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Al, I said, the highest you can raise water in a siphon is around 34 feet. By curious coincidence, the maximum height that water can be drawn in a tube sealed at the top (a water barometer) is also around 34 feet.
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2372/how-does-a-sipho...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2372/how-does-a-siphon-work
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･ 1 Plan your area for siphoning. The water source that you want to siphon should be higher than the drainage... ･ 2 Place a clothespin or a clamp on one end of a garden hose. ･ 3 Attach the other end of the garden hose to a faucet. ･ 4 Tur...
http://www.ehow.com/how_5019033_siphon-water-hose.html
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So let's see how we can apply this to starting a siphon - without getting a mouthful of water (or gas). The secret is to somehow get one end of the hose well below the level of the liquid in the tank from which we wish to transfer the fluid.
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www.misterfixit.com/siphon.htm
www.misterfixit.com/siphon.htm
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However, there is a way to siphon water without ever having to put the tube in your mouth. 1. Place one end of the tube in the water and lower it down, keeping it vertical.
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www.petkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/fish/1900/How-to-siphon-wa...
www.petkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/fish/1900/How-to-siphon-water-without-sucking
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Kay Brothers, deputy general manager of energy and operations for the water authority, outlined the agreement Monday at the opening of two weeks of hearings by the authority on its plan to siphon 39,750 acre-feet from Delamar, Dry Lake and Cave Lake valleys in eastern Nevada.
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www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/feb/07/plan-siphon-water-...
www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/feb/07/plan-siphon-water-vegas-okd-eye-out-refuge/
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Scientists have known for decades that enormous quantities of ocean water circulate through the seafloor, flowing through the porous volcanic rock of the ... "It's a hydrothermal siphon, like siphoning water through a hose--once it gets going it can maintain itself. The question is, What gets it started?" Fisher said.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/02/030206080148.htm
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Initially proposed by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation in 1938 and revived by the L.A. Department of Water & Power in 1985, the $10 billion minority-drainage system will draw nearly ... "Under the current plan, the city would need to siphon over 12,000 minority citizens a day just to meet its estimated minimum needs.
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www.theonion.com/content/node/29929
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Initially proposed by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation in 1938 and revived by the L.A. Department of Water & Power in 1985, the $10 billion minority-drainage system will draw nearly ... "Under the current plan, the city would need to siphon over 12,000 minority citizens a day just to meet its estimated minimum needs.
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www.theonion.com/content/node/29929/print/
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Siphon Water with Compressed Air ... At 1382 feet the atmospheric pressure is approximately 14 psia. Theoretically Water will siphon 32.3 feet. ... To be conservative use 25 feet for siphon lift. Then with 73 feet, surface to water less 25 feet siphon capability we need to lift 48 feet.
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www.ifps.org/Education/WhitePapers/SiphonWater.htm
www.ifps.org/Education/WhitePapers/SiphonWater.htm
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