My main concern was it having dead batteries when I need it, since I don't use these often. So I figured I'd start with a manual one. Thanks for mentioning these, it was a good reminder to look for a better one.
My pump arrived today. It's pretty nice, it worked way better than my other one. Starting the flow was easy, just squeezed the bulb a few times, and it also flowed faster than my other one.
Much more pleasant to use, it drained my snowblower with ease. My other one is a real pain to use. Maybe this will help inspire me to drain the plastic tanks of my machines at the end of their seasons.
I did trim the bottom of the suction tube, though. It's cut at maybe a 45 degree angle. But that impacts how low it can drain the tank's level, since once the top of the cut is above the liquid level, the siphon is broken.
So I cut it to maybe more like a 20 degree angle, so it will drain the tank a little lower. Probably at the expense of less flow, if the tube is against the bottom of the tank.
Dave C, you might look at the bottom of the tube of yours, perhaps something similar could be done?
That and tip the blower back so the fuel is pooling at one end of the tank so you get almost all of it.
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