Thermally Insulating Still Components
Moderator: Site Moderator
-
- Rumrunner
- Posts: 613
- Joined: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:24 am
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Thermally Insulating Still Components
Thought I would share. Today I bought some Ceramic Fibre Blanket for the purposes of insulating stuff. Don't like glass fibre.
The roll was 13mm x 610mm x 14.6m long (0.5 x 24" x 48') and in US$ terms cost the royal sum of $42.00. This will double insulate all my stuff giving me 25mm wall thickness on my columns risers, 30l and 50l keg along with my two 50l Wash Drums. Thought it was a great deal.
I was advised to still use gloves for the odd stray splinter. Now Need to find me someone to roll some galvanized protectors / tunes to enclose the Ceramic Blanket.
The density is 1250g per m2 at 13mm thick.
The roll was 13mm x 610mm x 14.6m long (0.5 x 24" x 48') and in US$ terms cost the royal sum of $42.00. This will double insulate all my stuff giving me 25mm wall thickness on my columns risers, 30l and 50l keg along with my two 50l Wash Drums. Thought it was a great deal.
I was advised to still use gloves for the odd stray splinter. Now Need to find me someone to roll some galvanized protectors / tunes to enclose the Ceramic Blanket.
The density is 1250g per m2 at 13mm thick.
One too many wasted sunsets, one too many for the road.
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Just wondering if anyone has used wood lagging to insulate still components? That is what I am planning on using.
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Be careful with that stuff, ceramic fibres are seriously bad for your lungs.
Cut it outdoors, wear a mask, and keep it covered with something to stop fibres coming off it during use.
Cut it outdoors, wear a mask, and keep it covered with something to stop fibres coming off it during use.
-
- Rumrunner
- Posts: 613
- Joined: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:24 am
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Glass is not much different, did not realise it was as bad as that. There were no warnings on the material data sheet and I bought it from my firned company, he never mentioned anything other that waer gloves .
Will take precautions thanks.
One too many wasted sunsets, one too many for the road.
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
The ceramic fiber has a high heat resistance (much more than glass wool and rock wool). Handle it safely and a protective mask. The outside you could live in various ways, a suitable aluminum adhesive tape, a plastic tube etc. The solutions could be many. I don't use insulation and for the moment I'm fine, but if I should never use it, I would think of a system that allows you to remove and insert themselves, a kind of separable jacket to allow cleaning / maintenance.
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Why not Reflectix?
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
It will be an excellent insulator, my glass kilns are barely warm outside when 800C inside.
Any ceramic/glass when powdered or spun into fibre can do a lot of damage to your lungs, don't think they are able to remove them so the scaring builds up. Just keep it covered to stop fibres rubbing off and you'll have no problems.
Any ceramic/glass when powdered or spun into fibre can do a lot of damage to your lungs, don't think they are able to remove them so the scaring builds up. Just keep it covered to stop fibres rubbing off and you'll have no problems.
-
- Master of Distillation
- Posts: 2691
- Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:38 pm
- Location: little puffs of dust where my feet used to be
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
I have seen at least one boiler covered with wood, but I'll be darned if I can remember who did it.
be water my friend
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
i am still of the opinion that at least for the column, the local newspaper is excelent. i even wrap my rifle's silencer in that. for the boiler and fermenters a camping mattress works fine.
My first flute
My press
My twins
My controller
My wife tells me I fell from heaven covered in white. Why did they let me fall?
My press
My twins
My controller
My wife tells me I fell from heaven covered in white. Why did they let me fall?
- Saltbush Bill
- Site Mod
- Posts: 9677
- Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:13 am
- Location: Northern NSW Australia
-
- Site Donor
- Posts: 1739
- Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:17 pm
- Location: Northwest France
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Badmotivator had one. Not sure it counts as insulated, but it's damned pretty!Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:35 pmFrom memory there are a few around , Myles may have been one of them.
https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 0#p7365885
"I have a potstill that smears like a fresh plowed coon on the highway" - Jimbo
A little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers
A little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
One that I saw recently, thermal blanket covered in wood.
-
- Rumrunner
- Posts: 613
- Joined: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:24 am
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Rather sexy
One too many wasted sunsets, one too many for the road.
- Saltbush Bill
- Site Mod
- Posts: 9677
- Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:13 am
- Location: Northern NSW Australia
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Couple more examples ......, both examples from boiler build threads on Emptyglasse's Forum.
This one by Aussiedownunder01, insulated with insulation wool, then clad in timber. And this by fairly unique one by YHB.
This one by Aussiedownunder01, insulated with insulation wool, then clad in timber. And this by fairly unique one by YHB.
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Objectively those wooden coated drums have a great design, they seem part of a decor, really beautiful, but if the heating is electric I think there are more practical ways to perform that hobby level job, for example the outer casing could be done with A plastic barrel provided that the insulator is therefore effective is well from heat. For an even simpler thing, a real wool blanket I think would do the same (always speak of electric heating, non gas)
- Yummyrum
- Global moderator
- Posts: 7658
- Joined: Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:23 am
- Location: Fraser Coast QLD Aussie
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Demy . Agree that a woollen blanket on its own does a good job of keeping the heat in an electric boiler . But those wood clad boilers sure do a pretty job of holding the blanket in place ..be it Wool
or fibre glass wool
or fibre glass wool
My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
For me the wood will be the insulator. I'm sure that fiberglass, ceramic wool or reflectix would provide more R-value but some of them are also somewhat messy and may be hazardous to your lungs when disturbed. Thanks to all those that have posted pics.
-
- Master of Distillation
- Posts: 4659
- Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:48 am
- Location: Northern Victoria, Australia
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
Stole a doona (quilt thingy) my wife was going to throw out.
Should be fine for keeping something warm, sometime.
Copped a bit of grumpiness.
Geoff
Should be fine for keeping something warm, sometime.
Copped a bit of grumpiness.
Geoff
The Baker
Re: Thermally Insulating Still Components
kflex PE pipe insulation works for my 2" columns.
13mm x 51mm slips over nice & snug($12aud/m)
sold by clark rubber up to 2" only
i've seen it on other sites up to 4"
13mm x 51mm slips over nice & snug($12aud/m)
sold by clark rubber up to 2" only
i've seen it on other sites up to 4"