Re: Securing the bung

This is a very common problem.  Dry the stopper with a paper towel.  Then
wrap the paper towel around your finger and dry the inside of the neck as
far down as the bung will reach.  If the stopper fails to hold  - repeat.
Both must be absolutely dry.

Ray

"Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Here's a problem that I haven't seen discussed before.  Sometimes, not
> always, when I attach a bung to a carboy it refuses to stay seated.   This
> seems to be independent of whether the bung is drilled for an airlock or
> not, so I'm fairly sure that it has nothing to do with fermentation.  If
the
> carboy and bung are very dry then it is less likely to happen.  It also
> seems to happen the most with my carboys that have a mouth only a little
> smaller than the largest dimension of the bung.
>
> My "method" of securing the bung is with duck tape. Not very convenient,
but
> effective so far.
>
> Is this typical?  Do you think it will happen less if I get slightly
larger
> bungs?  Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
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