Hose strainer for pumping out mudpuddles

This is a remix designed especially for mudpuddles. I believe that the original was made for water in a pool cover (generally clean water), but I wanted something to suck the water out of holes dug in the ground that have filled with water (specific case use - we are building a new deck that requires pouring footings, and the holes filled with rain water before we got to the concrete pour).

I lopped off the bottom of the original design so I could put it flat on the bottom and not suck up mud. I also lopped off the top because I want to just screw this into the hose rather than use a barb fitting (barb fittings are hard to remove). I also squished it flatter so that I can drain the puddle lower.

The goal is to use a short hose and a drill operated pump to drain the holes before the footing inspection required by the county.

Because I squished it a little flatter, I had a minor amount of spaghetti inside the void, but not enough to care about, and I didn't want to use supports.

Category: Outdoor & Garden