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Step
1. Drill A Hole
Locate
a spot about 10" from the bottom
of the trunk.
Drill
one hole on top as shown using a 1/2" drill bit.
Drill
more than halfway through (2/3rds to 3/4th) into trunk. Do not drill
completely through the trunk.
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Step 2. Fill
& Prime
Fill the plastic
jug with plain tap water (in the first gallon only
add 2 tablespoons of liquid bleach).
Pull enough tubing
through the lid so that the end of the tubing reaches the bottom of the
jug.
Put the Christmas
Tree I-V™ unit lid on the jug.
Let the Flow Plug
dangle in the sink & while holding your finger over the small vent
hole in the stopper, gently squeeze the jug until water flows out of the
Flow Plug.
A siphon is created
and water will continue to come out of the Flow Plug.
Lock the Tubing
Clamp and the water will be retained in the line.
Take the
primed Christmas Tree I-V™ and the jug to the Christmas tree and you are
ready to hook up the tree on the I-V.
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Step
3. Use It!
Put the jug on a
small table or box so that the bottom of the jug is
higher than the hole where the Flow Plug is to be inserted.
The jug can be gift
wrapped or decorated.
Insert the Flow
Plug into the hole that was drilled in the tree. Do
this within one hour of drilling the hole so that the hole does not
"sap over".
Hold the Flow Plug
tip into the hole and release the tubing clamp and wait for water to
trickle out around the Flow Plug. Turn the wing nut clockwise ("righty
tighty, lefty loosy") a couple of times
to expand the black rubber bushing. Give a gentle tug to the Flow
Plug and it should not come out of the hole. This will form an
airtight and leakproof seal around the hole and the Flow Plug.
To refill the
bottle simply lock the tubing clamp and fill bottle, replace the cap
and then unlock clamp. Check to see that the end of the tubing is
reaching the bottom of the jug.
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