Decanting is a useful method of emptying a large amount of water from one container to another, for example to clean a fish tank by decanting the water. Everything you need for this operation can easily be found at a home or hardware store. Follow these tips if you want to pour water.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: With the Mouth
Step 1. Place the bucket
Place it on a lower surface than the container you want to pour the water from.
Step 2. Prepare the tube
- Place one end of a plastic tube at the bottom of the container you want to pour the liquid from.
- Put the other end of the hose into the bucket.
Step 3. Start letting the water flow
Slightly suck from the end of the tube that you inserted into the bucket. Make sure that the end of the tube is at a lower level than the container from which you remove the water.
Step 4. Run the water into the tube
- When it reaches the edge of the container, stop vacuuming.
- Put the bottom end of the hose into the bucket.
- Let the water run completely into the bucket below.
Method 2 of 3: By Immersion
Step 1. Submerge the tube
Put it completely under the water of the container you want to transfer from. Soak it slowly to allow air to escape from the tube.
Step 2. When in place, lock the tube
Put your finger on one end. Make sure you completely cover the opening.
Step 3. Prepare for decanting
- Remove the closed end of the hose from the water.
- Put it in a container that is lower than the container you want to transfer from.
- Hold your finger over the end of the tube until you put it on the bottom of the lower container.
- Check that the submerged end of the tube does not come out of the water in the upper container.
Step 4. Open the tube
Remove your finger from the end: the water will flow through the tube towards the lower container.
Method 3 of 3: With a Garden Hose
Step 1. Prepare the garden hose
- Put one end at the bottom of the container from which you pour the water.
- Secure it to the bottom with an object heavy enough to hold it still, but which at the same time allows the flow of water to flow inside the tube.
- Put the other end of the tube in the container where you want the water to be poured.
Step 2. Connect the shut-off valve
Install the valve at the end of the tube making sure it stays on the outside of the container and leave it open.
Step 3. Connect a second tube
Attach a second garden hose to the other side of the valve installed on the hose that acts as a siphon.
Fix the other end of the second tube to the water valve
Step 4. Fill the tube
- Open the water valve connected to the second hose.
- Let the tube fill with water.
- Close the valve that connects the two pipes.
Step 5. Disconnect the second tube
Remove the second tube from the one that acts as a siphon.
Step 6. Open the valve
The water will flow from the container through the garden hose.
