4" pot

[Potmash Boka]

G'day all, I will have a 700mm piece of 4" left over from the bubbler. I was thinking of doing a 4" column pot with it. 700mm 4" into a 4"-2" reducer 180 or 2x90 2" elbow into a 2" 550 long shotgun condenser.
What's the consensus on this setup? :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbdown:

[adam89]

Hey Potmash,

I'm close to finishing my 4" Pot build. What I did was;
4" column,
4" 90 bend
4-3" reducer
3" 90 bend
3" shotgun

I would go the 2x90 bends and use a tri-clamp between the 2 bends and the shotgun if it can be factored in. This will give you more flexibility.

Hope that gave some insight.

[crow]

G'day all, I will have a 700mm piece of 4" left over from the bubbler. I was thinking of doing a 4" column pot with it. 700mm 4" into a 4"-2" reducer 180 or 2x90 2" elbow into a 2" 550 long shotgun condenser.
What's the consensus on this setup? :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbdown:

Fine but why do you want a shottie on a potstill, unless set up vertical they risk smearing where as there are a number of condensers that can run horizontal :?

[adam89]

unless set up vertical they risk smearing

Interesting point Crow. It wasn't something that I had considered. Would it be that bad in a pot considering there fractions are clear cut anyways?

[crow]

wouldn't matter one bit on a strip but yeah smearing is smearing , it will make matters worse for sure. you get a bit of smearing with a pot more smearing will mean less hearts

[Dominator]

I would go the 2x90 bends and use a tri-clamp between the 2 bends and the shotgun if it can be factored in. This will give you more flexibility.

100% Agree. 2 x 90's and a TC between them, that way you can change the angle of the condenser if you want/need.

While we are talking about 4" pot stills, what kind of collection rate would be on for a spirit run on a 4"?

[newbiboozer]

Would I be right in saying that once you have a bubbler you won't use a pot still.

[MacStill]

wouldn't matter one bit on a strip but yeah smearing is smearing , it will make matters worse for sure. you get a bit of smearing with a pot more smearing will mean less hearts

I reckon you'd get more smearing in a parrot, if you ran a shotty at 45 degrees how much of a pool is in there do you reckon ? probably not enough to even warrant consideration IMHO ;-)

[Sam.]

Would I be right in saying that once you have a bubbler you won't use a pot still.

You still might want the pot to strip for nuetrel washes to run through your bubbler with packed section.

If you have a modular bubbler like my FSD it can be turned into a pot.

[newbiboozer]

Would I be right in saying that once you have a bubbler you won't use a pot still.

You still might want the pot to strip for nuetrel washes to run through your bubbler with packed section.

If you have a modular bubbler like my FSD it can be turned into a pot.

Yeah I always figured that with my build I could run my 700mm packed section with no packing as the column and SG PC on the side as a pot. Do you need to run the PC at an angle or will the shot gun work fine straight up and down for stripping.

[Sam.]

You will be able to push it harder on an angle, depends how fast you want to strip

[Potmash Boka]

I was thinking of running the shotty PC at an angle and orientate it so that a tube was on the bottom to reduce smearing. The Pot would really only be for stripping anyway, with the occasional spirit run just for shits and giggles.

[Potmash Boka]

So does anyone know how to make an inline thumper, I was thinking of using two 8"-4" reducers but what to do with the middle?

[kingy]

I'm just about to start a 4inch build, this thread is up my alley.ive Participated so now its in my participated threads booyah