Okay, so today I messed around with an acid chemical pump. Here’s how it went down.
First, I gathered all my stuff. I’m talking safety glasses, gloves – the whole nine yards. You gotta be careful with this kind of thing, seriously. I made sure I had the pump itself, the right kind of tubing (gotta resist the acid, you know?), and the containers for the chemicals. One for the source, one for where it’s going.
Setting Things Up
- I connected the tubing to the pump’s inlet. It was a bit fiddly, but I got it snug. No leaks allowed!
- Then, I attached more tubing to the outlet. Same deal – nice and tight.
- I placed the inlet tube into the source container. Made sure it reached the bottom so it could suck up all the liquid.
This is where I double-checked everything. Seriously, double-check. You don’t want any surprises with acid.
Pump It Up
Next, I powered on the pump. Some pumps need priming, which basically means getting the liquid flowing initially. Mine did, so I followed the instructions for that. It involved a little hand-cranking thingy to get the acid started through the tubes.
Once it was primed, I let the pump do its thing. I watched the liquid level in the source container go down, and the other container fill up. I kept an eye on the tubing, too, just to make sure nothing was bulging or looking weird.
Wrap It Up
After the transfer was done, I carefully shut off the pump. Then, the tricky part – disconnecting everything. I slowly removed the tubing from the containers, being super careful not to spill anything.
I flush the pump,tubing with water.
Finally, I cleaned up everything and put it all away. And that’s pretty much it! Just another day messing with pumps and chemicals.