Will the length of my entrance hole be a problem?

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Will the length of my entrance hole be a problem?

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I modified my 30l keg today. Made an opening and found a way to close it once the still is in operation. I am worried about the height of the pipe i welded there. Here's the pic -

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Will it be a problem when I fire up the still? I am using one element, 3kw, with a SCR.
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I see no problem if it does not prevent the path to the column no problem.
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Thank you.

It does not prevent the path to the column. The column is attached to the smaller hole in the pic.
I was just slightly worried because this is my first still I will build, and the entrance pipe is longer than anything I saw on the net.
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Dear God, man, I haven’t laughed so hard in a while. Warn me before you say something like that again, I coulda choked!
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Yonder wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:16 pm Dear God, man, I haven’t laughed so hard in a while. Warn me before you say something like that again, I coulda choked!
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I thought this was a start of a dirty joke by the thread title. Or somebody bragging...
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The only problem would be if the attachment protrudes and interferes with the attachment of the column.
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That's the humor that comes out of me being a non native English speaker:)

Entrance doesn't interfere with the copper column. I should be all set. Need to install the heater and have an eletrician connect it to the SCR and I should be ready for a vinegar and sacrificial run.
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From the look of it, it should work well. Good luck.
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it will work , I have a similar fill port (not as nice as the pictured one , mine is weldless bulkhead with a reducer above it) and it works well
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rubberduck71 wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:03 am
Yonder wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:16 pm Dear God, man, I haven’t laughed so hard in a while. Warn me before you say something like that again, I coulda choked!
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I thought this was a start of a dirty joke by the thread title. Or somebody bragging...
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