DiscusBoy
03-27-2003, 07:54 PM
Please excuse my ignorance :blockhead:, because I am sure has been answered, but I have never been able to figure out how this works. Even though its fun carrying buckets of water :crazy:, I want to fill my tank in my living room from a storage barrel in my basement with a pump. :book:Reading others posts I know that most people place a submersible pump in the storage barrel and run a hose/tubing to their tank. There are two questions about how this works that I have.
1) How can I stop the flow of water? ??? I imagine that when filling the tank, at the least when it is almost full, I would need to be by the tank to know when to stop the flow of water. This would prevent turning the pump off, so how could I stop the water? Can a shutoff be placed on the tube and the pump kicks off when the pressure is too high, or do I have to run to the basement to unplug the pump hoping I get there in time before my living room is flooded? :scared:
2) Does extra water need to be in the storage barrel so the pump does not run dry? ???
Alright, so it’s more than two questions. :wasntme: Think of it as two questions with lots of subsections.
As always, thanks for everyone’s help.:wave:
DiscusBoy
1) How can I stop the flow of water? ??? I imagine that when filling the tank, at the least when it is almost full, I would need to be by the tank to know when to stop the flow of water. This would prevent turning the pump off, so how could I stop the water? Can a shutoff be placed on the tube and the pump kicks off when the pressure is too high, or do I have to run to the basement to unplug the pump hoping I get there in time before my living room is flooded? :scared:
2) Does extra water need to be in the storage barrel so the pump does not run dry? ???
Alright, so it’s more than two questions. :wasntme: Think of it as two questions with lots of subsections.
As always, thanks for everyone’s help.:wave:
DiscusBoy