Autosiphon seal leaking

My Auto-siphon is leaking in the seam between the cane and the tube.

It basically sucks air in from the tube above and mixes the beer with air throughout the tube.

In testing it I tried to pour some water on top of the seal (in the tube) and it slowly sucks the water down though the seal, and as soon as the water is gone it starts producing bubbles again.

Is there anything I can do to the seal to make it tight and not ruin my beer?

Thanks!
Hommel Homebrew

 

Could try silicone. or just a simple hose clamp tightened just enough to stop the air.

 

It is the seal inside the autosiphon tube/pipe/outershell that is sitting on end of the raking cane, not where the cane and tubing connect.

 

The easiest cure for a "leaky seal" in an autosiphon is to take some sanitizier/water like starsan solution and pour some of it into the top of the tube. The liquid will form a seal on top of the seal while you rack.

 

Ahhhhh. Mebe try some of the silicone on the inside of the seal flange.

Beyond that , new Autosiphon? And be more gentle when separating for cleaning.

 

Yeah it sounds like he's already tried putting liquid above the seal. I'd lubricate it with keg lube. It looks like you may have a kink in the seal ofrsomething.

 

Buy a new autosiphon.. They only cost $10-15 dollars and will save you time and effort in trying to repair some broken piece of cheap plastic.

 

My auto-siphon is still working fine, but It has a bunch of stress fractures in the tube, not so much the cane, from washing it in hot water after use. I usually soak everything in my primary or bottling bucket with oxyclean in hot water for an hour or so and then I rinse well with hot water again then allow to air dry and sanitize before next use. I have a feeling that my auto-siphon will crap out at some point. Why doesn't Fermtec or some other company make an auto-siphon thatn can withstand high temps. It would come in handy for those who wanted to rack into primary into chilled water or sterile ice to aide in the cooling process.

 

+1...this is the answer! Just a dab of keg lube will keep the air out.

 

I had the same problem, bought an off brand auto siphon and it did the same exactly thing and nothing fixed it. I ended up buying a new fermtech autosiphon and it works flawlessly.

 

Thanks for the reply's

After searching I see several people with this problem. I will try keglube or just go with
FlyGuy's T-siphon instead. I am not spending another $15 on stuff that doesn't work.

Hommel Homebrew

 

Why not use a regular racking cane, tubing and a squeeze bottle? Cheap, easy, effective.

 

The problem you're having is due to storing the autosiphon with the center tube inside the outside tube. Keeping the seal compressed full time is a no no. Give the seal a good soak in hot tap water, apply a little keg lube, insert and try again.