Actually running a stripping (continuous?) still

We don’t condone the use of Continuous Stripping stills as a method of running 24/7 as this is a commercial setup only .
Home distillers should never leave any still run unattended and Continuous strippers should not be operated for longer periods than a Batch stripping session would typically be run to minimise operator fatigue..

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jdpete
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Re: Actually running a stripping (continuous?) still

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I don't think I was having co2 problems because I did not notice any spurting. I think what happened is that I had a small leak around the boiler lid and somehow this caused the system to act quirky. The same thing happened one time before and I had a small leak then.

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Manu,

On your overflow for heat exchange does it consistently overflow a regular amount? I am noticing on mine that it overflows then stops, then overflows a little later again.

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Re: Actually running a stripping (continuous?) still

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jdpete wrote:Manu,

On your overflow for heat exchange does it consistently overflow a regular amount? I am noticing on mine that it overflows then stops, then overflows a little later again.

jdpete
same here
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Re: Actually running a stripping (continuous?) still

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Well I thought it was my setup but it must be something that happens with other setups as well. I am "guessing" that it's caused by a slight overpressure in the boiler. I guess it's not a problem unless the liquid level were to drop to much between overflow cycles. (below elements)

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