siphon

Hello all, Today I racked some mead with the siphon mentioned above. One problem though, it comes with a bottling wand pre-attached? I tried everything to get the wand off, hot water, heat-gun etc. but it wouldn't budge. I had already started the racking process and had to follow through, so I...

Sorry for the boring topic but this is really bugging me. Try as I might I cannot get rid of condensation in my siphon hoses once I have used and washed them. I've laid them down, straightened them out, hung them up, draped them over rads, laid them in front of the fire, hung them in the cold...