The Stig wrote:How many times have we heard “they say it’s supposed to leak like that” :teasing-tease:
Too many Stig. Even with my very limited knowledge of the workings of a still I'm not buying it.
I asked Dr. Google to look for similar complaints and there's a fair few of them on the interwebs. It seems the distributors are being told to spin the "it's supposed to leak" line, probably to deter a flood of warranty claims. IMHO it's a design flaw - if there's supposed to be some sort of pressure relief device then there ought to be a one way valve or the like in that part of the column.
Simple fact is I rinsed it after the vinegar run and it didn't leak at all. Then I did a "Water Distillation" run as per the instructions (which can be found online), took about 1L out of it, waited for it to cool and then rinsed it again. Now it leaks like an old codger with an incontinence problem. :angry-banghead: