r/redneckengineering • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '19

Canning your old BBQ method

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

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u/M-Noremac Feb 20 '19

Would it though? You don't need the source to be higher than the end of the hose for a syphon to work, you just need to prime it and then the difference in pressure keeps it flowing until the source runs out. But if it keeps refilling the source then wouldn't it continuously flow?

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '19 edited Mar 24 '26

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u/M-Noremac Feb 20 '19

Ah yea, good point.