Is there a hand pump sick? could u hook it up to a 5 gallon tank with fresh water, or can you only use hose fed water?
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This does not have a hand pump sink and cannot be used with a 5 gallon tank. The stainless steel faucet hooks up to a standard garden hose to provide fresh water.
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You would have to buy the pump and fittings separate but it is definitely possible.
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This was a gift to our son so I haven't used it. I know there is no hand pump. I would imagine if the 5g tank had the same fittings as a hose it should work. I know he used it a lot during fishing season.
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You will need a small aquarium pump. Also available on Amazon. Search "aquarium".
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I have had a problem on a few occasions where I couldn't fill it. I just took the pump off and put it back on again while pushing down harder. It worked then. Hope that helps. I have only used a small hand pump too.
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With a hose and proper fittings, you could probably connect a bellows to the tank. Not sure how much pressure you be able to achieve, though.
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Yes, it comes with a hand pump to add or remove water from the tank. Very easy!
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Probably be Ok. You can try then add the five or nine gallon tank in-line. Depends on your water used.
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The hose that the water comes out of on this pump has a standard male garden hose connection on the end, so you can attach it to any garden hose. (By the way, mine works very well and I am surprised how long the batteries last. When pumping water with junk in it, like the wading pool, I take the precaution of putting the pump down into a perforated bucket that I have enclosed in an old cloth bag. This lets the water in, but not the leaves and stuff that would clog the impeller.)
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I will be honest, I don't remember as I purchased it over 2 years ago! It probably had a pump with it or usually any hand pump works.. The good news is, we still have it, use it and haven't had to repump it!! And we still love it!!
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to answer your question yes it could pump water from your 5 gallon bucket, however, you will need to reduce the flow somehow. I think that you would pump to much water. i use mine for a salt water tank, sump. i use 1/4 inch pvc to push water up 2.5 feet. however, i also have it split with a valve to have a portion of the flow go back into the sump. This pump moves a lot of water.
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You would need a water container and a 12 volt pump. Fill container at hand pump. Set on picnic table or some other stable surface. Connect 12 volt pump outlet side to heater, inlet side to hose in container (use filter on inlet hose to protect pump). Could use a 5 gal. bucket or any water jug for source IF you have the pump. Suggest checking out sure flow RV pumps. According to one review you will have to adjust pump pressure to max and heater pressure to Min to make it work. Putting container of water above pump will increase natural pressure feeding pump from container.
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Hook up an air line to it with small air pump put in the corner of tank and let it do it's thing works great on my 5.5 gal. Tank and easy to clean
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Yes the machine has a water reservoir that you have to keep filled and no, you cannot hook it up to a water line directly.
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I believe not. The pump must get its water from a water barrel or similar non-pressured water supply. Hooking to a hose would not work.
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It has its own pump but I'm sure you could attach the hose to your pump instead. As long as it has enough pressure to push the water up the foot or so of bambo.
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I use an old hand pump you can buy anywhere to inflate like an air mattress. That or an air compressor. I have used it 5 weekends now, still going strong. Love it.
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You would have to cut the intake tube. I guess that would work. There is a pump for a 5 gallon tank: TOOGOO(R) Manual / Hand Siphon Pump for Liquid Transfer I have used this one before and it works great.
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Also wanted to mention this unit works well in a pit as the legs keep it too far from the ground to use to get water off say the basement floor. I have a portable unit that attached right to a garden hose out of the box plus it sits pretty flush to any surface you put it on thus getting the water off the floor as much as possible. My portable unit kicks on when it senses water and shuts itself off when there's no more water to suck up.