Thumper Safety

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RockyTopJimmy
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Thumper Safety

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I posted a picture of the still I acquired on the welcome page. A member stated there was trouble lurking due to the size of the thumper. I'm wondering if I need to scrap this thing or just run without it.

I searched the forum for related topics with no luck, so thanks in advance for any advice or help you can provide. I greatly appreciate it.

Jimmy
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Re: Thumper Safety

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Recommended thumper size is at least 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the boiler.
If yours is smaller than that I'd run without it until you can make a larger one.

They're great to use, but no fun if they fill up during a run.
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Re: Thumper Safety

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Thank you sir. I really appreciate the help.

I have a sheet of copper I'll get to work on over the holiday building a bigger thumper.

Jimmy
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