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6 жыл бұрын

In this video I build a simple, cheap siphon system to lower the water level in our pond. This type of system could be used for numerous projects where you need to move water. Farming, Gardens, Ponds, Swimming Pools
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@miciahk 5 жыл бұрын

One thing to do different Mike, On your discharge end, use a PVC ball valve that you can open and shut. That way, you never have to prime your system after you first primed it as you did.The only downfall in your area is that of freezing which would possibly freeze your valve shut. I use this same method to drain swimming pools.

@thembabhudulwayo7915 Жыл бұрын

You raised points i never even considered. Smart man

@michaeldonovan6076 5 ай бұрын

Hi, Em, need some gravity therapy not great with this, However hears my issue, I run a hybanker sluice flourgold prospecting,,so i want to run my sluce continouse like say 24/7 Now i have an inlet connection 1/2 inch feed into the rear of the sluice, now i know the system will work drawing water into the sluice, Can i add a shut of valve on the neck before the sluice thus can i use that shut off valve/tap as a controller controlling the water in, Further i don't know if its possible gravity fed that is if i could recirculate the water from a contanor back to a contanor the object is to get away from battery's,bilg pumps and physically carrying pails of water, I do a lot of beach sluicing also,,so mikes syhpin system is great could i therefore say draw water from a creek,river lake even the sea as a potential water source to feed my system,, Okay mikes Is a two I inch system so i would have to scale down help please your answers are highly valuied. Thank you

@Brian3989 3 жыл бұрын

Siphons certainly work. Here in United Kingdom the city of Birmingham draws water from reservoirs in mid-Wales, a distance of about 100 miles. Gravity fed up hill and down valleys and no pumps!

@gretalee1933 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We set up your siphon system and it worked like a charm. Amazing how much water a 2 in pipe can move. We were able to lower our pond enough overnight that the emergency spillway quit flowing. A tip: the check valve is actually a sump pump check valve.

@GPOutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

Good video Mike. Learned something handy and practical again. Cheers!

@srslyusuck 6 жыл бұрын

simple but very effective, nice one to keep in mind when needed.

@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea! Great use for it. Im going to build something similar for my garden this spring. Thanks for the video!

@barrymilam5734 5 жыл бұрын

Easy way to start a vacuum......I like the way you did this. The word vacuum is a big deal in the plumbing world. I'm a plumber 46 years and going. The main reason we have vents in out plumbing system is to stop negative and positive pressures...Keep the video's coming.

@dyzzaincorp 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video mike for those that didn't know how to run a siphon pipe line. I have two at the farm one in the well & one at that dams. Run black pvc pipe a foot valve in the water source then a gate valve a couple of meters or feet down from the stand pipe so you don't have to fill the whole pipeline, fill to the stand pipe seal open the gate valve & of course let gravity do the rest.

@nakiahr Жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting, but I have no idea what you are talking about. I'm new to farming and have a problem with beavers flooding my land. I would like to use this system. Can you make a video and link me. I would live to learn how to make this.

@rakshanaanandmaanukonda2692 5 жыл бұрын

Hiiii Mike 🖐🏾 No electricity bill No water bill It's really incredible 👌 Thank you sir 🙏 GOD bless you ⛪ From INDIAN.

@sixosixo 6 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. I kept wondering how you were going to start it up. Didn’t think about closing the outlet end. Great job mike..

@benjonah5468 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@jdsol1938 5 жыл бұрын

a very slick way of getting a siphon started, thank-you

@KDawgKy 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for simple to the point explanation and no annoying music!!! Subscribed

@kapperoutdoors 6 жыл бұрын

thanks Mike I really needed to learn this, and in a simple, understandable way!

@vladimircorghenci7187 5 жыл бұрын

That is ease. The legislation of Arhemed.

@healthfullivingify Жыл бұрын

That's a great way to siphon a pond down to the level you desire- very simple/ Thank you!

@augustreil 6 жыл бұрын

Simple, cheap and it works. Good stuff !!

@devinbraun1852 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect. I’m about to drain my 1.5 acre pond to do some maintenance, refurb/reshaping and this will work perfectly!

@Bbque79 6 жыл бұрын

Great Idea Mike. I learned something today. Thanks for the knowledge.

@trumpzilla4193 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Finally a clear concise video on moving water down not up. I have a 2 season irrigation creek cutting across my property along a hill and I will be diverting some water from it for a pond (eventually) - mountainous area (Rockies). Just wanted to express my appreciation!

@harwellteves9410 2 жыл бұрын

As long as you let water out lower level than the inlet pipe then it will work even the pipe goes up b4 going down...then from the outlet with that pressure you csn put ram pump to travel the water uphill...

@wellfudgethis 5 жыл бұрын

Great Science Project for school👍

@kensapp5166 4 жыл бұрын

Good, clear, well-prepared presentation without the long, rambling introduction. Good idea too. I'll probably need to use it to reduce the salt content in my pool. Thanks.

@anthonylovell2946 5 жыл бұрын

A Man who who sense. easy to understand & straight forward. Like it.

@shrillcarder 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, this is a great video, it's one I have missed along the way, so simple but so brilliant. 😁

@kerrybowden9097 6 жыл бұрын

That's a neat way to lower that pond. Very clever.

@NYVET48TFW 5 жыл бұрын

So elementary yet I never thought of it. Thanks, this gives me more than one idea!

@clauderobichaud3781 3 жыл бұрын

Very impressed with your knowledge. Looking forward to using this system on my pond.

@philipcross5332 6 жыл бұрын

I've never seen that done before! Simple and it works well👍

@mefirst4266 Жыл бұрын

DAMN THANKS MY BACKYARD IS FLOODED .... HEADING TO HOME DEPOT !!!

@Carl4193 5 жыл бұрын

I want to see more simple stuff like this, thanks.

@noone1722 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for showing such practical way of using this method

@abingramingram1 6 жыл бұрын

Cool!! Efficient, simple, clean!!Thanks for sharing.

@bparker86 3 жыл бұрын

Man that is one smart little system. I tip my hat sir

@fb706 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice Mike , excellent system, well explained!

@PhatboyHD88 6 жыл бұрын

Buddy that is a dam good ingenious way to do it ,, i have use for something like this thank you ...

@rbpe3thatsme841 4 жыл бұрын

I gave a couple thumbs up

@joegomez5807 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video. I needed this four years ago. I built one with a 4 inch pipe. Moves lots of water cheaply. If your out flow pipe is long and way below the inlet, you may skip the check valve if you fill the outlet end with a hose

@microstore5882 5 жыл бұрын

mind blowing, excellent idea. thank you so much for sharing this idea.

@ih1955 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video with some great music!

@patrickfleischer7420 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I learned something. I also like the fact that you fast forwarded the creation of the pipes. Even better if you showed a time lapse of the pond going down (sorry, I am teacher and I think I just went into marking mode!)

@johnsangl 2 жыл бұрын

Built this today & it is working great! Thanks for a great video. NW PA near Corry.

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@brettchenier1010 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I was trying to pump down the pond due to damage to the dam from muskrats. I was using a pump and all was well, but the pump quit during this latest rain to hit western KY. I couldn't get a replacement pump and decided to use your idea. We ended up getting about 10" of rain and the siphon kept the water below the damaged area of the dam. It worked great. Thanks again.

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Glad it worked for you

@waynechaffee2138 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Morgan's, love your channel. Like your content. Have learned many pieces of info to help me manage our six acre wood lot/camp. Look forward to each new video. I am like-minded with you folks, hard work is very enjoyable. Thanks.

@CFazz Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, I have a hole in dam wall and was going to hire a pump to drain water but this is gold. Plus you keep pipes for future draining if needed. Thanks for showing.

@Shawn-rq4py 6 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found your channel. I searched for videos on gravel driveways and found your videos. I’ve begun to watch all of your videos and so far every one I’ve seen I can benefit from! I have a place where I used to have a pond. It got so bad down there and started to cause a host of problems that we had to drain it. However we found that the pond side is lower than the existing grade opposite the dam. But if I go about 20’ past the dam it drops of. It stays so wet I can’t get my equipment in to properly fix the drainage and I couldn’t afford a pump plus there’s no electricity. I can now take this knowledge and get that mess dried out. Thank you for sharing this! Subscribed !

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn and I'm happy you found us!

@CoachAvalos 3 жыл бұрын

This is a life saver! Thanks for sharing, now I can do this on my 6 acres.

@pat_in_va8605 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for "how to" content that rings true!

@andybillos6796 4 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent idea....Great Job...I just found your page...glad I did,

@Jerry-lr9yb 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I did that over the weekend worked out slick I ran it for 12 hours and dropped the pond down about one foot simple and easy thank again.

@peterb.houtman1012 6 жыл бұрын

Great work Mike, pretty cool system

@tiredleeches771 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea, so simple yet so effective

@russellbowman8051 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome way to move water better than a pump!! 👊

@dangerousliberty 4 жыл бұрын

It works great. we did this with 6 inch pipe about 20 years ago when we had to drain 4 ponds

@jayh8490 6 жыл бұрын

i think every video i watch that you make, i press the like button. you are one of my new favorite youtube channels. you seem honest and hardworking and that goes a long way with me. anyways thanks for another video and take care, (from canada)

@trumpzilla4193 6 жыл бұрын

Echo that ....

@brianmyers5445 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and the check valve idea on the inlet is much better than the ball valve I have used. I also used a ball valve at the outlet so I could throttle the flow or shut it off completely without the need to reprime the siphon. One thing to note: Not only must the inlet be higher than the outlet, the total rise over the dam cannot be more than 32 feet (at sea level - 27 feet at my altitude).

@KiotiCS 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Mike that is the same thing we was going to make i was just going to use 2 valves and put the fill on the down side to fill to start it ! take care have a great week ! Kioti Curt :-)

@airborne501 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have been wanting to make a rain capture system, but will need to move the water from tanks to garden. This just help me figure out the movement. Thanks..

@sh839c 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as usual.

@dragonking1907 3 жыл бұрын

Wow so simple. I will try this since my property is near the river and watering plants will be simple and easy. So I can add a Ram Pump to lift the water to my storage tank. Cool and simple and cheap!

@mikemorgan7293 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent and Practical Video ! Great Job !

@precisionboatbuilder 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure why KZfaq recommended this video to me but I'm happy I watched it. Great info!!!!!!!! Very valuable. Thank you sir.

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank

@robc.5745 4 жыл бұрын

I saved this to my favorites, A great video ,Very useful.

@Living-The-Dream 6 жыл бұрын

So slick, yet so simple....👍👍

@BrianPhillipsRC 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing

@peace4u283 3 жыл бұрын

thank you MIKE AND YOU HEPER , GOOD JOB 🙌🏻🙏👍🏻

@briannoname2844 6 жыл бұрын

Good simple syphon. If you use Fernco connectors between each length of pipe it can be broken apart and re-assembled easily.

@palawanrexx1331 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much . This trick is so helpful to my fishpond , my pond water level goes down due to evaporation , now i can refill it by siphoning from the river outside even in lowtide

@GoatyHerps 5 жыл бұрын

Simple, yet genius. 👍

@paulsandoval5936 Жыл бұрын

This is a FANTASTIC idea and design. Thank you so much sir.

@dmorgan28 4 жыл бұрын

That was a cool video. What a good way to siphon. 👍👍👍❤️

@Joanzak52 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I wanted to find out how to get water from our dug well if the electric goes out. You answered it!

@JamesKing2understandinglife 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing me a simple high volume syphon.

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome sir!

@paulnewcombe3373 5 жыл бұрын

Great presentation. This is EASY physics that everyone of us should know. Thanks for sharing

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul, have a good day

@tyleryanosky526 4 жыл бұрын

This video saved me a lot of money! Thank you!

@hardrockminer-50 4 жыл бұрын

Great way to charge the system. Check valve and tee. One draw back if freezing temps are coming: section from tee to check valve still has water in it when you shut it down and will freeze. You could use suction hose, with check valve on end - from elbow on inlet side of tee - have rope on end kf suction hose, drag hose up the bank and drain out the last piece.

@frankhanes8005 6 жыл бұрын

Well Mike today I learned something new thank you I can use this idea for sure. I was in the bush yesterday cutting up a maple that I had blown over last summer the snow was still I bit deep but it was duabull. Have a good day 👍

@kevinvallee9049 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Learn something new everyday

@PlayNowWorkLater 23 күн бұрын

What a great idea

@koilover7740 3 жыл бұрын

Love your video. Very good idea thank you👍👍👍

@0wiseone 5 жыл бұрын

The outlet end must be lower that the water level of the reservoir on the inlet end. This is an awesome syphon system!

@aeroboy002 3 жыл бұрын

Wow You are a man. Great idea energy free. Wishes & regards from South India

@edwardkenney722 4 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work ,Mike. Ned

@josebonilla4306 4 жыл бұрын

very simple i like many people talk to much and never go to the point you the best

@Xmonders 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea 👍. Thnx for the sharing

@danklyf4202 5 жыл бұрын

Yo' this was super cool man. Right on for making the video ✌

@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I instantly realized the PVC pipe could be replaced with a hose.

@billabney243 4 жыл бұрын

Yep all that could be replaced with a simple water hose except priming it is annoying and it's much slower at moving water. But it'll work.

@suees4893 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you have just solved a problem for me, love this!!!

@scotthoffman5083 6 жыл бұрын

Great simple video Mike. I’d love to sit and talk firewooding with you someday

@raffy1ca 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat idea!

@TheSagerider 4 жыл бұрын

Very clever Mr. Morgan very clever indeed.

@robertbryson1017 6 жыл бұрын

Cool never knew that glad to know, thanks Mike for the info.

@HomesteadJay 6 жыл бұрын

That flowed like a fire hydrant out that outlet end!

@asianseaanimals 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for give us the good video

@waynestrickland4589 4 жыл бұрын

This just gave me a really good idea. Siphon water from pond to a ram pump for irrigation! I wonder if a siphon works well enough from an active flowing creek or river. Google doesn't have any clear answers for me this time haha.

@barryespeseth7355 4 жыл бұрын

Very basic. Good job explaining. Needed by people who never used a syphon.

@jonathanholzgartner4057 6 жыл бұрын

Mike! Thats ingenious! Thanks for the videos. I like the new tractor seems powerful, any way you could clip the wire to that reverse chime its super loud on this end. Thanks man keep up the good work.