chobbs1957
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Question concerning oil-fluid extractors:
I see several on YouTube that either use a home-made or commercial vacuum extractor for pulling oil up through a small engine oil fill tube, works pretty well. Some are powered by an air compressor, and I’ve seen home-made units use a shop-vac.
My question is why not use a fuel-oil electric pump? I could wire one of those up with alligator connectors and plumb it with some ice maker tubing…. I think I’d spend about $35 instead of $90-$150 for a bought unit and less complicated than a $40-$60 homemade unit.
I see several on YouTube that either use a home-made or commercial vacuum extractor for pulling oil up through a small engine oil fill tube, works pretty well. Some are powered by an air compressor, and I’ve seen home-made units use a shop-vac.
My question is why not use a fuel-oil electric pump? I could wire one of those up with alligator connectors and plumb it with some ice maker tubing…. I think I’d spend about $35 instead of $90-$150 for a bought unit and less complicated than a $40-$60 homemade unit.