judyofthewoods
Manual dental irrigator
As I live on very limited solar and hydro electric power, I try to reduce my need for electricity wherever comfortably possible. I don't like to do without my denatal irrigator, so I tried to come up with a manual version. The case has a tyre valve, and is air tight. When it is full of water and I pump air into it, the water comes out under pressure when I open the valve. Problem is, the pressure then goes down very quickly, needing frequent pumping to keep it up. On balance, I found it too much hard work, especially whilst having to do the cleaning at the same time. One for the tinkering 101 room, though a lovely looking gaget that would not look out of place in a Victorian home. My "Kitty Waterjet" actually uses so little power, for only a brief time, that I continued using the electrical version, though to save on the power the inverter uses, I converted it to run on 12 Volt.
Manual dental irrigator
As I live on very limited solar and hydro electric power, I try to reduce my need for electricity wherever comfortably possible. I don't like to do without my denatal irrigator, so I tried to come up with a manual version. The case has a tyre valve, and is air tight. When it is full of water and I pump air into it, the water comes out under pressure when I open the valve. Problem is, the pressure then goes down very quickly, needing frequent pumping to keep it up. On balance, I found it too much hard work, especially whilst having to do the cleaning at the same time. One for the tinkering 101 room, though a lovely looking gaget that would not look out of place in a Victorian home. My "Kitty Waterjet" actually uses so little power, for only a brief time, that I continued using the electrical version, though to save on the power the inverter uses, I converted it to run on 12 Volt.