NoSnob
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I just received Pambianchi's Techniques in Home Winemaking (what a great reference). Thumbing through quickly, I saw he said the brass bottle washers like many of us use can cause plumbing problems. It says:
Warning: This bottle washer has been reported to cause pipe problems in some cases due to the spontaneous and very strong on/off action that causes excessive strain on the water pipes. Watch out for strange behaviors in the house water system, for example, if there is no more hot water supply throughout the house after use."
I wouldn't have paid much attention to this except that I have in fact been having intermittent problems with my hot water supply, although not noticed during or after bottle washing time.
[He goes on to recommend the Fermetch Double Blast Bottle Washer to circumvent potential pipe problems.]
Anyone else experienced such problems?
NS
Warning: This bottle washer has been reported to cause pipe problems in some cases due to the spontaneous and very strong on/off action that causes excessive strain on the water pipes. Watch out for strange behaviors in the house water system, for example, if there is no more hot water supply throughout the house after use."
I wouldn't have paid much attention to this except that I have in fact been having intermittent problems with my hot water supply, although not noticed during or after bottle washing time.
[He goes on to recommend the Fermetch Double Blast Bottle Washer to circumvent potential pipe problems.]
Anyone else experienced such problems?
NS