Blow off tube frustration

[jbeukelman]

I have a 4' length of 1/2" blow off tube. I got it from my LHBS where it was coiled up on a large spool. It's quite old now, but still wants to coil.

I run it from my carboy to a small bucket of water. I coil the tube at the bottom of the bucket trying to prevent it from coiling up and out of the water. I'm not always successful though.

Sometimes the end of the tube rises near the top, or out, of the water line in the bucket.

I have to keep tabs on it or it will come out. I've tried recoiling, different sized buckets and even putting something in the bucket of water and on top of the hose to prevent it from coming out completely. I'm not a fan of this idea as I don't want anything to rust in there.

Anyone else experience this? Suggestions? Is there a way to straighten out this hose?

Thanks!

 

[jborho]

how about raising the bucket? I have had luck with hot water and reshaping tubing.

 

[ArcticBear]

You can try taping the tube to the neck of the bottle. I use a growler with a flip top and use the weight of the top flipped down to keep the hose submerged

 

[Jtbrown54]

I use a bottle or flask for this reason...the small neck stops the curling.

 

[dfc]

Heat it up and straighten it.

 

[kh54s10]

Heat it up and tape it to something straight. Or, tubing is cheap. Buy a new blow off tube. It will probably curl up and pull out of the water!

 

[mike20793]

This used to happen to me so I taped it to a 2 x 4 and used a blow dryer. After that, it was fine. Hot water should work too if you can get it hot enough.

 

[sddanc]

I use a simple plastic clamp

 

[duckredbeard]

You can use a racking tube holder to direct the hose downward into the water.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

A heat gun. Simple