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I bought a collapsible bucket that fits into narrow spaces when I need to drain plumbing systems (feddit.uk)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
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Again, one of those things I should've bought 15 years ago. I just didn't know these even exist. This is the second most exited I've even been about a bucket only narrowly topped by the time I found two for free.

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[–] 33 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Life hack I figured out, impromptu bucket, for oil changes and draining fluids. Get a cardboard box that fits and line it with a garbage bag. Drain oil into bag. Tie up up bag and put box and bag into another bag for transport. Or you can cut the corner of full bag to drain into a jug with out making a mess or funnels. Hell got no funnel? Pour the clean oil into a clean bag and cut the corner of and fill engine.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That's what I do if I need to carry extra gasoline around too. Just get a few bags for thickness, pump it right in there, and tie the top.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    How often does this happen to you?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Well I owned as of 2 days ago, a ram with a cummins so... alot more than I'd ever liked. Hope the chevy will keep me from crawling on my back on the regular.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah if you have to improvise, sounds like you know what you're doing. I have a Honda that has horrible oil filter placement. They make a funnel specifically for it to magnetically attach to the frame and redirect the flow once the filter is removed. Otherwise it dribbles all the way down the frame. The funnel was way overpriced but it was either that or waste a ton of trash bags.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah that sounds like a pay once, cry once situation. More than once I've spent cussing under a truck or car with oil dribbling down my arm trying to get it to not make a mess. All in vain regardless. Here's a free one, dishwasher powdered detergent is the best for pulling oil stains out of your driveway.

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