Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby viking » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:09 pm

Cheers fellas. I'll check the still on the weekend when I can do another run. Bayshine, I'll see if the local sparky can help. I might see if he can rig a power controller.
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby Yurugaboy » Fri Oct 13, 2017 6:45 pm

viking wrote:Cheers fellas. I'll check the still on the weekend when I can do another run. Bayshine, I'll see if the local sparky can help. I might see if he can rig a power controller.


I think it is a leak. Mine starts off at 90-92%. Then drops to 86-88% by 3rd cut. 3 plate is always most vigorous bubbler. I don’t use power controller just 1 x 2. 4 kw. Element after initial bubbler. Just check and replace that seal- is the sight glass around the correct way with indent for bubbler on correct way round.

Hope this helps
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby viking » Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:51 pm

Cheers Guys.
Started a run this arvo. Filled the 100L boiler. Put on 4 plates. Connected everything - 1 heating element keeps tripping the power. Swapped power points, leads and circuits - it is the element. Tie to order another.

Pumped 100L back into the fermenter and hooked up the 50L Keg boiler. Filled the 50L and waiting for heat up one 1 element. It has been awhile since running the 50L - I think I could get up to temp with 1 element.

Will order another element, organise the sparky and see if I can get a power controller hooked up or splitting into 2 x 1200 Watts as Bayshine suggested.

Looks like its next weekend till I can run the 100L boiler...
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby bluc » Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:53 pm

Bugger :crying-blue:
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby viking » Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:15 pm

Just seeing a storm pass by. I may lose power soon...........
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby bayshine » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:30 am

How did your run go mate... did it make any difference on the 50lt keg? Did your abv hold steady or did it drop of like on your 100lt boiler?
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby viking » Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:55 pm

Bayshine. yep the run went fine on the 50L boiler. Found a small leak easily fixed. Currently holding 96 with no drop in abv% or flow rate. All good!!!!!
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Re: Help me proble solve FSD 4 inch SSG

Postby woodduck » Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:39 am

Good to hear mate. So it sounds like elements then? :-B :think: could they be switched easily from one to the other to see if that's the problem?
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