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I have a top-loading washing machine that has broke down and is full of water. Instead of getting a bucket to manually collect the water, I was thinking I could use a tube to siphon the water out of it, but gravity could possibly get in the way. I dont really want to leave the house to buy a pump, and I figured maybe I dont need one.



The sink height is the same as the top of the washing machine, the water will have to travel upwards about 1 foot then travel sideways about half a foot, then down into the neighboring sink.



Is this possible with just a tube? no pump?






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    I have a top-loading washing machine that has broke down and is full of water. Instead of getting a bucket to manually collect the water, I was thinking I could use a tube to siphon the water out of it, but gravity could possibly get in the way. I dont really want to leave the house to buy a pump, and I figured maybe I dont need one.



    The sink height is the same as the top of the washing machine, the water will have to travel upwards about 1 foot then travel sideways about half a foot, then down into the neighboring sink.



    Is this possible with just a tube? no pump?






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      I have a top-loading washing machine that has broke down and is full of water. Instead of getting a bucket to manually collect the water, I was thinking I could use a tube to siphon the water out of it, but gravity could possibly get in the way. I dont really want to leave the house to buy a pump, and I figured maybe I dont need one.



      The sink height is the same as the top of the washing machine, the water will have to travel upwards about 1 foot then travel sideways about half a foot, then down into the neighboring sink.



      Is this possible with just a tube? no pump?






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      I have a top-loading washing machine that has broke down and is full of water. Instead of getting a bucket to manually collect the water, I was thinking I could use a tube to siphon the water out of it, but gravity could possibly get in the way. I dont really want to leave the house to buy a pump, and I figured maybe I dont need one.



      The sink height is the same as the top of the washing machine, the water will have to travel upwards about 1 foot then travel sideways about half a foot, then down into the neighboring sink.



      Is this possible with just a tube? no pump?






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          A siphon from one open vessel (A) to another vessel (B) requires the water level in B to be lower than the water level in A. As long as there is not a big air bubble in the siphon and the siphon is full of water, water will flow; but the flow rate will be approximately proportional to the difference in water height in the two vessels.



          You might do better to siphon into a bucket on the floor, then dump the bucket into the sink.






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          A siphon from one open vessel (A) to another vessel (B) requires the water level in B to be lower than the water level in A. As long as there is not a big air bubble in the siphon and the siphon is full of water, water will flow; but the flow rate will be approximately proportional to the difference in water height in the two vessels.



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          A siphon from one open vessel (A) to another vessel (B) requires the water level in B to be lower than the water level in A. As long as there is not a big air bubble in the siphon and the siphon is full of water, water will flow; but the flow rate will be approximately proportional to the difference in water height in the two vessels.



          You might do better to siphon into a bucket on the floor, then dump the bucket into the sink.






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          A siphon from one open vessel (A) to another vessel (B) requires the water level in B to be lower than the water level in A. As long as there is not a big air bubble in the siphon and the siphon is full of water, water will flow; but the flow rate will be approximately proportional to the difference in water height in the two vessels.



          You might do better to siphon into a bucket on the floor, then dump the bucket into the sink.






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          A siphon from one open vessel (A) to another vessel (B) requires the water level in B to be lower than the water level in A. As long as there is not a big air bubble in the siphon and the siphon is full of water, water will flow; but the flow rate will be approximately proportional to the difference in water height in the two vessels.



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