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Here is the wiring diagram your looking for. shows 110 and 220 wiring. SOme would say that you should not run the voltmeter continusly when hooked up AFTER the controller. Something about them burning out. You can however throw a swtich in there and only turn it on for a min or two at a time. I have...

I thought because of the NPT(coupler) to NPS (element) fitting that a healthy amount of teflon tape would seal it up nicely? Straight thread into taper thread bottomed out before getting to the element's gasket. So teflon was the only way to go aside from running a NPS tap down the NPT thread's? Als...

Heard/read some stuff about that, but then I seen this video. Got it set to start mid way thru, were he starts talking about that issue. I forget what member posted this vid but I originally found the link here on HD. http://youtu.be/HGnavOrdE6E?t=1m28s" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...

Most likely this one.

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Done allot of reading. Thing I got a good handle on it all but before I go burning my house down can someone please take a look over these diagrams and let me know if everything is hooked up right. I will only be able to run off of 120 for a while but I am over building this thing so It can be switc...

Hippie. Im not totally married to that element. I just like the idea of buying something once and hopefully being happy with it. I feel like If I got the 4500w lwd Ill be wishing I had spent a couple extra bucks and got the 5500w ulwd. Unfortunately they are a bit more expensive and that's the only ...

Thanks for the input here guys. Will go with the fan you linked Sam. If it'll do the job, and its cheaper... seems like the way to go.

KK, well electric It is. To be honest iv'e only ran my new boka once. Twice if ya count the cleaning run. Long story short, the constant messing about with the reg on the burner to kinda sorta keep it at optimum temp was a huge pain in the ass. Maybe I was doin something wrong who knows. Electric se...

Voltmeter.... I guess cause I seen it in another thread (https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43456&start=72) Nice lil chart to quickly convert volts to watts. Specific to this element I think?!? https://homedistiller.org/forum/download/file.php?id=24044&t=1 https://homedi...

So, someone please confirm for me that to a full conversion from a gas keg to an all electric keg I will need the following. ALSO... THAT ALL THIS WILL RUN ON 120v WITH THE OPTION TO GO TO 240 AT SOME POINT. Element (50.69)- http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Camco-02962-02963-5500W-240V-Screw-In-Lime-Life-Ripp...

gonna have 2 fixed 8'' air tires and can be wheeled around like like a wheel barrow. stored in garage, actual stillin happens in a car shelter thing. both ends are half rolled up for ventilation. got nosy neighbours

doors will be lift off hinges
like these
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Doors will be off while in use. Forgot to mention that.

New idea I've been toying with for a while now. Can look into some of my older post and see Its been some months since I had the idea. Still have yet to build the dang thing tho. http://imgur.com/a/c8b3h" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow Is a link to a...

Well folks, I stare this project a few months back and finally got around to finishing it this weekend. Pics of the still head can be found here. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=30409&p=7000820#p7000820 Running all this on a full size keg, and a 60,000 btu burner (burner ...

So, still no ferruel today. But I just know itll be here tommorow :roll: . Ive read that a 24:1 ratio is best for packin height ie 48" of packing. That just seems very tall to me, ive got 11" just for the coil and plates so 59" total if I go for "optimum" height. The colum i...

Well, check the mail again today... still no parts. Just wanna get this thing up and runnin. Goin crazy with it just sittin there. Feel compeled to go out and check on my new mistress like every hr lol. Checked to make sure ive got enuff propane for the first run like 3 times already... DAM YOU PART...

just a heads up, but I think your gonna get ragged on for havin that plastic cup as your likker catch. And im guessing all the plastic jugs in the back are for likker too?

Thanks for the praises guys... Looking good but piss on the polish, I want patina... :roll: Haha I havent decided if i want the petina look or not yet. As it was it was terible, you could see green handprints all over the colum, black smudges everywere.It been real wet and humid here for the last 3 ...

Well, done all I can on my end so far. Waiting on the ferruel, clamp and mesh in the mail. Hoping it made it out of the states befor your guy's july 4'th (assuming thats a stat), dont want another day delay on this stuff. Anyway, some pics of what i got so far....basic boka build. In the one pic you...

When i did mine i used a 1/16 " grinding disk on my grinder. The cut ended up a bit wider but that was ok. When cutting the plates out again used the cutting disk but DID NOT clean up the "burrs" left on the plates. When I tapped them into the slots the burrs held everything tight and...

Try goldfish? Haha this reminds me of when I was a kid. My parents ball team would host a softball tourney every year. Anyway, this one year they had goldfish races in the beer garden, 10 lanes, couple inches wide... you get the idea. Well after it was all said and done on the last day as they were...

Nice...gives me a bit more hope that this stuff will turn out to be suitable I would have ordered from brewshop but the shipping just kills me. Maybe its casue im in Canada but for 2 rolls of mesh.. $27.90 for the mesh and another $29.35 for shipping Got 3 rolls of the ebay stuff for $44 shipped Was...

Just ordered a few rolls of this stuff. They guy assures me its 100% copper(will test upon arrival). It is also "2ply", had to ask cause the pic dosent really show it. 6" wide rolls. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200540012909&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1...

Filled the pipe with water(gotta suck it thru like a straw), crimped one and and threw it in the freezer for an hr. One end*** my bad I type to fast for my own good sometimes. My thinking was if I forced it to only push out the one open end of copper, I would end up with "harder" ice if t...

I wish it was that easy...did the test with about a ft of head... had pump in the sink and coil on the counter. still only able to get 1/3 of a ltr. Was only a $13 pump from home hardware, didnt have the highest of hopes for it. Worked great on my liebeg condeser tho, lived up to its 500 gph rating....

Thanks qball. I was smiling like a little school girl when I pulled it of the madrel...quite happy with how it turned out. As much as I really wanted to run this off a pump, anything that will do the job is a couple hundered bucks.. to rich for my blood. Stuffed the copper end into tip of the hand h...

Thats pretty ballsy of em to spend time tearing out all your copper like that. They had no idea when you were gonna be commin home, I can see it in an abandoned house, or under construction, but a livedin house like that..pretty bold.


Did they get ahold of you likker stash too???

Well, finished my first coil today..... Kinda proud of this little thing. I cant see anyspots on it were it flattened out too much, but with my pump I only get just over 350-400 ml a minute... just over a 1/3 of a ltr. The pump is just a small fountian pump rated at 500gph... Ive seen many people us...

good to hear... its on its 4th generation and ive been read it only get better as time goes on. Would hate to ruin it now. Finally was able to get a bit of down time last night and mixed a few drinks, prolly a few to many, from my first ever run(only run were i collected a bunch of little jars, the ...

So....just got tru a batch of ujsm and went to put in the backset. Well... Turns out IM OUT OF SUGAR.

Will yeast stay alive if i just add the backset/water/corn.

Wont be able to get sugar back into the mix till after work monday... is all good