airlock problem

[sam c]

the water in my air lock seems to be being pushed up to one side but there are no bubbles going through it. i only added the yeast 1 1/2 hrs ago. the problem is that it then pushed the water into the demijon( only a very little amount). the water has a little bit of a crushed camden tablet in it as suggested to me. im very worried that it will kill off the yeast.what do you think?please help!! maybe you should know that i have my demijon wrapped in cold wet towels to keep the temp down as it is very hot here. every now and then i pour some cold water over the towels to keep it cool. this is when the watr seem to turn and start heading for the demijon.

[jjbull]

could it be when pouring on the cold water your chilling the air inside the dj and thus causing a small suction which is pulling the water through you air lock

[sam c]

thanks guys. seems to be ok now. checked it this morning and it had about a 1 inch crust on the top. however this afternoon the crust has gone. there are still bubbles passing through the airlock quite quickly. i thought that there would be a much bigger crust for a few days and then it would subside? hope its ok

[sam c]

thanks for the answer, i will just leave it to do its thing.