This may not be practical for you but its a thought. My tank is not far away from my basement door. Just so happen that in my basement I have a utility sink by my washer as many homes do. Happens to be less than fifty feet from my tank and my python is fifty feet. This is really nice for me. I use the utility sink for water changes and with the sink being eight feet below the tank it works very well and I only need to use the water in the sink for a quick start of the siphon action then can turn it off. When I am done with the refill I open python back to the siphon mode and go up and grab my python and roll it up going down the steps to sink turn water off and WaLa! all done. I store python near the utility sink on a big hook on wall.

This system has made my hobby much more fun and less work. Besides my wife would probably crap if I were to dump tank water in her sink. I use to use 5gal buckets to service my tank. Ugh! .... I don't miss it. This may not work for you but its just a thought. If its a little further then just make your diy python longer to suit your needs.