Jiggle syphon

I would say that they are all much the same. I bought one cheap off ebay a couple of years back & now would prefer to buy one I could hold in my hands first. The ebay cheapie was old stock & had developed a kink in it's original packaging. In use the kink was a permanent problem, to the extent that it really wasn't very useful at all.

I still have & carry my half inch one that I've had for well over a decade but my 'go to' if fuel transfer is needed these days is a rechargeable lithium battery powered (recharges via a USB C cable) transfer pump, which certainly costs significantly more than a jiggle hose, but suits my purpose better, making fuel transfer on our setup *much* easier. Empties a 20 litre jerry into our fuel tank, whilst sitting on the ground in less than 2 minutes. I believe one battery charge is good for up to 300 litres! I very recently had need to use the pump for the first time since we left home almost 18 months ago, it hadn't been charged since then but it just switched on & did the job without issue.

Rechargeable fuel transfer pump

my jiggle syphon is 19mm and clear hose. however, it kinks easily owing to the flimsy nature of the hose.

The downfall is the fact you still need to lift the jerry can anywhere between shoulder and head height to get a good syphon. That is getting harder to lift these days and still can be messy

Last year I changed out all my jerry cans to proquip steel cans and use a Tanami pump. Works on compressed air and the jerry can sits on the ground. Faster and less messy.

My jiggle syphon remains onboard as a backup, although unlikely to ever need it

The clear hoses used on those cheap jiggle syphons is PVC (poly vinyl chloride). It is suitable for diesel, just be prepared to replace it from time to time.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

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Hi Lyndon,
The hose needs to be not too flexible, or at least the section that goes into the Jerry can needs to be not too flexible. Otherwise it will only jig, and not jiggle very well. The action is to lift and push down fairly swiftly and repeatably in order to generate the fluid motion. A floppy hose is not so obliging.

I tried an outboard motor type squeeze priming bulb, connected to a 13mm hose.
It worked but was extremely slow.

Paul

I went from a jiggler to a 12v diesel pump from RTM (not for pumping petrol) and an outboard motor primer (12mm) to prime it in line 1.8 mins for 20lts. No more lifting jerries.

I got two of these. One for water and one for fuel. Worked well and quite durable. A few sizes available. Good thick hose. I got 3/4”.

https://www.toolking.com.au/3-4-jiggle-syphon-the-original-super-syphon-australian-made/

regards

Change the "jiggle" bit of the hose to copper tube. It will then stay at the bottom of the jerry can too.
Then the rest can be as flexible as you like.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome