Water level sight tube
b-alto 09-29-2009
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Anyone have a water sight tube that you can't see threw? My schwing had one, I couldn't see what the water level was? So, I figured out a cheap way to fix it. Stopped by the fleet store and bought a 3/4" foam fishing bobber. Unscrewed the top of the hose and dropped it in. Wa la, Now once again I can see the water level.

Boom Inspector 09-29-2009
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LOL Alto, I figured you were gonna say you just replaced the plastic tube so you could see in it better .

 I look at between 150 and 200 differant concrete pumps per year and I have came across only a few that have used a similiar trick.

Its simple but yet so effective for a visual idenification of your water level.Good tip Alto


biged 09-29-2009
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Hey rug rat that was the best idea you ever came up with thus far.

Vasa 09-30-2009
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Or buy a Putz and get one direct ! ;-)

TooTall 09-30-2009
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 There are a few pumps out there with a bright orange steelhead corkie (float) in the sight glass. I you see one it's one of my old time used to be's.


b-alto 09-30-2009
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Thanks ED..I think? Darn good Idea's are hard to come by. These days.

steadyeddy 10-02-2009
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a foam earplug also works--readily available too