How to get water from a tank?

[donnarangi]

Hi, ive just installed a water tank but did not connect a pump instead of opting to go w a retractable garden hose.  The tanks full but no water?! 

Not sure what i need to do from here, ive opened the outlets of the tank & hose but no water..any other suggestions i could try before thinking abt installing a pump? 

I tried posting a picture but it wouldnt allow it

[donnarangi]

Thanks Dave,

So i did unwind the hose, no kink & opened the tap on bottom, still no water, thinking the housing for the hose is still higher, so i got my other garden hose & connected to tap, water came thru but really no pressure😒

[donnarangi]

Hi Jacob,

Ive done what you have all said, unwind the hose, no kink still no water..i then put my other garden hose on & got a some water out but only trickles out lol..so im thinking may nd to put in a pump..do u know how much it wld cost to install a pump?

[donnarangi]

Hi Alan,

I did all the above, still no water & then put another garden hose on & the water trickled out lol so im thinking il nd a pump?

[Dave-1]

Good Evening @donnarangi 

So the tap when no hose is on lets water out nicely.

When a hose is on it either lets out nothing or only a trickle. 

Trying to figure out how to test the tap itself, maybe cut a short length of hose and reterminate it. Then see if a flat hose a meter long has the same pressure as the tap itself? If the tank is full, clean with no silt it should run, you said the tap works fine when no hose is on it so that makes me think the tap is fine, the tank is fine. We are left with the long hose.

Dave

[JacobZ]

Hi @donnarangi,

I think a pump is the way to go.

Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you how much it would cost to install a pump, you would have to speak with a plumber in your area for a quote.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob