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by **dc13931** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:29 pm

Hey all, so I'm doing my first stripping run atm, rig is a 3in VM with ball valve at the top to turn it into a pot still.

I'm running pot still mode atm and can hear a quick thudding noise through the outlet, also am wondering if my condensor is handling the job, it's 1 meter long 1.5 in over 1 in jacket condensor, I don't think It is knocking all the vapor down as I can feel vapor or something pushing out the outlet, in unison with the thudding noise.

Burner is a 4 ring with a Low Pressure reg (2.75KPa)

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by **Lowndsey** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:31 pm

Did you check for leaks with a mirror?

by **dc13931** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:35 pm

Yeah I checked everywhere with mirror, and at the outlet It didn't fog up, but I can feel it pushing against my hand there ( it being air? Vapor? Dark matter?)

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by **dc13931** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:38 pm

Oh also my temp in the column is up in the 90's, is that normal for stripping run?

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by **Kimbo** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:43 pm

Hi DC,
it sounds like your condenser is "Huffing" which is quite common, especially towards the end of the run where the temps are higher.
just stretch out a piece of scrubber and poke it up the product condenser. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **dc13931** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:48 pm

Kk cheers mate :D yeah I was thinking of putting some in to slow down the flow a bit, was just worried about smearing cuts for my product run, should I try take it out for that?

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by **Urrazeb** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:08 pm

I just stripped some heavy gauge cable and wound it up, stretched it out and poked it in, stopped the huffing and adds more copper exposure to the product! :)

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