Mormash wrote:Well I smeared some vaseline on the seals and carefully assembled it while filling each tee up with water as i went and it worked temporarily but it didn't last long as one plate dried up in no time during my last run.
When I disassemble it tonight I'll do what hillzabilly recommended and check for warping.
Thanks for all the advise here guys!
Mormash wrote:woodduck wrote:You may have cut too much out. My understanding is the plate needs to seal around the outer most edge by forcing the seal to flatten and push onto that plate edge by forcing the 2 tees together with the clamps. If you've cut too much out the seal may not be expanding/flattening out enough to reach the plate edge. Can you post a photo of the seal sitting around the plate before its fitted up, it might help us work it out.
They were leaking before I trimmed them but I assumed that the plate was obstructing the seal.
bluc wrote:Mormash wrote:Well I smeared some vaseline on the seals and carefully assembled it while filling each tee up with water as i went and it worked temporarily but it didn't last long as one plate dried up in no time during my last run.
When I disassemble it tonight I'll do what hillzabilly recommended and check for warping.
Thanks for all the advise here guys!
I would use flour paste before vaseline :puke-huge:
hillzabilly wrote:Ifn ya plates have the recess on one end then cutting the inside from seals will do more harm than good ,I found the EPDM seals slightly thicker and sealed better than the silicone ones,be careful how much ya grind or sand down the tee's,as ifn ya take too much off the clamps will not be able ta tighten enough to get them ta seal well .cheers hillzabilly ;-)
woodduck wrote:They need to be silicon or epdm seals. I would be going back to where you got the still and make him get them and sort it out, you payed good money for something that doesn't work. Or better yet take the whole thing back for a refund and buy a 5star :handgestures-thumbupleft:
A gasket either side of the plate may work if they are that thin?
hillzabilly wrote:my bros set up does and he finds it easier to assemble the plated section upside down,then flips it over and mounts to the boiler
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