1st rum run

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1st rum run

Postby brisvalleymoonshiner » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:19 pm

Just a quick one. Why is the 2nd plate overloading and the rest aren't. I have no power controller just using 1 2400w element.
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby tipsy » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:49 pm

Vapour lock maybe.
Try turning your boiler off then on again.
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby brisvalleymoonshiner » Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:20 pm

tipsy wrote:Vapour lock maybe.
Try turning your boiler off then on again.


Ill try that next time it settled down 20min after posting this
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby Cheersbigears » Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:05 pm

Looks like your running it to fast to me. Too much power or as it’s rum reflux it a little more as it’s puking
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby orcy » Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:57 pm

Looks a bit like puke. Turn the element off for 10 minutes and back on again.
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby brisvalleymoonshiner » Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:03 pm

cheers will know what to watch out for next run
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby warramungas » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:07 pm

Maybe you've got your plate tee sections mixed up? Have you got your bottom section as the second plate by accident and it's puking out of order? :laughing-rolling:

Sorry. Couldnt resist.
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Re: 1st rum run

Postby brisvalleymoonshiner » Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:07 am

warramungas wrote:Maybe you've got your plate tee sections mixed up? Have you got your bottom section as the second plate by accident and it's puking out of order? :laughing-rolling:

Sorry. Couldnt resist.

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
nice love it .... unfortunately not as its not a modular still
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