been do'in a serious brake job!

my dad told me to get a piece of line and put it from the bleed valve into a bottle of brake fluid (with room for the extra fluid) and just keep on pumping, but it didnt work too well for me, im not sure why not though.
i always use a broom handle to bleed my brakes :)
pump it up really hard, then prop the broom handle, etc against the pedal and the seat. its worked so far, usually with my sister's civic, did it once or twice with my sundance.