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Step 5Start the Siphon
This is the most difficult step in the process. It's not incredibly difficult, but may be a bit frustrating at first.
Begin by filling the Christmas tree stand's reservoir about half-full with water. Then fill the bucket to a level that is no higher than the top of your Christmas tree stand's reservoir. Warning: It is important to make sure that neither the water level in the tree stand reservoir nor the bucket is ever at a height above the top edge of other container. If so, you may end up with a nasty mess on your hands. I'm not responsible for damage to flooring, carpet, Christmas gifts, furniture, or anything else that gets damaged through the use or misuse of this system!
Once both containers are half full, submerge your tubing assembly fully into the bucket. This will allow the tubing to fill with water. Once it is full, grab a brass fitting in each hand and place your index finger over each end of the tubing. This will allow you to move the tubing without any water pouring out. While you keep one end submerged in the bucket, place the other end in the tree stand. Do not remove your finger until the brass fitting is well submerged in the water in the tree stand. Once it is submerged, release your finger and push the end into the tree stand as deep as it will go--you want the brass fitting to be on the bottom of the tree stand's reservoir.
If you were successful in this step, you should have a working siphon system between the bucket and the reservoir in the tree stand. To test this, add some more water to the bucket. If the system is working properly, you should see the water level in the tree stand reservoir rise with the level of the water in the bucket. It will rise slowly, but you should see it rise. If the water levels don't change together, then you probably have air in the tubing. Try restarting the siphon again. You may able to tell if the tubing is full of water by pinching it. If you see any air bubbles or pockets in the tubing then this is a sign you don't have a working siphon.
Begin by filling the Christmas tree stand's reservoir about half-full with water. Then fill the bucket to a level that is no higher than the top of your Christmas tree stand's reservoir. Warning: It is important to make sure that neither the water level in the tree stand reservoir nor the bucket is ever at a height above the top edge of other container. If so, you may end up with a nasty mess on your hands. I'm not responsible for damage to flooring, carpet, Christmas gifts, furniture, or anything else that gets damaged through the use or misuse of this system!
Once both containers are half full, submerge your tubing assembly fully into the bucket. This will allow the tubing to fill with water. Once it is full, grab a brass fitting in each hand and place your index finger over each end of the tubing. This will allow you to move the tubing without any water pouring out. While you keep one end submerged in the bucket, place the other end in the tree stand. Do not remove your finger until the brass fitting is well submerged in the water in the tree stand. Once it is submerged, release your finger and push the end into the tree stand as deep as it will go--you want the brass fitting to be on the bottom of the tree stand's reservoir.
If you were successful in this step, you should have a working siphon system between the bucket and the reservoir in the tree stand. To test this, add some more water to the bucket. If the system is working properly, you should see the water level in the tree stand reservoir rise with the level of the water in the bucket. It will rise slowly, but you should see it rise. If the water levels don't change together, then you probably have air in the tubing. Try restarting the siphon again. You may able to tell if the tubing is full of water by pinching it. If you see any air bubbles or pockets in the tubing then this is a sign you don't have a working siphon.
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