Emptying Water Tanks

[gates_cliff]

I'm open to suggestions as to removing all the water from my water tanks. They haven't been used in so long, the water is not fit for washing your hands!

[Jim Walsh]

Using an old length of water hose for a siphon is cheap and easy. A newfangled "shaker siphon" is another cheap way to go and you don't have to worry about swallowing swamp water. There are lots of other means such as a portable bilge pump or the small capacity pumps which require the use of a drill motor. A wet/dry vac is also handy if the tanks aren't topped up.

[csoule13]

I decided to get my calf workout in this weekend, I so stood at the sink and pumped(and pumped, and pumped) until the most ungodly black stuff burped out. Tank empty(and going to be replaced in the offseason along w/ all of the hose). Took about 15 minutes. I recommend some upbeats tunes to help set the pace.

[Neil Gordon]

Disconnect any hose below the level of the tank and drain the water into the bilge.

[Gary H]

I pump the water into the sink with a portable hand bilge pump.

[gates_cliff]

Thanks to all. I had considered all of them, except the music accompaniment.