Leaky spigot

[Stormcrow]

First time using a 3 gallon Fermonster. I've got 3 gallons of cider in it and the plastic spigot is leaking, not around where it seats against the vessel, but out the bottom of the spigot like the valve is bypassing. It is not major; just a tiny seep resulting in a little sticky puddle.

Is there any fixing this, or should I just clean it as well as possible and replace it after bottling?

Anybody else had trouble with these? If you're not familiar, they're basically the same plastic spigot people use on bottling buckets.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

If nothing else, flip the spigot upside down, then attach a piece of tubing long enough to get the end of it higher than the level of your cider. That should get you through this fermentation, then do some troubleshooting with water before you use this fermenter again! I have a couple of Fermonsters, and I love them.

 

[Stormcrow]

If nothing else, flip the spigot upside down, then attach a piece of tubing long enough to get the end of it higher than the level of your cider. That should get you through this fermentation, then do some troubleshooting with water before you use this fermenter again! I have a couple of Fermonsters, and I love them.

Genius. Thanks

 

[bracconiere]

^^^^

sounds like a good plan...

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Genius. Thanks

This is 100% spitballing. I've never done it before; it just seems like it would work.

 

[bracconiere]

spitballing

is that an olympic sport?

 

[3 Dawg Night]

is that an olympic sport?

It is in the engineering world!

 

[bracconiere]

It is in the engineering world!

is that like if you can't f it, duct it?

edit: or vice versa.....

 

[3 Dawg Night]

is that like if you can't f it, duct it?

edit: or vice versa.....

It's throwing an idea against the wall to see if it will stick.

 

[bracconiere]

It's throwing an idea against the wall to see if it will stick.

so the scientific method? so if it's leaking out the bottom turn it upside down, see how far it leaks up....asuming, it can't leak higher then the liquid level...good idea!

 

[Homebrew Harry]

I had a leaky faucet once. It taught me to cover it up.

 

[jerrylotto]

They looks simple enough to simply replace. Assuming that the internal ball valve is what is leaking, just get a new one. Maybe they will send you a replacement under warranty. If there is a seal leaking, replace the seal.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

They looks simple enough to simply replace. Assuming that the internal ball valve is what is leaking, just get a new one. Maybe they will send you a replacement under warranty. If there is a seal leaking, replace the seal.

I agree; I was just trying to give him a solution to make it through this fermentation without having to transfer to another fermenter.

 

[jerrylotto]

And I agree it was an inspired solution. I was just saying that there's some follow-up involved.