Re: Big Trays

Michael Silver (mikesilver@mindless.com)
Sat, 16 May 1998 06:11:47 -0400

Its just a submersible sump pump type thing for bailing out a basement.
You attach a hose to it and put it in the tub. It bails something like 6
gallons a minute. Very conveient, plentiful, and cheap. Many many
brands and sizes made. Most hardware stores sell them. Called
submersible pump. Also good but more expemsive ones sold at marine
supply stores. You should be able to find one realitivly easily even in
a tiny backwater village like NYC. They are a little bit noisy but they
bail out 8 gallons in no time so its a non issue. You put the whole pump
in the tub. A true value hardware I am sure carries one. The cement
trays I use are used to mix cement so you can imagine they are not to
flimsy. Am posting this to the list as I meant to before. Info may be
useful to others. good luck. michael

Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 May 1998, Michael Silver wrote:
>
> > They are 35"x22" by 10". I've used mine for years. They're deep which I
> > like. I place them on a 8 foot banquet table. fits four. Fill with a
> > hose, empty with a pump. $60 also home depot. I either spray (with
> > atomizer) or brush developer on large prints then place in the tub. Mike
>
> When I was working with a large tray (tho only 20 by 24, as I recall), I
> used a pump siphon from the hardware store to empty it... Was awful,
> flimsy and awkward, "Jack Rabbit" the name. I'd tried every one they had
> & this was the least worst...
>
> What kind of pump is that? My siphon cost only about $8, and I don't know
> that I would have spent $60 for a format I didn't use all that often....
> but I never thought "pump" or Home Depot, either. One reason of course is
> that we don't have a Home Depot in NYC, but another is that, well, I never
> thought of it.
>
> Does the pump operate with a motor? Noisy?
>
> Judy