bladder help

[sarosh]

Originally Posted by TokyoSeven

There maybe some form of switch or latch that you may have to engage where the hose connects to the bladder.

If nothing else. Try removing the hose to see if water will exit the bladder, if it does than try sticking the hose in a glass of water and seeing if you can suck any through. As there maybe an obstruction in the hose.

tried removing the hose, water exists. when i get home ill try using it as a straw in a glass of water. good idea thanks.

[Gunny_McSmith]

My Platypus brand bladder does that, you need to suck the air out of it to get the water to flow....

[coach]

take the bite valve off the tube and see if water will flow. are you sure it doesn't have a shut off valve near the bite valve?

what brand pack/bladder?

[sarosh]

condor i believe, bought from capital airsoft.

[Assault Pioneer]

I have a condor one and it's both bite and pull, grab the hard plastic part at the end of the straw (not the part you bite) and pull on it. the hard plastic part should go a cm longer as it has a built in plug inside.

when you suck on it do you get air or do you get nothing? if you get nothing there is a plug on the hard plastic part. fiddle with that

[Forever_kaos]

For my condor hydro carrier, I have to turn the valve and bite.
It's a bit hard to see, but it has "ON" and "OFF" arrows by the valve.

[TokyoSeven]

Originally Posted by Assault Pioneer

it's both bite and pull, grab the hard part and pull on it

when you suck on it...

I take no responsibility for possibly editing that quote.

So what are you doin friday night?

Im also disapointed that the words biting and sucking havent been used more in this thread.

[coach]

OP, T7 wants you to suck harder! He's not afraid of teeth, so have at her...um...him...no...her...him... You know what I mean!

Originally Posted by TokyoSeven

I take no responsibility for possibly editing that quote.

So what are you doin friday night?

Im also disapointed that the words biting and sucking havent been used more in this thread.

There. Happy?

[Maethori]

The answer to your problem is likely simple, if it's similar to how my condor hydration pack works.. The end of the hose is higher than the water level in the bladder, and won't just come out by sucking. You need to use it like a syphon hose: get the water flowing and the pressure difference will keep it flowing.

So, if this is your problem, here's how to solve it:

1. Fill up the bladder
2. Attach the tube
3. Put the end of the tube lower than the water in the bladder
4. Open the valve and squeeze the end
5. When water starts flowing, close the valve

You should now have started the water's "syphoning action" out of the bladder and should be able to suck water out of it normally.

Hope this helped!

[sarosh]

Problem has been solved! thanks everyone for the replies!

[Assault Pioneer]

Originally Posted by TokyoSeven

I take no responsibility for possibly editing that quote.

So what are you doin friday night?

Im also disapointed that the words biting and sucking havent been used more in this thread.

I have to work friday maybe some other time

[coach]

Originally Posted by sarosh

Problem has been solved! thanks everyone for the replies!

And the resolve was?

[sarosh]

there was an on off switch, i filled it up and held it up high and sucked as hard as i could (feel free to make jokes). and it started coming out(again feel free to make jokes).

thanks for the help.

[VooDooPeteK]

Originally Posted by sarosh

there was an on off switch, i filled it up and held it up high and sucked as hard as i could (feel free to make jokes). and it started coming out(again feel free to make jokes).

thanks for the help.

OK I just need to leave that one alone

Glad the problem is solved though, what you doing this weekend.....