Homemade products from a washing machine pump

Do not rush to throw away a working pump from an old washing machine. With its help, you can design very useful homemade products that will appeal to every car owner. In fact, the drain pump can be used to pump any liquid: water, engine oil, antifreeze, gasoline. The device operates from a regular network, so we’ll tell you how it can be used in a garage “economy”.

Device for washing a car stove

Engineering homemade products from individual parts of washing machines, for example, an engine or a pump, are very popular among “handy” owners. What can be made from a drain pump? In fact, it will be very useful for car enthusiasts.

Using a pump from an automatic washing machine, you can quickly and easily wash your car heater.

Every car owner faces the need to clean the stove every year. To keep the cabin warm and comfortable, it is recommended to “blow out” the device before winter. The process itself is known to many; you need to drain the antifreeze from the system, add a flushing mixture, start the car and leave the engine to “run” for 20-30 minutes. It is better to repeat the washing several times.

But if you think about it, there’s simply no need to spray flushing fluid all over the car. After all, there are no deposits in the rest of the “machine” system. Not everyone wants to spend gasoline to keep the engine running for a good half hour. The washing machine pump will help you effectively clean your car heater.

If you approach the process from an engineering point of view, you can improve it with a simple homemade product. Necessary:

• drain the antifreeze from the system;
• disconnect both stove pipes;
• assemble a “circuit”, namely, connect the pump outlet hose to the stove, put the pump inlet and outlet pipes from the “heater” into a five-liter container;
• mix hot water and washing mixture in the required proportions;
• pour the resulting solution into the “pump-stove” circuit;
• connect a wire with a power plug to the pump;
• install the element in the engine compartment, just above the radiator of the car heater;
• start the process by plugging in the power cord.

It is better to throw thin gauze over the outlet hose of the auto stove - it will act as a coarse filter.

In the first minutes, nothing special will happen, but then it will be more interesting. Various deposits will begin to come out of the stove, which will peel off under pressure. Such cleaning will be many times more effective than conventional washing. After fifteen minutes of pump operation, it is better to change the liquid in the container and start the pump again. The system will be flushed with a clean mixture again. After this, you need to run distilled water through the chain, about 2-3 times.

Having finished washing the stove, all that remains is to blow out the remaining liquid and debris from it and pour antifreeze into the system. The machine “heater” will blow hot air much better than before cleaning. With the help of such a simple homemade product, you can quickly and efficiently complete the task.

Device for refilling a mini sink

The pump from an automatic car can be useful for facilitating other “garage tasks” for car enthusiasts. For example, if you constantly have to carry water in buckets and pour it into different containers, take on a cool idea. Using a pump from an old washing machine, you can “drive” water from one large barrel to different places, for example, to a mini sink and washbasin.

Pay attention to the power of the drain pump “lying around” in the garage.For example, a 34 W pump will easily raise water to a height of more than one and a half meters. Based on this, think about what size barrel is suitable for your situation.

Those who have a stationary mini car wash understand how much water is required to “refresh” the car body. This is not one, or two buckets. In order not to break your back every week, you can try once and make a “garage plumbing”. To supply water to the mini sink you will need:

• barrel. It’s better to immediately buy a capacity of 200-250 liters;
• metal profile 20*40 mm for making a frame for a barrel and 1.1/2 inch pipes;
• fitting for the pipe. You can buy a ready-made one of the required size or grind it yourself from brass;
• drain pump from the machine;
• clamps for attaching the pump to a metal stand;
• tee tap;
• a hose of the required length (so that it is enough to reach the mini sink);
• power cord with plug.

The algorithm of actions will be as follows:

• make a stand for the barrel from a metal profile. If desired, you can paint the “podium”;
• install a fitting under the pump pipe in the bottom of the barrel;
• secure the pump to a metal stand. You can use special clamps for this;
• connect the pump pipe to the fitting screwed into the bottom of the container;
• Connect a tee valve to the pump outlet. With its help it will be possible to open and pause the water supply;
• Screw a hose to the shut-off valve outlet;
• connect the power cord with plug to the pump. It is powered from a 220 Volt outlet.

If necessary, you can connect another hose to the tee tap and direct it, for example, to a washbasin.

Such homemade products will definitely make the life of a car owner easier. Therefore, if you have a drain pump from a washing machine lying around in your garage, do not rush to throw it away.The pump can be useful for servicing the machine and for organizing a point “water supply”.

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