SS scrubbers vs SS wool.

[Rennsman]

I've had a bit of a search on stainless steel packing in regards to scrubbers VS wool, but have not been able to come up with much.

I was wondering if anyone has tried both or compared their performance or HETP.

To avoid confusion, I view these as Scrubbers.

And this as stainless steel wool, the type that comes on a reel.

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It seems the scrubbers are normally what is used, but I was curious about the wool.

[Still Life]

From what I've read, the stainless wool can be packed too densely and severely inhibit vapor flow.
That won't happen with scrubbers.

[bluefish_dist]

Based on the recent thread comparing hetp of different packing, scrubbies make a cheap and easy to get packing with one of the best hetp's. I would guess any difference is small since scrubbies tested the best of marbles, lava rack and rings. Unless you have some ss wool, I would just head to Walmart and get scrubbies.

[Cu29er]

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Strangely, the stores around here are always low on scrubby inventory ....

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[Rennsman]

Thanks for the response, looks like scrubbers it is.

The packing test of scrubbers, rings and lava rock was great.

Looks like I'll be getting a 100 pack of 50 gram scrubbers on Ebay, might need to fill 3" by 48-60" and maybe a few left to scrub some pans.

[Yummyrum]

Rennsman .... nice thread with clear pics of what you are talking about
SS scrubbbers when you buy them seem to nicely fit up a 2" clacka quite nicely
For bigger diameter than this .... and I see you have a 3" , you might like to "tease" them out a bit to the larger diameter before inserting so that you get an even packing . And don't be afraid to shove them in tight .... They like a firm stoking

[The Baker]

Yummy, hadn't thought much about where you come from until I saw that slang.

Geoff