Red Barchetta posted:Question - If the jerrycan is sitting on the ground is this siphon strong enough to transfer the water uphill into the trailer/camper?
I currently have (15 years now) and use a drill-powered fresh water transfer pump. It transfers 6.5 gallons in seconds.
It will not siphon uphill. Like any siphon, it needs to be lower than liquid being siphoned. I used it with a 7 gal water container shown here when my back went out and I could not lift it. I use it all the time to empty a 55 gal drum of water into my cabin cistern in about 10 minutes. when I draw water out of the stream, I find a place that is at least level with the water and have no problems pulling it. I have also used it to siphon gasoline from my truck to a container for my lawn mower.
How it works is simply a marble crimped into the copper tubing that you when you move down it lets water in and blocks water escaping when you pull it up. In my 7 gal it takes about 8 to 10 of these up/down movements to pump enough into the hose to get the siphon started.