Preventing leaks - Wiki how-to

[erbachem]

Hi All,

I have started a new page on the wiki about preventing leaks in stills. Link as follows.

http://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Preventing_leaks

The idea here is to build up the knowledge around preventing leaks in the wiki and then firing newbs off to the right place when the question gets asked.

What I need now is for a few people to look at the article and correct or expand as necessary. Any volunteers?

Flame alert

Remember the age old question about whether to use plastics / rubber / brass fittings in a still? Guess what? We are never going to resolve it. Just accept that some people choose to use bits in their still that others would never use. Please don't carry on the holy wars of what not to use in your still in to the wiki.

I have tried to acknowledge that opinions on the forum vary for different materials where appropriate. If people want to know more they can search the forums and form their own opinions. I have no problems with people rewording the stuff I have put here, but please avoid "thou shalt not" statements unless there is proof that it is a bad idea e.g. making a still entirely out of brass.

[BW Redneck]

I have to politely disagree upon your use of brass category. Many threads exist that tell of surface treatments that reduce the chance of lead contamination. A search for "brass treatments" yielded: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... +treatment

[Dnderhead]

i agree BW and not all brass contains led only those intended four machining

[Uncle Jesse]

that's the beauty of the Wiki...anyone can modify/edit/change any page to correct errors or omissions.

[Pikluk]

erbachem
Remember the age old question about whether to use plastics / rubber / brass fittings in a still? Guess what? We are never going to resolve it. Just accept that some people choose to use bits in their still that others would never use. Please don't carry on the holy wars of what not to use in your still in to the wiki.

its not really a age old question its just that there regularly new people
getting here(forum) and ask the same questions on any subject that is (that include myself i asked question and then later readed treads with the answer).i migth had that on the parent site theres a lot of good stuff but
also a lots of pictures of stills using plastic and rubber.

erbachem
but please avoid "thou shalt not" statements unless there is proof that it is a bad idea

backward thinking there, id say unless you have proof its safe dont use it.

there a lot of proven/good way to seal your still why use something your
not sure about.

[erbachem]

Great to read the feedback. Just a few thoughts on what has been said so far.

BW Redneck
I have to politely disagree upon your use of brass category

I knew that there was additional information about brass fittings but did not really know enough to expand this any more. As Uncle Jesse says, the great thing about the wiki is that anyone can update it. If what I have written is not accurate then rewrite it.

Pikluk
its not really a age old question its just that there regularly new people getting here(forum) and ask the same questions on any subject that is (that include myself

Me too. This is one of the main reasons why I chose to write the article in the first place. When the next person comes along and asks the question about sealing leaks it just becomes a matter of pointing them to this page and the wiki in general.

Pikluk
backward thinking there, id say unless you have proof its safe dont use it.

Absolute proof is not easy to come by. Ask any mathematician.

What I really wanted to do here was reflect the current state of the forums. The plastics question comes up a lot and peoples opinions do differ. I guess I just want to ensure that people are aware if opinions differ on a particular subject and encourage them to research and make up their own minds.