ErnieV wrote:On home Distiller they don't recommend Silicone gaskets because apparently silicone has a less than acceptable resistance to acetone which comes out in the foreshots.
This is something that I think warrants some research and discussion...
I have seen your posts on HD regarding this Ernie, and was skeptical as the only information came from one person on several threads...I have read the MSDS sheets, and the chemical resistance reports and am currently conducting my own tests with pictures and the like...
My initial thought would be though...if any material like this was prone to leeching into a compound that we work with...would it have any effect in the
upward vapour path? I mean if acetone molecules have reached their boiling point and are rising as vapour, and come into contact with a material that leeches into acetone as a liquid...is it going to itself turn to vapour and bind to the acetone molecules and continue rising? I don't think so...but I'm not a chemist...
Now on the
downward path, I can actually see some warrant for concern from my own tests...more to come on that later...
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 8:52 pm