I keep the racking cane and the hose together at all times. After I rack, I
rise them well and then add a little Na-Meta solution and slip the end of
the hose over the free end of the cane to form a sealed loop. The solution
will then keep the cane snitized while it is stored. When you are ready to
use it again just slip the hose off the free end of the cane, rinse, and you
are ready to go. Keep the bottling cane seperate for use when needed. It
will need to be sinitized when used.

Ray

"Tater" > wrote in message
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>I have these as three separate items in my winemaking kit. the bottle
> filler will reach all the way down in my secondary, is there a need to
> keep these saparate or could i just assemble them and keep them that
> way
>