Experience with "Young's Auto Syphon 23 L"?

The one I have works quite well and disassembles to parts which present little problem for sanitization.

The chief problem I've had while using it is the usual problem of keeping stationary things which should be stationary. I.e., the siphon really should be made fast to the neck of the vessel it's in, a task not easily accomplished; otherwise, excessive motion can cause unwanted stirring in the liquid being racked. I wish I could recommend a solution

-- perhaps others can suggest something.

Marshall

Adam Funk wrote:

That looks like a standard Fermtech Auto Syphon. Made here in Canadam.

Love it, wouldn't be without it.

Steve

Once you've used one you'll never be without. I have 2 at present. Steve

Once in place I wrap a piece of duct tape - torn in half length wise - around it. Kind of like a neck tie.

It works very well. I might add that somehow the little piece of plastic that acts as a flapper came off and mine and became lost; it might now have been installed correctly or maybe it was defective, but after sanitizing I tried using mine and couldn't get it to work. When I figured out what was wrong, I took a dime and santized it, and then dropped it down into the large tube and reinserted the plunger; works like a champ and I've been using it that way for probably over a year.

I'm not sure where the excessive motion would come from; once I carefully insert it and hold onto it tightly while carefully plunging it just once, I let go and never touch it again until the carboy is empty. I don't use any clamps, either; I just drape a clean dry hand towel over the top, which probably helps to stablilize it at least a small amount. The towel is actually for the purpose of keeping dust and flies

--like those little bar flies or fruit flies that my carboy seems to attract -- from getting into my carboy and possibly exposing my beer or yeast patty to bacteria (I will often dump a fresh batch into the carboy, so I need it to remain sanitized).

Cheers.

Thanks for all the comments. Since there were some drawbacks, I'll think about this for a bit. (The wine thief is great, though.)

Thanks. I'll probably hmm about it a bit more and end up getting one.