Can anyone recommend an easy way to start the siphone when bottling wine? I
have the Auto-Siphone (1/2 inch) that I use when I rack my wine back and
forth, but that is too much volume at once when bottling. I know Fermtech
makes an auto-siphon for 3/8 inch tubing as well.

I have a bottle filler that touches the bottom of the bottle and opens up
and stops filling when I lift the tube up, but I always have trouble
starting the siphon when bottling.

So, first, can I use the Auto-Siphon (3/8") when bottling? How well does it
work?

And/Or can anyone recommend another type of bottle filler (relatively
inexpensive) that makes siphoning and filling fairly simple?

Thanks,
-Steve