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Go to Lowes and you can make your own antifreeze draw hose to screw on intake side of your pump. All you need is a Apollo PEX 1/2"x 1/2" female adapter barb x FPT (swivel) part # apxfb1212s, and a length of 1/2" ID clear tubing and a hose clamp and you are ready to suck antifreeze straight from the bottle.
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old_guy · Answer

I got mine from my local RV dealer for $1.89 and it has a 90+ barb.  it also screws on with out turning the hose like a dying fish

beemerphile1 · Answer

nyokie wrote:Go to Lowes and you can make your own antifreeze draw hose to screw on intake side of your pump. All you need is a Apollo PEX 1/2"x 1/2" female adapter barb x FPT (swivel) part # apxfb1212s, and a length of 1/2" ID clear tubing and a hose clamp and you are ready to suck antifreeze straight from the bottle.adapterThanks for the tip.

davehrn · Answer

I use a sink faucet supply line.  screws right to the suction side of the pump.

skipnchar · Answer

I use a permanently installed valve with attached tubing.   Simply drop it in the jog, turn the valve and pump away.  I think the total cost was something like $15.00 and 15 minutes to install it.

tenbear · Answer

I added a valve between the pump and the water tank. Attach a hose to the top of the valve, where the cap is, flip the valve and the pump sucks the antifreeze out of the bottle instead of water out of the tank. There wasn't quite enough room between the tank and the pump so I ended up with some elbows.

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