Winterizing--water pump kit question

are the non workers all on the hot/or cold side? did you flip the right valves on the WH?
bumpy

Kansas couple wrote:
I've made sure the end of the hose is well into the bottle. Lifting up the bottle and even tilting it doesn't seem to help.

Did you try it with one faucet open?

Bumpyroad and Lynmor, yes and yes.

Make sure all faucets are off. Make sure the water pump is off. Put the hose in the container with the pink stuff. Now, turn on the pump. It will run and run and run, and probably pump nothing. Keep the pump running, and NOW turn on a faucet. You will hear a different sound the pump makes and it will begin pumping the pink from the container. If the pink stuff runs empty, or switching gallons, repeat. Every faucet off. Water pump off. Insert hose in pink stuff container. Turn on pump, turn on one faucet at a time. If the jug runs empty, repeat again until all lines are running pink stuff.

Be very sure the hose is at the bottom of the bottle. Be VERY sure you bypassed the WH. the hole process should only take 2 gal.

Be very sure the hose is at the bottom of the bottle. Cut a v in the end of the hose or a slant so the hose cannot suck to the bottom of the bottle. Be VERY sure you bypassed the WH. The whole process should only take 2 gal.

Thank you, everyone!

Just a crazy thought (actually two) but one could use a funnel and dump more pink stuff into the original container before it empties OR use a five gallon bucket and dump several gallons into it before pumping.

You did drain and bypass the water heater correct?

Did you cycle the toilet flush valve until the antifreeze ran into the bowl?