Just put my card down on the VV SS filler.

[Wade E]

Finally broke the bank and authorized myself to grab this filler.
Cant wait until next weekend to start using that, this weekend will be the final use for the Boun Vino gravity filler and then it gets donated to a good friend of mine.

 

[Runningwolf]

YAAA HOOOOOOO you'll never regret it!

 

[WVMountaineerJack]

Have you read the instructions yet Wade? It looks like you are going to pinch your fingers with that thing! Crackedcork

 

[Wade E]

Which instructions are you reffering to? I looked at all the instructiosn Ive seen and none of them that I seen covered the filler much although having seen different set ups like this I cant see hpow it would pich me.

 

[Flem]

Congratulations! Let's hear it for a profitable pump business! Now you'll empty those carboys.

 

[Runningwolf]

Hey Wade now that you got that k-meta magnet be careful. I bought alcohol and a very small spray bottle for it to sanitize my filler nozzel or anything corrosive.

 

[ibglowin]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wade E]

I was going to store this filler in my corkidor!!! Just kidding!!! Only ever run sanitizer through something like this before use and water only after using it to clean it.

 

[rob]

looks good Wade, where you find it?

 

[Wade E]

Valley Vintner, $355 plus shipping though!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ibglowin]

Holy Moly! What do you get for 4 bills beside the shiny filler stand?

I see this thing is $600 with the pump and carboy........

 

[Wade E]

Yeah its pricey and he reason Ive been only ogling this item for about 2 years, but its built to last and thats my kind of purchase.

 

[ibglowin]

Does it have any ahem, "special" attachments for that kind of $$$$$..........

 

[rob]

JEALOUS????

 

[grapeman]

Good for you Wade! I love mine. They are simple to use. If by some chance when you get it, it won't suck the wine, take the top fitting off and make sure there isn't anything in it. Mine had a very tiny piece of steel in it and it wouldn't suck. Cleaned it out and never had another problem.

I really don't know how you would pinch your fingers in it. Now the Enolmatic I could see with the springs and all, but this is super easy.

Mine was $250 last year on sale. I haven't seen them on sale since them.

One other thing Wade. Get a large wood clamp (spring) or two and clamp it to the countertop edge. Otherwise it will move around on you. It is drilled for scres for those who want to screw it down.

 

[roblloyd]

Looks cool. I'd like to come check it out when you get it.

How come you went with that one over the enolmatic? The price is about the same and it can also filter. Looks like a nice setup.... Or am I reading it wrong and you can add the whole house filter system before it?

 

[grapeman]

This is how I hooked that one up. I can do the same with my homemade 2 spout, but this is easier to clean after so I use this sor most small batches.

The second full carboy is just sitting there. I started with clear wine and no sediment. I run through the filter from the full carboy, to the filler and then the suction/overflow line hooks up to the overflow canister on the vacuum pump. It takes about 10-15 seconds per bottle to filter it and fill. It would go faster but foams more and you get more overflow, so I slow down to about 6 inches vacuum and it rungs good with very little bugbbling and overflow.

 

[ibglowin]

So enquiring minds want to know how you operate this Rube Goldberg apparatus!

Does the (should be made from Platinum for that price) filler have some sort of auto shut off valve or is the winemaker the auto shut off valve?

Do you leave the pump running constantly? Or on and off?

 

[grapeman]

I would describe it as semi-automatic shutoff. You put the bottle on the spout. The vacuum draws the wine into it. As the bottle fills, the wine goes up to the pre-set fill line. When the liquid gets to that point, it cuts the vacuum and it shuts off the fill. You can get bubbles and the foam is drawn off to the overflow. You could leave it there for a minute and it wouldn't fill the bottle any further, but you could suck a bit of foam through. Leave the pump on while filling. At 4 bottles per minute you are talking less than 10 minutes to use the carboy of wine up.

One of these days you will get a picture of the 2 spout one I made using the enolmatic plastic spouts and steel tubing............ Now that is a Rube Goldberg apparatus................

 

[Runningwolf]

Rich nice pictures. Good shot of the carboys across the room by way of the mirror. Very nice set up.
Mike this is the same as the enolmatic filler/filter broken down in separate industrial parts. Now if I or someone else could set up there vacuum pump in one location and pipe it through out there wine room work area like I did my air compressor in the garage that would really be taking it to the next level. It would actually be pretty easy to do with a valve at each end.