Mud gooseneck and cleaning method

A method for delivering to and then cleaning mud from an automatic taping machine that includes a mud filling tube that extends downward from said automatic taping machine and connects to the output-port on a pump that includes an output port that delivers mud to said automatic taping machine, said method comprises the following steps:

• a. selecting a gooseneck with an upper curved tube section, a straight middle tube section, and a lower curved tube section, attached or formed on said upper curved tube section is a pump plate with two bores that receive connectors that connect said upper curved tube section to said pump, said pump plate includes an inlet port with internal threads configured to attach to external threads on a male hose connector;
• b. attaching said pump plate to said output port on said pump partially submerged in mud;
• c. activating the pump to deliver mud via the gooseneck to said automatic taping machine;
• d. deactivating said pump;
• e. disconnecting said upper plate from said output port on said pump;
• f. attaching a hose with a male hose connector with external threads to said bore formed on the upper plate;
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• g. running a sufficient amount of water through said hose to clean said gooseneck and said automatic taping machine.