Inspecting/cleaning the fuel strainer is in the conditional inspection checklist. Looking at pg 13-8 of the RV-12 maint. manual, one is supposed to drain the fuel in the aircraft before accessing the fuel strainer. Has anyone come up with a way to avoid draining the fuel during the process of accessing the fuel strainer? This was my first conditional inspection since I purchased a 2 yr old ELSA from another fellow.