Recent content by KumaLisa46

It's a really great unit. It's the Buon Vino brand pads (#2's) that seem to consistently be the problem. It's not cleaning process that is the issue; it's the pads themselves. Fresh out of the bag. You can't smell anything through the wrap but definitely you'll know the smell when you soak the...

Hej! Yes, I did and provided the manufacturer of the pads with the info. The person said he tested from his end and didn't find anything wrong with them (based on the batch numbers provided) so he left it at that. He also indicated this was a really old thread and that there were no more...

Thank you for the information. I'm sure everyone here is happy to hear that your experience has been positive. The rest of us have not been so lucky even with flushing the filters with water. Personally speaking, there has been NO contact between my filters and anything fragrant in my home. No...

Yes, that's what I'm doing now too, until I find a new filtering machine that is dependable. It's so unfortunate and clearly (no pun intended), by this thread, is a huge problem. The supplier of the filters said that there were no issues from his end and he did not want the pads I'd used for...

Received immediate response from Buon Vino with equally rapid followup; they are very concerned. The filters are manufactured at an offsite company. The actual filter supplier was not as quick to respond and, of course, found no issues from their end when they did. So…the issue has NOT been...

I have tried new pads with different manufacture stamp on it. They were perfect.

Yes, that's what I did

Still awaiting the test results from the manufacturer. COVID has likely put a damper on things. The Buon Vino company is very concerned and is also awaiting the results. Definitely the #2 pads as the coarse ones were fine.

I realize this is an old(er thread, but I've just had the same experience with the Buon Vino #2 Mini Jet filters. I'm a home brewer and had 2 carboys of wine to filter. The first batch of wine, I soaked the pads in citric acid, rinsed them with water, flushed the mini jet with several litres of...