Three shakes to full flow
No pumps, no batteries, no mouth-priming. Click through the steps to see exactly how a FlowPro primes itself.
The secret is in the nozzle
Inside the lead-free copper nozzle sits an industrial-strength glass ball — a one-way check valve. Every downstroke of your shake slams the ball shut and forces liquid up the hose. A few strokes and the liquid crests the top of the hose. From there, gravity runs the show.
That's the whole trick: keep the source higher than the destination, and a FlowPro will move up to 10 gallons a minute all day long.
Troubleshooting
It won't prime
Make sure the outlet end of the hose is LOWER than the liquid level in the source — a siphon can't flow uphill. Then shake with short, brisk 6-inch strokes; slow shakes don't seat the check valve.
Flow starts, then stops
The nozzle probably came out of the liquid, or the source is nearly empty. Keep the copper end fully submerged and tilt the container toward it as the level drops.
Flow seems slow
Reduce the height the liquid has to climb — lower your destination or raise the source. The bigger the drop, the faster the flow.
There's a kink in the hose
FlowPro tubing resists kinking, but a hard bend will slow any hose. Straighten the run and let the natural coil relax in the sun for a few minutes.