I first saw this USB battery powered water pump on Facebook on one of the Self Build Campervan groups. Initially I joked that it would make a great wine dispenser instead of water…. then it got me thinking.
I do have a vacuum siphon for the large silver nitrate tank. As emptying it by lifting and pouring does risk wasting some with spillage, I often forget to pack it. I was reminded of this at the end of the Guys Cliffe event. In a rush and a little tired I did spill quite a bit of Silver Nitrate. And that means £££.
So just for fun I bought one of these USB pumps. The charge lasts about 4 hours of constant pumping. Theres a plastic hose with a small filter at the end that fits nicely to the bottom of my large tank. On the top is a large on/off button and it feeds through to a stainless steel spout. The button lights a blue LED when on. A shame, if it was red it would be great for dispensing developer in the darkroom 🙂
Okay its a little overkill, but I do love a gadget, and I’m sure there are multiple other uses. I’ve bought another to replace the manual water hand pump in the van.
I love it! I’ve used a cheap manual siphon pump (squeeze a bulb job) but it doesn’t really work very well. I’m always nervous about pouring the silver bath contents and so this looks like a great solution! I’d appreciate a link to where you bought it if you don’t mind please?
Hi James
Yes Ive used the hand pump one in the past and not been impressed. These are on ebay, search for “Portable Mini Wireless USB Rechargeable Electric Water Pump” sort of thing. Various prices. I think mine was £7.50 including postage.
Hope you are well,
Tony