Pot Sill Element Gasket

[SpeakEasy]

Hey all,
I have a 10 gallon copper pot still with a 5500w water heater powering it. This weekend I did my cleaning run and the way my temp probe and control box is set up, I will have to take the element out after every use. That being said, when I took the element out after the cleaning run, the gasket was destroyed.
What does everyone use for gaskets and where can I purchase in bulk?
Thank you,
S/E

[Bushman]

You want to find a PTFE gasket lots of places sell online.

[SpeakEasy]

You want to find a PTFE gasket lots of places sell online.

Thank You Very Much!

[Saltbush Bill]

the way my temp probe and control box is set up, I will have to take the element out after every use.

I've never heard of that problem before, why do you need a temp probe in a pot still? ...could you give a few more details so that others don't fall into the same trap?
It sounds very unusual to say the least.

[Yummyrum]

Is it a tri-clamp or screw in element ?
My screw in element had a silicone gasket which I nearly shredded on the first go trying to over tighten it . Silicone gaskets seal very well with minimal torquing .

If it is a screw in element , I think you need to fix the reason why you need to keep removing it as all that twisting and untwisting of the wires will lead to problems.

[SpeakEasy]

You can see how short my probe wire is. I would really like to extend it and maybe make it detachable from the PID.

[Yummyrum]

Arrrrg ... a dredded PID controller .

Flog it off to some other fool that thinks they need one and get yourself a POWER controller . Thats what you need for a Pot still . PID controllers are useless .

And when you are making a Power controller , put a plug socket on it so you can unplug it rather than having to unscrew the element .

And there is no thermometer to worry about either