First run
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:56 pm
I finally got time to run my first ever distilling process running a sacrificial TPW through the bubbler. I only had 20L of wash topped up with water.
I was using town water as my cooling source outputting to the pool, looked like it would take a couple of thousand litres so killing two birds. I had no problems getting the still into full reflux (I was using "The easy way" instructions) but trying to then get the water flow right for a drip every 2 secs. was not very succesful. I found the valves have a fair bit of free play and I could not judge the changers to the flow well enough and I was getting concerned about how much water was going through (I should have had a plan B if the pool got full - in the end it didn't but the concern affect my behaviour). In the end the run probably went to quickly but I took off 450ml as fores followed by roughly 2L before the stinky yeasty smell of tails arrived, was still reading around 40% at the parrot so I pulled the plug.
I don't have any thermometers on the still and being unable to detect the changers in water flow felt I was running blind.
When tails arrived the top glass looked fogged but not the first two (maybe I missed it).
I am sure I'll get there in time, any feedback/suggestions welcome.
Is there any point hanging on to the final product (for another cleaning run) for other uses.
Next up I think will be WPOSW and using an endless water supply either tank to tank or pool to pool.
Still loving it though :handgestures-thumbupleft:
I was using town water as my cooling source outputting to the pool, looked like it would take a couple of thousand litres so killing two birds. I had no problems getting the still into full reflux (I was using "The easy way" instructions) but trying to then get the water flow right for a drip every 2 secs. was not very succesful. I found the valves have a fair bit of free play and I could not judge the changers to the flow well enough and I was getting concerned about how much water was going through (I should have had a plan B if the pool got full - in the end it didn't but the concern affect my behaviour). In the end the run probably went to quickly but I took off 450ml as fores followed by roughly 2L before the stinky yeasty smell of tails arrived, was still reading around 40% at the parrot so I pulled the plug.
I don't have any thermometers on the still and being unable to detect the changers in water flow felt I was running blind.
When tails arrived the top glass looked fogged but not the first two (maybe I missed it).
I am sure I'll get there in time, any feedback/suggestions welcome.
Is there any point hanging on to the final product (for another cleaning run) for other uses.
Next up I think will be WPOSW and using an endless water supply either tank to tank or pool to pool.
Still loving it though :handgestures-thumbupleft: