the most frustrating thing about betterbottles is..

[itsratso]

... those silly little metal retaining clips. I lose one every other day it seems and betterbottle makes you buy a whole repair "kit" just to get the clips. does anyone know: a. a source to order just the clips? what is the size, part number, etc. b. are these stupid things even needed? it doesn't seem to me that the parts they are supposed to be retaining are really under a great risk of accidently dislodging?

 

[itsratso]

here's the clip:

 

[PLOVE]

what clips? I just picked up two BB's and didn't see any clips. What am I missing??

Beat me to it. Clearly you're talking about the bottling version of the BB. Got it. . .

Looks like a pretty crapy design. .

 

[passedpawn]

I have 6 better bottles, one with the port. The clip flew away about a day after I got it. I just put a twist tie on there (like the ones on a bag of bread). It's been like that for at least 5 years.

Anyone want to trade a normal BB for the ported one?

 

[ShadyBrewer]

Try keychain rings. They'll stay on


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[Spartan1979]

I thought the most frustrating thing was that they don't come in a seven gallon size.

 

[Wrecked]

All my BB are ported with racking arm valve assembly. I've never lost a clip. Maybe I'm just lucky.


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[HopSong]

my frustration is a bit different. I don't use the ported bottles.. but, I WISH they would make a round 3G bottle.. the square corners, especially at the tops and bottoms are a bit@h go get a brush into.. especially the top corners.

 

[Renoun]

the square corners, especially at the tops and bottoms are a bit@h go get a brush into..

Per their instructions one shouldn't be cleaning a Better Bottle with a brush or anything abrasive.

I find the price to be the most frustrating aspect of Better Bottles but I've had those little clips go on excursions around my kitchen too.

 

[Hello]

my frustration is a bit different. I don't use the ported bottles.. but, I WISH they would make a round 3G bottle.. the square corners, especially at the tops and bottoms are a bit@h go get a brush into.. especially the top corners.

Unless it's that fancy over priced microfiber cloth brush they sell, your BB shouldn't see a brush. It'll scratch the plastic.

I agree though, wouldn't mind the 3 gallon being round.

 

[govner1]

I thought the most frustrating thing was that they don't come in a seven gallon size.

+1 on a seven gallon BB. Especially if they would make it w: a wider body diameter. & not taller.


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[jflongo]

The biggest problem I had, was using a bubbler airlock with the 2 sides kind. I went to pick up the carboy, that squeezed the sides on it, and it sucked in the sanitizer that was in the airlock. It didn't hurt anything, but I only use the multi piece airlocks now, that will at least suck the inside piece to the bottom and not allow anything in.

 

[Spartan1979]

The biggest problem I had, was using a bubbler airlock with the 2 sides kind. I went to pick up the carboy, that squeezed the sides on it, and it sucked in the sanitizer that was in the airlock. It didn't hurt anything, but I only use the multi piece airlocks now, that will at least suck the inside piece to the bottom and not allow anything in.

I put my Better Bottles in a milk crate. Easier to carry and that way you don't have to worry about squeezing it.

BTW, in my experience, if you get suck back from an S type airlock, you have too much liquid in it.

 

[govner1]

I put my Better Bottles in a milk crate. Easier to carry and that way you don't have to worry about squeezing it.



BTW, in my experience, if you get suck back from an S type airlock, you have too much liquid in it.

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[govner1]

I keep extra solid #9 stoppers handy to replace the airlock while moving for racking, etc.


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