Vacuum pump and shurflow...

[iby]

I've been searching on here, but I can't see to find the right search terms to find the answer... I'm sure this has been asked before...

I am wondering if I can take a piece of 6" PVC, run my mainline into it..., attach a vacuum pump to the top, a shurflow to the bottom...

will it work? seems to be basically what the extractors do, right? I am curious as to whether the vacuum pump will overpower the shurflow and prevent it from emptying the cylinder.

It's something I plan to play with this year and try out cause I'm way to cheap to buy an extractor or releaser for my little hobby...

[Ultimatetreehugger]

It might work but most likely it will overwhelm the ball diaphragm in the shurflo. Try it and get back to us!

[maple flats]

I doubt the Shurflo will over come the vacuum. That may depend on the vacuum level. The numbers I hear for Shurflo pumps is between 20-24" depending on several factors. It seems your vacuum would need to be less than that to work.