Is it better to fit the plates relating to the sight glass with the down comer:
1. Front an back
2. Sideways
I have the plates now with the down comer front and back. I can see clearly the stream from the down comer in the front position. On the one plate with the down comer at the back I can not see properly the stream. All plates are flooded and working well. I was collecting 92% alcohol on the sacrificial run.
I had issues first with the 3KW heating element on the 50L keg boiler, I needed more then 2 hours to get the wash boil. After using geyser insulation on the boiler, I had the plates loaded in one hour and 5 minutes then I dropped the power to 2.4 KW. It worked as a charm.