So I am having a problem with my keggle siphon

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I have my brand new (newly) modified keggle with a weldless bulkhead and a new copper siphon I built to suck the last precious drops of wort from it. My only problem is that when I test it with water, it stops draining from the spigot when it reaches the elbow that turns down towards the bottom of the keggle. I will post a picture of it in a bit, but at the bottom is a t that I thought would allow for ultimate flow. Any ideas? How do you guys drain your keggle while using a spigot?
 
Are you using a hose attached to the valve? If not, it won't siphon. You have to have the drain outlet (end of the hose) below the lowest level of the water you're trying to drain. It's a common mistake when testing the pickup tube. ;)
 
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