Cleaning a mighty vac.

[Astro14]

I bought one of these on Amazon. It didn't come with the tubing needed to reach the sump. The instructions are printed in a two point font that I need to use a magnifying glass to read. It seems that it will accept tubing from 3/16 to 5/16-inch. That's a pretty broad range. What size and type of tubing do you suggest?

I use 1/4” polyethylene. I cut a new piece for each sample. Here is a 300- foot spool for about $30. That’s 10 cents a foot, or about 30 cents a sample.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCJZLRZ?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

 

[Bullet]

I use 1/4” polyethylene. I cut a new piece for each sample. Here is a 300- foot spool for about $30. That’s 10 cents a foot, or about 30 cents a sample.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCJZLRZ?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

Thanks. I'll have to get that. I hate dealing with the tubing after use. With that I can cut, use, and toss in the trash.

 

[Astro_Guy]

I use 1/4” polyethylene. I cut a new piece for each sample. Here is a 300- foot spool for about $30. That’s 10 cents a foot, or about 30 cents a sample.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCJZLRZ?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0

I pulled my first two samples using the pump you suggested today. I got 2 x 4' pieces of 1/4-inch polyethylene tubing at my local hardware store for $0.23 per foot. Thanks for the suggestion on the source of tubing but 328 feet would last me twenty years. Who knows - we may be an all EV fleet within ten years.