I have ran about 5 runs and have a few questions. I found partial answers on this site but there is so much information to sort through my eyes are crossing. I used nut certs to fasten thr adapters and when distilling water they leak a bit, more than I am comfortable with. I beleive using the flour paste as thread sealant on the next run should work as I do not notice any leakage when distilling spirit. 2nd I do use a cork rubber gasket at both connections I have gathered from searching this is not ideal, but what I cant find is if it is an absolute offense. 3rd I use well water for my internal condenser and at the begining the 3'' cap will leak, I thought it should knock down all the vapours without the cap being sealed, the condenser is a 6'' coil of 1/4'' od tube. Is this too small or do I need colder water as I run it wide open. 4th I plan on using it as a simple pot stil by putting a rubber plug in the bottom of the column and running another condenser off the pot. Which would put the rubber inside the boiler basicly, is this a no no. If I CAN figure out how I WILL post a pic or 2. Thanks in advance to all that respond and have a great afternoon.
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My first VR Stil
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My first VR Stil
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