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T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 3:17 PM Using a gravity-fed (bucket) system can be a pain re: constantly filling bucket... Try to get a decent sized reserviour. (my own lasts about 2hrs dribbling, so on a full day I have to fill 4-5 times. Not too bad, gets you up & moving for a bit & I adjust water temp, according to season...) And have somewhere to 'hang up' the hose/pump when not needed to stop flow -youll find yourself stopping often to dry/redraw, so this saves uneccessary wastage. Also remember that the higher you situate your reserviour, the faster the water will flow... Another problem is draining; where does your water go..? Im assuming it is piped away somewhere. Some carversI know have the added hassle of emptying 'drain' buckets as well as filling reserviour buckets...

Using a gravity-fed (bucket) system can be a pain re: constantly filling bucket... Try to get a decent sized reserviour. (my own lasts about 2hrs dribbling, so on a full day I have to fill 4-5 times. Not too bad, gets you up & moving for a bit & I adjust water temp, according to season...)
And have somewhere to 'hang up' the hose/pump when not needed to stop flow -youll find yourself stopping often to dry/redraw, so this saves uneccessary wastage.
Also remember that the higher you situate your reserviour, the faster the water will flow...

Another problem is draining; where does your water go..? Im assuming it is piped away somewhere. Some carversI know have the added hassle of emptying 'drain' buckets as well as filling reserviour buckets...

Post #259207 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 3:17 PM