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HOW DO YOU FILL THE WATER IN A PORTY?

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    Posted: 12/June/2010 at 7:17pm
Atlantis: good advice about holding the hose. too often have i left the tape running, turn my back for a second to get distracted and forget, to then remember 10 minutes later and it's on the floor getting everything wet!
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there are plastic hoses at Wal-Greens (I'm sure you can find them at Wal-Mart too) that connect to any faucet without any adapters needed. They have a rubber end that you sometimes have to work onto the faucet. They also sell one for bath tubs. It's meant to make a temporary sprayer from the faucet. You can take the spray head off and just use the hose. It's a quick and easy solution. But I'd advise holding the hose while it's filling because sometimes it can come off. They cost about $6 each (one for the faucet and one for the bath tub).

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Originally posted by BanneyHill BanneyHill wrote:

You can fill the water by using metal sink faucet adaptor from the hardware store.This will ease your work.


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You can fill the water by using metal sink faucet adaptor from the hardware store.This will ease your work.
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stuey, You dont even need the faucet adaptors. If you have a section of
1.5 vac hose cut off 4-5' and keep in your solution tank. Shove it up the
faucet head, hold it and fill er up. Pimpin
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Originally posted by doug doug wrote:

Originally posted by stuey stuey wrote:

I agree with that! But at the same time my equipment is paid for! So i guess figuring out what is the best way to fill the porty is better than a $10,000 investment over my head wondering how i am going to make my next payment on my tm! hehe. So i think its a minor issue.

Big deal a porty is not much of an investment ?

I guess if you can't figure out how to get water to a porty a tm is definately out of your range?

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Fill a jug then transfer the water to the machine. If you use a short hose, then you better stage right next to the water source. If you don't, then you'll have to wheel the porty over to it whenever you need a refill.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote doug Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23/February/2010 at 8:38am
Originally posted by stuey stuey wrote:

I agree with that! But at the same time my equipment is paid for! So i guess figuring out what is the best way to fill the porty is better than a $10,000 investment over my head wondering how i am going to make my next payment on my tm! hehe. So i think its a minor issue.

Big deal a porty is not much of an investment ? I guess if you can't figure out how to get water to a porty a tm is definately out of your range?
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Buckets worked best for me my man. Old fashioned buckets!
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I agree with that! But at the same time my equipment is paid for! So i guess figuring out what is the best way to fill the porty is better than a $10,000 investment over my head wondering how i am going to make my next payment on my tm! hehe. So i think its a minor issue.

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There are only approx 2-3 most common sizes of adapters any household will require. Go to the hardware store and make a small investment (approx. $25.00-??) and purchase a variety of them. You'll be glad you did!
 
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those hose works for the most part, but it seems like everyones faucets are different. i would have to a different adaptor for every faucet out there.
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