Did this happen to anybody else's autosiphon?

[brackbrew]

Went to rack a pale ale into my secondary yesterday when I noticed fine, long cracks on the outside (possibly inside) all over the tube to my autosiphon. I've never had it near extreme heat or cold. I've had it about 6 years now. Anybody else run into this problem? Rather than risk, I'm going to my LHBS tomorrow to get another.

Happy Memorial Day all, and, as always,

BREW ON

 

[david_42]

Plastic just gets old. I'm constantly having plastic bits break off of my RV.

 

[Spyk'd]

I've had mine for about four years and it looks brand new. What are you sanitizing it with?

 

[brackbrew]

For a while, I was using one-step until the article or post, etc came out that it's not really a sanitizer, just a cleaner...since then I've been using iodophor.

 

[Spyk'd]

I see, I use Star San. My bet is it was the One Step that was stressing the plastic. It sounds like you have stress fractures in your siphon. You did get six years out of it. Not bad and not too expensive in my book to replace.

 

[jerly]

Mine has the same little cracks running through it. I think it is from forcing the stopper thing through it when it is completely dry. I always make sure to get the inside wet before I try pushing it through anymore.

 

[Beer Snob]

For a while, I was using one-step until the article or post, etc came out that it's not really a sanitizer, just a cleaner...since then I've been using iodophor.

It's both. Before I came to the forum it was the only thing I used really. I started using other things that I came acrorss from people talking about here. But if your equipment is clean, one step is as easy as it gets to use. We had a thread about this not too long ago....

 

[Beer Snob]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9335&highlight=step

 

[Desert_Sky]

I always make sure to get the inside wet before I try pushing it through anymore.

Me too!!!!!!:rockin: :rockin: :rockin:

 

[parasonic]

Yep. Happened to me after a few uses and only using iodophor. These autosiphons are built very poorly...

 

[brackbrew]

The weird thing is, though, upon closer inspection it's the outside of the siphon tube that looks and feels cracked, NOT the inside.

 

[rcbrew]

My inside tube is hairline cracked also! I thought it might of been due to hot water when cleaning, but obviously not so. It doesn't bother me too much tranfering the wort to the fermentor but I have some concerns with it when I transfer to the secondary. I am beginning to see some small bubbles in the siphon tube during transfer.

 

[SwAMi75]

Dude and I bought ours on the same day over a year ago. His developed the cracks, and I guess he replaced it. Mine is still fine.

Granted, he's probably doubled my beer output at this point....