I just got this from Amazon and I’m trying it on a 6 gallon wine fermentation. People below ask about "primming the pump" am I missing something? I have both ends connected and in place, I turn the pump on and there’s no suction... nothing... please help.
The music is terrible and it is also too fast. I cannot see what he is connecting. I ordered the Mini 2, but received instructions for the mini 1. I received 1 filters, but there is only one pump
Whoever made this video doesn’t make wine. They are splashing it all over the place and oxidizing all their wine. The hose should be all the way in the filling carboy. You always want to fill from the bottom up.
Just received this product today. Tested it on two outlets. And nothing. The AC/DC Adapter light doesn’t turn on. And the filter doesn’t turn on of course because of this issue.
I'm not fermetech, but the hoses come with the device and they are plenty long, food safe and most important for the hose on the "input" side it is fortified with metal spiral so the pump pressure is not deflating and blocking the hose which is something that would happen with non-fortiefied hoses.
i have one of these coming . i have a rainwater collection system so i cant waste water filling and dumping beer bottles several times to get the detergent out . mine will screw onto an aerator sink to hose adapter and will remain in place all the time .
I've been using these bags for years and it has never occurred to me to load the bag into the dispenser before filling. That's one less bag to wrestle with later on!
I started using Fermtech products years ago. Very handy. And these how-to videos are very well done, and I appreciate that they are to the point. What surprises me is that thousands of people view these videos, but hardly any give a thumbs up. C'mon guys!
Works great until the fluttering clip comes out, which happened to me on about the 5th use. Found a video on how to put it back in (which is tricky), but the clip arms were too fatigued. First fix, it clicked into place but couldn't stay in place under normal usage stresses. Second fix attempt broke the part. I would think that the fluttering clips would be available for purchase by the dozen given how easy it is for one to fail, but I can't seem to find a bag of them for sale.
Found a fix for this problem: boil a dime and drop it into the tube. With this hack, the siphon does not operate as easily; when and if you draw up with the pump, you have to maintain capillary action at the output end of your hose by holding your thumb over it so as to generate sufficient pressure to lift the dime, but when you pump back down, the dime blocks the exit and forces fluid into the line. It's important not to plunge all the way down because you'll lock the dime in the blocking position. But leave it enough room to flutter and voila! It comes to rest at about a 60-degree angle, and the siphon action works! And if you don't like the idea of exposing your brew to copper and tin and whatever a dime is made of, I'm sure there are other things that can do what the dime does. It's just a question of size and weight, and the dime is right on.
It's helpful to soften the end of your hose with hot water. Grasp the short straight end of the center tube taking care to not apply excessive force to the bend itself. Wiggle the hose on. To remove, wiggle it off. After the first use, the hose will have stretched somewhat and it will go on and off easier.
Also, be aware that if the extension hose has too small of a diameter (designed for a different siphon) it might not mate. For my Fermtech "Regular" siphon, an extension hose of 3/8 inch ID and 1/2 inch OD works perfectly to mate.
