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I have a question regarding helix copper coil condenser, what i would like advice on is ,
I have a 10inch long, single wound 30mm diameter coil condenser made with 8mm copper tube, and a 1meter in Hight 2 inch column.
Would this work ok?

Has anybody ever cleaned a new built copper still by boiling up hard/rough cider as the cleaning agent Got quite few gallons of the stuff, thinking on running it to clean the inside of my still , it's not good cider, it's horrible 7.5 ALC VOl quite strong though Dont want it to taint/contaminate my ...

Thanks everyone, It's good to know, roll on saturday, I can get something done, so busy I havent been able to go out the shed and do anything

Hello all So your fermentation has stopped! I was wondering whats the longest time people have left it before sythoning the wine of the Yeast, did it work out ok It's been just over three weeks or more, near a month now, that this saturday I will be able to sython of the wine from the yeast cake in ...

shadylane wrote:Just my 2cents worth
When using cheap controlers
Get one at least 2X bigger than needed
Add a heatsink, fan and get a spare controller

Cheap controlers?

Is my controler Cheap

Thanks Yummyrum for you posts, most appreciated

Hey, its tony1964, you've made me 2 years younger, thanks very much. Cheers The younger fresher looking Tony lol Hello tony Ha ha, Sorry about that or congratulations! we all got older ,you got younger :lol: I Emailed Company i purchased it from, this is the reply Hello Lee The controller you have ...

Hello all I am starting a new thread here with lots of respect going to forum member Tony1966 , I am not criticising him or anything like that, he has been very helpful. But can or do anyone back up what he stated in the last post on this thread https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&...

Stillvodka That’s right on the limit of the power controller mate, your build but if it were me I’d be using an 8kw or above power controller, the max RMS on state is listed at 20 amps for that controller. Your right on the limit of running that at max power, Is it one 4.5kw element or like mine is...

Hello tony
4.5 killowatt element

Stillvodka Tried to add a picture via the reply on the pm, but alas not happening. Try it here. F4216098-0FBB-4DE6-9569-F6449E17840E.jpeg Sorry for the paper and pencil approach but on holiday at the min. You have not said the power size of the element, you also need to provide suitable heatsink an...

Good on you for questioning it . Yeah at first glance it looks like a stand alone controller but it really is just a part that needs to be in a box with the other connectors etc that you were worried about . ok, i have been looking really hard at this controller, but i just can't see how this thing...

Stillvodka There was another pic on your link that shows how to connect it . FDB1D07C-84FF-47B3-B47E-F881DAF165B0.jpeg Note also the heatsinking rquirements . Might be best to mount it in a box on a heatsink and loop your cables in and out of the box . Ok right, what did make me maybe over cautious...

Hello all i have purchased similar controlers in the past, but i am stuck with this one How does this wire/connect up to my element with my boiler, there is no power in, just two wires https://www.sutronics.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PC240-20P" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...

Thanks to your query, for the first time ever, I have worked out how much water I used for a gin type run today. 2600ml of cooling water over four hours to condense 570ml of 78% from a 1300ml charge of 43% plus the juices from an unknown quantity of added fruit. It is about twice the volume of wate...

I do have to look up the exact number, but Mao seems to surpass all mass-murderers. And I heard about the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. I think it was far more brutal than the holocaust. The number of people killed per annum was far greater, the people were killed, even slaughtered, by their neighbou...

A cubic meter of water is 1000 liters ..... unless you have a 4” reflux still with 8kw under it I doubt you would come anywhere close to using that much water on a run . Incidentally your water is cheap . I had to get my tank filled last weekend . Waterman charged me $230 for 12,000 liters :evil: W...

I do not use any water on a run. I use a very long, winded cooler sitting in the air and I run slow. Takes more time, but not more energy and no water at all. I I want to speed up, I use wet rags on my cooler, using the evaporation. And that system can be enhanced. That seems like a good way of coo...

I do not use any water on a run. I use a very long, winded cooler sitting in the air and I run slow. Takes more time, but not more energy and no water at all. I I want to speed up, I use wet rags on my cooler, using the evaporation. And that system can be enhanced. That seems like a good way of coo...

ok, brilliant, thanks everyone The reason behind me asking, is i have been running a pot still with worm in a 200liter container , worked really well no heating up problems at all, main reason for this was because i now live in a house with a water meter, I have now built reflux still and bit worrie...

ok, yes i get it

So I will do experiment ,try if I can get some sort of average, with water tempeture noted, aint going to hurt having a go at it, wouldnt suprise me though if someone has already done it.

NZChris wrote:With an undersized condenser, lots.
With an oversized condenser, bugger all.

Ha ha
i think i worded that all wrong, Ill have another go,

What i meant was, to complete a run of say 5 gallon, what would say average cooling water usage be?

Hello
Do anybody know how much water liters/gallons, would be used to complete a Run through a condencer on avarage

shadylane wrote:

stillvodka wrote:Just out of interest, if you were to install a filter , what one would you use and where would it go on the wiring
Thanks

Plan B
Instead of a filter, put the controller in a grounded metal box

Thanks shadylane, That is what I will do

Thanks for the reply yummyrum

So a filter is not really needed then ? It's not going to cause problems

Just out of interest, if you were to install a filter , what one would you use and where would it go on the wiring

Thanks

Hello all Seeking some advice I am about to purchase one of these https://www.sutronics.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PC240-20P" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow In the description it say that it will need a suitable RF interference filter , Do I ...

Ive been a member since 2006, have a break for while , forget what i have learnt , then keep coming back for more answers to things I should know

Shadylane, I am guessing your using the standard stainless steel Scrubbers, Or did you need to search for the right ones? how did you know they were stainless steel, the only way i would always know was that if a magnet did not stick! they were stainless steel,

Tomorrow I am going to build some sort support. a /tree, so I can pull it out for cleaning, dont know how but i'll work it out some way, I was more worried about corrosion of 304 stainless and having a magnet to able to get react with it

Thanks chris
The entire rest of the still is Copper, But yes, I know what your saying
Would you believe , I been doing distilling since around 2005, been a member on here since 2006. and I am still asking advice!