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lord malak · 05-25-2006, 03:09 PM

Hi! I've been looking around this site for a while now, just decided to register. I am not new to water guns, although I could use some improvement. I also have a question about This homemade before I build it. How does it pump?

Silence · 05-25-2006, 03:30 PM

Hello, and welcome to Super Soaker Central.

The 2 Liter Homemade is basically a primitive QFD-only soaker that has one big shot per tank. When you plug in a hose to the tube behind the hose handle/nozzle, the water pressure will compress the air inside the 2L bottle. Then you squeeze the trigger/handle and all the water is released--but be warned that, to my knowledge, the performance is marginal.

m15399 · 05-25-2006, 06:12 PM

It does not shoot all the water at once... At least to my knowledge. There's no reason it should launch all the water at once. It should get a decent stream for a few seconds.

lord malak · 05-25-2006, 06:30 PM

Thank you for the information! I'm going to try to build it this weekend.

Silence · 05-25-2006, 07:06 PM

Well, yes, because it uses air pressure as opposed to a CPS bladder, the "stream" will just weaken near the end of the very short riot blast. It's good for the price, especially if you have many of the materials lying around, but a good QFD-capable soaker can easily defeat it.

m15399 · 05-26-2006, 12:20 AM

Just because it's air pressure doesn't mean it shoots a riot blast. Some of Dux's APH's have PC's smaller than that and they can sustain a 5-10 second stream. There's no difference here, except the tank is under less pressure, which if anything, will make the shot time longer.

Ben · 05-26-2006, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m15399

It does not shoot all the water at once... At least to my knowledge. There's no reason it should launch all the water at once. It should get a decent stream for a few seconds.

Most of the time is shoots nearly all of the water.

Don't get the wrong impression however - this water gun is more interesting than useful. Fun to play with, but you wouldn't get away with using it in a war for very long unless you designed a larger system.

Silence · 05-26-2006, 04:10 PM

In my opinion, the best choice (by far) is to build a standard APH or another homemade soaker, and have an attachment similar to that of this 2 Liter model. That way, you can use the hose for quick pressurization, and you'll also have a larger PC, a larger reservoir that can be used to pump on-the-fly, and much better performance. You'll be much happier with a standard homemade soaker.

laboye · 06-05-2006, 04:39 PM

While easier to build than the others, the others are much better in overall quality. Most shoot harder and further than that small gun; but I still wouldn't mind building more for the hell of it!

05-25-2006, 03:09 PM	#1
lord malak Junior member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 16 UserID: 643	Hello! Hi! I've been looking around this site for a while now, just decided to register. I am not new to water guns, although I could use some improvement. I also have a question about This homemade before I build it. How does it pump? __________________ Current Guns: Flash Flood \| Arctic Shock (trigger valve leaks) \|XP Backfire \| 2 max-d 3000s \|blazer Wishlist: CPS 2000\| CPS 2500 \| Cps 2700 \|

05-25-2006, 03:30 PM	#2
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,251 UserID: 576	Hello, and welcome to Super Soaker Central. The 2 Liter Homemade is basically a primitive QFD-only soaker that has one big shot per tank. When you plug in a hose to the tube behind the hose handle/nozzle, the water pressure will compress the air inside the 2L bottle. Then you squeeze the trigger/handle and all the water is released--but be warned that, to my knowledge, the performance is marginal. __________________ Forum Rules

05-25-2006, 06:30 PM	#4
lord malak Junior member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 16 UserID: 643	Thank you for the information! I'm going to try to build it this weekend. __________________ Current Guns: Flash Flood \| Arctic Shock (trigger valve leaks) \|XP Backfire \| 2 max-d 3000s \|blazer Wishlist: CPS 2000\| CPS 2500 \| Cps 2700 \|

05-25-2006, 07:06 PM	#5
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,251 UserID: 576	Well, yes, because it uses air pressure as opposed to a CPS bladder, the "stream" will just weaken near the end of the very short riot blast. It's good for the price, especially if you have many of the materials lying around, but a good QFD-capable soaker can easily defeat it. __________________ Forum Rules

05-26-2006, 04:10 PM	#8
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,251 UserID: 576	In my opinion, the best choice (by far) is to build a standard APH or another homemade soaker, and have an attachment similar to that of this 2 Liter model. That way, you can use the hose for quick pressurization, and you'll also have a larger PC, a larger reservoir that can be used to pump on-the-fly, and much better performance. You'll be much happier with a standard homemade soaker. __________________ Forum Rules

05-25-2006, 06:12 PM	#3
m15399 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 224 UserID: 495	It does not shoot all the water at once... At least to my knowledge. There's no reason it should launch all the water at once. It should get a decent stream for a few seconds.

05-26-2006, 12:20 AM	#6
m15399 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 224 UserID: 495	Just because it's air pressure doesn't mean it shoots a riot blast. Some of Dux's APH's have PC's smaller than that and they can sustain a 5-10 second stream. There's no difference here, except the tank is under less pressure, which if anything, will make the shot time longer.

06-05-2006, 04:39 PM	#9
laboye Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 37 UserID: 670	While easier to build than the others, the others are much better in overall quality. Most shoot harder and further than that small gun; but I still wouldn't mind building more for the hell of it!

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