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My first still test cleaning run

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:38 pm
by sonshine
Hi all, I did my cleaning run today with vineager/water,
just connected the leibig up and ran it flat out, will do a 2 gallon sugar wash sacraficial run later this week and try and have a go at running the cooling coil and cold finger and see if I can get this equalibrium going in the column in a practice run.
Quick question, I just about got a constant very slow trickle with the heat ( 100 deg C at outlet ) up full and cold distillate in jar, would this go any faster with an alcohol wash, or will this be as quick as it goes.
I did insulate it for the most of the run.
Cheers for all the help so far.

Re: My first still test cleaning run

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:00 pm
by catburgler
Yes it will speed up on the ethanol run but i think that top end needs introducing to a bigger bottem end...i need new glasses i think... :egeek:

Re: My first still test cleaning run

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:08 pm
by sonshine
catburgler wrote:Yes it will speed up on the ethanol run but i think that top end needs introducing to a bigger bottem end...i need new glasses i think... :egeek:
Thanks for the reply,
will fine water slow water adjustment suffice, can't get hold of a bigger boiler just yet.