Auto-Siphon Question

[Grim_Ale]

Hey everyone, hope all is well.

I have ordered an auto-siphon and all the reviews are good except everyone mentions the plastic being brittle and breaking after frequent use.

Does anyone make a stainless steel version of the pump auto-siphon? I've had the one from MB where you have to pinch and blow through a filter while pinching the hose. This was ok but air always got in and even with clamps I rarely got a solid siphon without bubbles in the line.

So who has the best auto-siphon?

 

[zachattack]

I've had an autosiphon for years and it's never looked like it was going to break...

 

[raouliii]

The upper curve of the cane needs to be protected and handled gently in use and storage. I lube with starsan solution to attach hose and insert cane into tube. I remove the cane from the tube to protect the rubber seal from developing a memory. I store them in a long wallpapering tray.

 

[Homercidal]

Heat can damage the plastic over time. Over-tightening the hose clamp can crack the tube slightly.

My first one got damaged when I siphoned hot wort from the boil kettle through the chiller. My second one has been going for a couple of years, although I do admit I probably don't brew as often as a lot of homebrewers on here.

I do recall having seen where someone made or sold a stainless autosiphon, but I don't have a link.

 

[30Bones]

Northern Brewer sells a SS dipstick. I have broken 2 over the years and was tempted to buy one, but decided to save the $35

 

[flatlanderHQ]

They are cheap. If it breaks, buy a new one. I've had a 12 dollar plastic auto syphon for a long time...when the seals go oh well.

 

[Jeffinn]

I've had an autosiphon for years and it's never looked like it was going to break...

^ +1 for this.

 

[BBBF]

Don't expose them to heat and don't do prolong oxyclean soaks and you'll extend the life of the auto-siphon.

 

[smccarter]

Been using auto-siphons for 11 years now. I've never broken one. Never thought it was a problem, or heard of it until this post.

Now watch... I'll break every one I use from this point on.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Search here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=sta...ASK64GAAg&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=605

Someone makes one, or those are homemade.