I've finally found 99.9% of what I need to build my vm and am basicall going off the design in the Compleat distiller, however I have a couple of questions...with pics.
This is basically a copy of the one in the Cd but with valves instead of blanking plates, the worry I have with this is the thermometer position: If it's directly under the reflux coil will it not get refluxed on and therefore be a bit skewed with readings?
IF so then what are your thoughts on something like this ....
both will be built with 42mm pipe at 1m-1m 20cm high, a single coil refux and a 20mm/13mm Liebig.
I am building with 42mm as 2" pipe and fittings are far too expensive for a column that I will be only using for 6-8 months. Also the small difference in diameter only effects the speed of operation and as I will only be using a 10 litre boiler it doesn't bother me that much..I think. :?
Any thoughts would be appreciated