by MarkA » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:55 pm
Hey Carol, Hi BigRig,
All the joins look good, no leaks that I can find with a mirror.
I've just turned the water to full tilt, actually just before I saw your post BigRig, thanks. I was also
thinking I'm not getting enough reflux, but I have plenty of liquid running back down the sight glass at
the bottom, and raining down the center of the glass. The condenser section is too hot to touch about
1/3 of the way up, above that is cool to touch.
At 50% power, and the valve open about 1/4 turn, I'm getting about 3-2 drips per second. Spirit is currently
coming off at 25*c. I was getting a very fast drip at 60% with valve open more, but not a dribble.
I have a small roll of copper mesh about 4" long in the bottom of the condenser coil, at Andrew's suggestion, and
as I saw in one of your photos Carol. Do I need more copper in the coil, say the full height, or do I need to move
it up, or remove it altogether?
Thanks guys.