Newbi's bubbler build.

[Cane Toad]

All I run mate is a single gate valve on the RC and run the water through the PC at full noise,I've seen them set up with valves on both bit I just like to keep it simple so I don't get confused :teasing-tease: :teasing-tease:
Feed in at the bottom and outlet at the top :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[newbiboozer]

Thanks mate so I'd assume there is no need to run prewarmed water from the PC to the RC then.

[Cane Toad]

Some do,I don't bother,set it up so you can try it both ways :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[newbiboozer]

So today I had a few bits on my modules and RC I wanted to reflow the solder so bunged them in the oven for a pre-heat. Come back 20 minutes later n FARK !!!!! Long story short I got the whole lot in pieces again melted all my solder out. Pissed off felt like throwing it all in the bin. Anyway started putting it back together again. Very painful and a lot messier than the first time doesn't seem to fit back together quiet the same. :angry-banghead: ~x( ~x(

[dogbreath vodka]

Ouch.... mate that sucks big time. :handgestures-thumbdown: :handgestures-thumbdown:

Sorry to hear about you re-kitting your still.

Sounds like some late nights ahead.

Chin up, get into it and you'll be back on track in no time.

DBV

[Bushy]

This is bad. If we had a fuck up of the month competition, you win!
FFS. Heartbreaking. Heavy sigh.
Whack it back together. Gonna be hard to get those branches exact again but it'll still work.
Like ol mate says, chin up.

[JayD]

you have learnt a hard lesson...never leave your work or still unattended as the worse can and will happen given the right circumstances. did you take a picture of the mess ? not to laugh at you but to serve as a reminder to stay on duty when anything is on put up a photo when you put humpy back together again... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[newbiboozer]

Yeah its coming back together better than I thought it would but Witt be a lot of sanding and clean up. I'm confident it will come back as good as ever. The Mrs hasn't spotted all the solder in the bottom of the oven yet.

Dunno what I was thinking hey I per heated before in the oven before but only to 200 c this time I had the whole thing in there and wound her up flat knacker. Yeah I'll cop the fuck up of the month status. :angry-banghead:

[newbiboozer]

you have learnt a hard lesson...never leave your work or still unattended as the worse can and will happen given the right circumstances. did you take a picture of the mess ? not to laugh at you but to serve as a reminder to stay on duty when anything is on put up a photo when you put humpy back together again... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah JD I have learnt a valuable lesson no excuses but didn't think the melting point of solder was that low but like us said I shouldn't have left it unattended is the bottom line. Didn't take any pics I was too passed off at the yime but I'm sure you can imagine a hundred drops of solder in the bottom of the oven and copper bits everywhere. Maybe no one else is that stupid but I hope someone else might learn from my fuck up.

[JayD]

you have learnt a hard lesson...never leave your work or still unattended as the worse can and will happen given the right circumstances. did you take a picture of the mess ? not to laugh at you but to serve as a reminder to stay on duty when anything is on put up a photo when you put humpy back together again... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah JD I have learnt a valuable lesson no excuses but didn't think the melting point of solder was that low but like us said I shouldn't have left it unattended is the bottom line. Didn't take any pics I was too passed off at the yime but I'm sure you can imagine a hundred drops of solder in the bottom of the oven and copper bits everywhere. Maybe no one else is that stupid but I hope someone else might learn from my fuck up.

Mate dont beat yourself up over this...I have made buggar ups like yours and so has every one else if there man enough to admit it...

[newbiboozer]

Hi so after the oven episode Humpty Dumpty is all back together again and has an RC to. I'm just battling to seal the joint where the stainless ferrule for the sight glass goes in the front of the module. I have the right flux now and the solder is sticking its just when I get a nice little fillet of solder running that looks good and clean it all falls out the back. Maybe too much heat. Anyway I am back at work today so a few days away from it and I'll have a fresh go on next days off. Been doing a bit on my boiler and element controller as well as I have none of that either. Once I get it sealed its just a PC and a parrot and lots of cleaning up. I don't recommend resolsering the second time it's much messier. Anyway PC should be a piece of piss as the RC was easy even though most seem to say they have drama with it those tees have been the biggest pain in the arse. I got me 60 liters of molasses so better get my finger out n get this thing done.

[Dominator]

Looks awesome mate. Then oven incident would have been heartbreaking. Good to see you got back into it. The PC should be a piece of cake, mine didn't take me too long. What size are you planing for your pc?

[newbiboozer]

Looks awesome mate. Then oven incident would have been heartbreaking. Good to see you got back into it. The PC should be a piece of cake, mine didn't take me too long. What size are you planing for your pc?

PC will be 2" and am thinking 450mm long with 5 or 6 x 1/2" tubes. What do you think.

[Dominator]

Yeah should be fine. 5 x 1/2 will be sweet, I think 6 might be a bit tight. I made mine 550 I think, with 7 x 3/8 and it easily knocked down 4800w. Wish I had made it shorter now.

[dogbreath vodka]

Your well on your way now mate.
The finish line is just up ahead.
:handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

DBV

[db1979]

Yeah should be fine. 5 x 1/2 will be sweet, I think 6 might be a bit tight. I made mine 550 I think, with 7 x 3/8 and it easily knocked down 4800w. Wish I had made it shorter now.

I got 7 x 1/2" in my 2" RC. Was a bit tight but I wanted to reduce the coolant volume to as low as I could get. Yeah I know we're talking about PCs and not RCs but if 7 is doable than 6 will be easier.

[Dominator]

Yeah should be fine. 5 x 1/2 will be sweet, I think 6 might be a bit tight. I made mine 550 I think, with 7 x 3/8 and it easily knocked down 4800w. Wish I had made it shorter now.

I got 7 x 1/2" in my 2" RC. Was a bit tight but I wanted to reduce the coolant volume to as low as I could get. Yeah I know we're talking about PCs and not RCs but if 7 is doable than 6 will be easier.

Well, I guess I will eat my words. :angry-banghead: :teasing-nutkick:

[newbiboozer]

Just getting my parrot and vent set up. Can anyone tell me if 1/4 tube is big enough to go from the vent to the parrot tube.

[MacStill]

Just getting my parrot and vent set up. Can anyone tell me if 1/4 tube is big enough to go from the vent to the parrot tube.

I would go a little bigger mate, let that baby breathe ;-)

[newbiboozer]

I've been back into the project after a bit of a slack attack. I have most of it done now just a ton of clean up and build the boiler to go under it but getting close now. I just dummied it up for a look and work out the parrot.