Russ wrote:Cheers WD and DB, I finished 4 plates/downcomers today, the fifth got drilled but there were issues finishing it, I had spent a lot of time on them today and I'd had enough by that stage, tomorrows another day.
Tested the downcomers under the tap and they handle an awful amount of flow without backing up, hopefully they will work as they should.
RC Al wrote:Some go a complete sandwich (few), or a dedicated lip the depth of the plate thickness (more common), others use the inside radius of the gasket to push against the edge of the plate as it crushes in the clamp (very common), it's a balancing act of not making the gasket distort and a joint leak vs the plate leaking
Do your modules first, work out which seals your using and go from there, many have trimmed the gasket, ezi flanges require a flat gasket - 5 Star sell a good one
Russ wrote:Hey Chocko, as mentioned there are a few options. I was confused as well to start with, what I did was to make the plates the same diameter as the outside diameter of the 4". Then I did my best to cut the inside of the PTFE seals to sit around the plate, wasn't the most fun I've had and I don't think there is a simple way out of it. Remember I haven't finished my build yet so the things I do may not work haha.
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