Autosiphon with bad seal

[uisgue]

I've found that a little keg seal lubricant helps a lot.

[tygo]

I really recommend a stainless racking cane with a carboy cap and a sterile air filter.  After switching to this I would never switch back to an auto-siphon.  It doesn't break or craze, I can push it with CO2 if I want, the siphon starts every time without fail . . . it works best for me.

Do you just blow into the filter real hard if not using CO₂?

Yep.  I have one of these and have used it once.  It worked as advertised (more or less) but it hasn't divorced me from my autosiphon.  At some point I do plan on taking that carboy cap and rigging up a closed transfer system using CO2.

[tschmidlin]

I really recommend a stainless racking cane with a carboy cap and a sterile air filter.  After switching to this I would never switch back to an auto-siphon.  It doesn't break or craze, I can push it with CO2 if I want, the siphon starts every time without fail . . . it works best for me.

Do you just blow into the filter real hard if not using CO₂?

Yes, like tygo said, you just blow into it.  I don't think you have to blow that hard, but it depends on how high you have to push the beer to get to the top of the racking cane.