Auto-Siphon Question

[Akhul]

Huzza! first post!

Hello all. A few days ago I bought an auto siphon to help with the transfer and bottle process, but i havent gotten the damn thing to work

When I pump (from higher up) there is only a small stream that comes out and nothing to follow. Pump a bunch of times and get like zero pressure.

suggestions? ideas? Thanks much

 

[Bobby_M]

You either have an air leak between your tubing and the siphon (5/16" ID tubing works a lot better than 3/8") or...

Nevermind, that's probably what the problem is.

 

[KingBrianI]

I'm sure you know this but I'm just making sure. The end of the tube where the wort should come out has to be lower than the top of the liquid in the vessel you are transferring from.

 

[Akhul]

You either have an air leak between your tubing and the siphon (5/16" ID tubing works a lot better than 3/8") or...

Nevermind, that's probably what the problem is.

Is there like a clip or something i can get to make sure that it stays closed? Cause the tube fits 100% for my bottle tool but is a little loose at the top with the connection between the tube and the siphon. Dont want to spend another 30$ lol

 

[logdrum]

You could cinch down a small worm clamp: 60 or 75 cents

-d

 

[lincoln]

I Cause the tube fits 100% for my bottle tool but is a little loose at the top with the connection between the tube and the siphon.

it sounds to me like you are going [auto s] => [tube] => [bottling wand] is that right? not having to use a bottling bucket?

if thats true, I think you would have to purge the whole kit before it would work, ie the valve in the wand would prevent you from getting it to work with out someone holding the tip down while you pump.

 

[bobbytuck]

Or just do what I do -- get 3/8" ID tubing, ram it on the autosiphon end. Start the siphon by pumping a few times. Then once the siphon is going, lift up to stop flow, attach the bottling wand, stick the bottling wand in bottle. Hold wand with one hand in bottle so that the wand tip is pressed against the glass bottom of the bottle, then with the other hand pump the siphon a couple of half pumps.

This works fine. I do it all the time. The key was getting 3/8" tubing and then jamming it on the siphon end. (The tubing looks too small -- so you have to twist it a bit on the plastic siphon end to get it to work.)

 

[malkore]

make sure the bottle wand tip is "open" so it can push the pressure out.
make sure the auto siphon valve in the tip isn't jammed shut also, it needs to be fairly mobile to work right.