Claims
- 1. A method of boosting water pressure between an inlet and an outlet, comprising the steps of:providing a housing having the inlet, the outlet, a handle portion, a first passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a second passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, and an automatic valve; holding the handle portion in hand; channeling water through the first passage and storing energy associated with flow of water through the first passage; and diverting water through the second passage and using the energy to pressurize water flowing through the second passage in excess of water pressure at the inlet passage, wherein a sensor activates the automatic valve to perform the diverting step.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein a manually operated valve is provided on the housing, and the channeling step is performed by moving the manually operated valve.
- 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of connecting the inlet to a garden hose.
- 4. A method of boosting water pressure between an inlet and an outlet, comprising the steps of;providing a housing having the inlet, the outlet, a handle portion, a first passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a second passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a manually operated valve movably mounted on the handle portion of the housing; holding the handle portion in hand; channeling water through the first passage and storing energy associated with flow of water through the first passage, wherein the channeling step is performed by squeezing a portion of the manually operated valve against the handle portion; and diverting water through the second passage and using the energy to pressurize water flowing through the second passage in excess of water pressure at the inlet passage.
- 5. A method of boosting water pressure between an inlet and an outlet, comprising the steps of:providing a housing having the inlet, the outlet, a first passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a second passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, and an automatic valve; connecting the inlet to a garden hose; channeling water through the first passage and storing energy associated with flow of water through the first passage; and diverting water through the second passage and using the energy to pressurize water flowing through the second passage in excess of water pressure at the inlet passage, wherein a sensor activates the automatic valve to perform the diverting step.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein a manually operated valve is provided on the housing, and the channeling step is performed by moving the manually operated valve.
- 7. A method of boosting water pressure between an inlet and an outlet, comprising the steps of:providing a housing having the inlet, the outlet, a first passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a second passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a handle portion, and a manually operated valve movably mounted on the handle portion of the housing; connecting the inlet to a garden hose; channeling water through the first passage and storing energy associated with flow of water through the first passage, and the channeling step is performed by squeezing a portion of the manually operated valve against the handle portion; and diverting water through the second passage and using the energy to pressurize water flowing through the second passage in excess of water pressure at the inlet passage.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/407,201, filed on Sep. 28, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,238,178)
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