Boy that's the truth. I melted my autosyphon trying to syphon my hot wort through my counter flow chiller. It melted beyond recognition. In hindsite it wasn't one of the smartest thing I've done. I will definenately be making one of these to use for the cfc.
I had this exact same thing happen to me today. I brewed a Hefeweizen last night and I woke up to a terrible hissing noise. I ran to the bathroom where the carboy was and the airlock was full of krausen. When I pulled the airlock out a ton of foam came flowing out. What a mess. Luckily I had it...