Going along with the idea of processing multiple brew batches in one day and overlapping them when possible, I setup a large plastic tub of cleaner (20 gallons of PBW, Straight-A, oxiclean, whatever) so I can submerge a whole batch of bottles or a bucket or entire tools like the autosiphon and not have to spend twice the time if I had to flip them over to do the other side. I also try to have a spare of each reasonably priced item and have an extra cleaned and sanitized incase I break/drop/dirty something and desire a replacement real quick. The tubs of cleaner/sanitizer also come in handy there because I can rinse off whatever I got dirty and just toss it in while I work on other things. The cost of cleaner/sanitizer is tolerable and worth it to me, it depends what you use and how good of a price you got. $8 for PBW would be pushing it but I just bought some in bulk for closer to $3 for 20 gallons. Star-San would be about $2.50 to mix up 20 gallons but since I can re-use it, its practically free. Even if it was $6 to cover both, and I use it for multiple brews that day, its worth it to me for the peace of mind that its sitting there when I need it (always forget something...)
It helped me out to switch from Iodophor to Star-San because among other reasons it won't stain my equipment (I can leave my racking canes, auto-siphon, airlocks etc submerged until I need them) and won't fade away while I'm working.
I can keep my gigantic tub of Star-San for a long time (months?) and it makes it easy for impromptu racking or simple jobs like making apfelwein, starters, etc since funnels and airlocks should stay pretty clean otherwise. I check the pH occasionally. If it decided to spring a leak, its in the garage so I don't care.
I use my auto-siphon to pump cleaner/sanitizer through its tube to fill it up, no air bubbles to worry about areas not getting cleaned/sanitized, and the whole thing fits in my tub submerged.
I have enough flexible tubes to have one for each auto-siphon and one for the bottle filler at the very least, that way if I am racking and bottling several batches in one day I am not wasting a lot of time moving the hose back and forth between devices. Even for just bottling it was helpful to have two auto-siphon because one could sit dirty for a while and I'd still have one ready to use for the next pail or carboy. I catch up on cleaning when I get a convenient chance (always the same day), it gives me more flexibility.
Recently since I assembled a portable utility sink for my garage, I realized I could use one or more siphons to help me drain my 20G tubs away when I'm done. That is considerably easier than bailing by the bucketful or trying to lift it, and I don't end up with misc small plastic brewing parts dumped into the driveway. Thats how my vehicle crushed the non-critical end of my only remaining bottle filler
And yes I used it anyway afterwards, its just about 3" long now.
I second the idea to use 1/2" ID racking equipment, my LHBS introduced me to that years ago and I was thrilled.
I have a 4-way hose valve in my garage, I can run either the outside hose to it or a hose from inside the house during the winter and then I can control the water going to multiple places in my garage such as to the wort chiller, plastic tubs for cleaning, etc. The runs for my tubs are tied to support arms for a shelf so they are always aimed at a bucket, all I have to do is operate the valve. Another way would be to have one or more hooks on the ceiling to loop the hose through. I don't put hose water in my beer because I don't know what nasties live in it. And "lead". Didn't we all drink out of the hose as kids, and we grew up fine?
