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AndrewJB
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I found that my plastic bottling stick (from Wilko) did leak a bit when I attempted to use it with tubing, but works fine with a tap that's drilled into a bucket. I've not ever removed the bottom section where the valve is from my stick, only the top bit of plastic.
I cannot say anything about stainless steel bottling sticks as I don't have one, but the Fermtech bottling sticks are better than the standard plastic ones, and can use the same tubing as an auto syphon.
I cannot say anything about stainless steel bottling sticks as I don't have one, but the Fermtech bottling sticks are better than the standard plastic ones, and can use the same tubing as an auto syphon.
nickjdavis
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Probably find that the rubber sealing ring has gone a bit hard and no longer creates a firm seal.
Time to buy a new one.
How bad does it leak ?
These days I’m usually bottling from an FV that has a tap and I just turn that to stop/start flow through the pipe. There’s always a bit of leakage but I just ignore it.
Appreciate you may be syphoning, so no tap but maybe a bit of leak is ok. Or is it a gush
Brewed_Force
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I got the same one, works great and screws apart for cleaning.
As Brewed_Force says it works well no significant leaks and can be completely disassembled for cleaning. It even comes with a cleaning brush.
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I've had two cheap plastic bottling sticks (I think they were made by Young's) - never had problem. Maybe you were just unlucky with the one you got? Not sure why being stainless steel would prevent leaks
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