TERA PUMP TRDP15 Heavy Duty Manual Fuel Transfer Pump Siphon

I recently received my TRDP15 Heavy Duty High Speed Siphon to complement my survival gear, and I must say, I'm not at all disappointed. It's construction does feel "heavy duty" and it seems to be made from quality materials. It works pretty quickly, and is very simple to use. You put the straight tube in the liquid you want to siphon, and the flexible tube in the container you want to move the liquid to, give the bulb a couple of quick easy squeezes and viola...liquid's moving. I haven't yet timed it out to see just how much volume it can move in a given time period, but it looks to be pretty quick. If I knew before I bought it what I know now, I still would have. I would absolutely recommend the TRDP15 to any friend, family member, or random stranger who was looking for a quick, easy way to move liquids from one container to another. In fact, I intend to get another one for myself just as soon as I can.

I watched a YouTube video about how to transfer diesel from a 5-gallon container into your tractor. That person used a Jiggler siphon hose so I started looking at those. I then broadened my search and found the TeraPump TRDP15. After reading the reviews, I decided on trying it out and am totally satisfied. The pump requires 3-5 squeezes of the pump bulb before the siphoning effect begins. Once started, it will quickly drain a 5-gallon container. If the fuel tank on the tractor fills before the 5-gallon container is empty, simply push the button on top of the pump bulb to break the siphoning action. Quick, easy and clean. No more lifting the heavy container and spilling diesel all over the hood. Has held up well so far.

I bought this siphon even though the reviews were conflicting on whether it would work on small engine tanks like a lawn mower or snow blower. Some reviews said this was due to the long, wide draw tube and not enough gas in the tank to create and maintain the flow. Some said that shortening the draw tube would solve the problem. This made sense to me so I thought I'd give it a try. There was less than half a tank in my snow blower. The siphon didn't create a constant flow and I had to keep squeezing the bulb. I'm sure this was due to the amount of gas and size of the draw tube, but wasn't a big deal as it only took 4 or 5 squeezes to drain the tank. This was much better than the turkey baster I was using. The siphon didn't completely drain the tank and I used the baster to get most of the remaining gas. Shortening the draw tube might drain more gas, but I don't think it would be a significant difference. The manufacturer must have read the reviews that complained the siphon didn't come with instructions because mine did. Overall, I would recommend this siphon. I bought it specifically to drain gas from my lawn mower and snow blower at the end of the season. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the length and diameter of the draw tube is too long and wide to work perfectly on small tanks, but it does work, drains fast and got the majority of the gas. The turkey baster took me 15-20 minutes to drain the tank. This siphon took a few seconds followed by 6-10 fill ups of the the baster.

wow!! what a great product ... I had several small engine repairs to do .. and this product came in REAL HANDY.. it also was very useful to transfer gas from the gas can to the pick up truck since most gas cans no longer have the piece to fix inside your vehicles to transfer from can.. a 5 gallon can was transferred to pickup in 1 minute fast and effective .. I suggest getting one just to leave inside your car or pick up .. if you run out of fuel you may be able to buy the gas can at the gas station,, but then how are you transferring it .. great product!! ps there are no parts to corrode which is another added bonus

After watching this silly infomercial (you know the kind... where the people without the product are complete idiots) for a similar As Seen On TV syphon that was battery operated. I turned to Amazon to see if I could find it, because I never order from an infomercial. I found the ASOT item, but then realized there was a plethora of others. I decided on this one, because there were no batteries, and it's cheaper. I purchased 2, and gave one to my boyfriend. Boyfriend used it to syphon rain water off his pool cover, and it worked amazingly! I'm using it to transfer fuel from my gas can to the lawnmower, and without ANY spilling, or awkwardly trying to pour the gas into the tank. Where has this thing been all my life?! Highly recommend!

This pump works well for what it is. Started the flow easy enough and hopefully I will get the hang of stopping the flow. Directions said to push down on top to stop flow but it did not seem to work well, I will have to try again. The fact that the gas can has to be higher than what you are filling is rather self defeating. The idea is to keep from having to lift 5 gallons of gas high enough to fill small engines (for me anyway.) I really like the battery powered pumps but they don't last very long and one pooped out on me in the middle of filling an alternate power generator, boo! This is definitely better than one I bought elsewhere with a bulb in the middle of tubing.

Terapump TRDP15, Excellent Siphon Pump This is not my first Terapump TRDP15. I ordered my first in 2014. The first recently gave up from age and mis-use. When it first arrived I attempted to take it apart, only to find it is heat fused together. I did my best to put it together with fuel line sealant, but after two years it started to loose suction. Its a fantastic device for the money. I also have one of the cheap $5-8 siphon's from the local box store. The cheapie doesn't hold a candle to the speed and ease of operation of this siphon. The secret: larger, longer tubes. I've not timed the flow, but if it doesn't do 5 gallons in a minute it's darn close to it. I use it mainly to refill my generator with gasoline. As some might know if the generator stops unexpectantly the peanut gallery starts looking for someone to kill. I know how much fuel we use, keep an eye an the clock, let everyone know we'll be without power while I refill and all is slightly better. The peanut gallery is unhappy but not murderous. This device makes it faster and easier to refuel. Pouring fuel on a hot generator is downright stupid. My TRDP15 is the smart safe way to refuel. As long as I don't rush I don't miss a drop. Safer and cleaner. The instruction quickly go over the secret to safe operation. When you press the button on top, do so a bit before you want flow to stop. Those larger hoses hold a bit of fluid. Press before you want it to stop AND hold the button down till the exit tube is empty. Good luck. Be safe.

I have been heating house with k1 & firewood for over 20 years. Transferring k1 from large containers to smaller ones has always been very messy, and have spilt a lot of my valuable k1. I got this in just a few days after I ordered. Tried it out right away. 1st try I made a little mess because I filled container and did not allow for extra in syphon to drain. I filled 20 containers after that with out 1 drop waisted. Wish I would have had this over all these past years. It syphons so fast that I do not use it to syphon directly into heaters ( even though I could because hoses fit ). Very glad I bought one without batteries for 2 reasons .1 do not have to buy batteries. 2 I feel I have more control of the flow to fill containers exactly were I want to. What used to be an hour or 2 job with a big mess to clean up, I just finished in less than 10 min. with no mess. So-o-o-o easy to use. Thinking of picking up more to use for other things - like siphon h2o of large canner instead of lifting heavy pot, or ? uses can be endless. If it isn't as great after using for a while, I will up date review. But for now I think it is great and would recommend to anyone. Get the blue one and check prices - they really vary - I ordered for $7.99 +free shipping. K1 is $4.50 gal here - paid for it's self in 1 use. doesn't come with instuctions - but just put hoses in containers and squeeze. Seems quality like it will hold up, and does not leak .