Frankandbeans2504 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video! Very helpful!!

  • @PresidentialMayo
    @PresidentialMayo3 жыл бұрын

    Saw my paw do the ole straw technique got a mouthful of 2 stroke might have to show him this one. Awesome video!