CaptainRedBeard wrote:I wouldn't advice putting a vent hole anywhere that vapor may escape, it would need to be above your condenser not below. So make sure your thermometer is sealed in, no holes or leaks.
By having a hole above the plate, and below the condenser, your pretty much going to be spilling most of your booze out in vapor form. The vapors highly flammable too, so you could light up your garage like a Christmas tree.
Seal the sucker in, and only have it open with holes in your cap.
Hi Cap,
Funny you should point that out, cos that's the very thing ive been trying to get right. Ive had the condenser redneck fixed onto a coffee tin half full of simmering water checking whats going on where.. :angry-banghead: theres only so much you can learn without the practical side. ( watching too much mythbusters on discovery channel I think ) I will be sorting out not so much a cap as a loose fitting top plate with vent holes , the cold finger keeps sitting down to the plate and leaning against the side. So hopefully this will hold it bit more true.
Luckily my garage has very good ventilation thanks to twin exhaust fans installed to keep the smell of 2stroke from annoying the missus. But thanks for the good word , nice to know fellow stillers have a bit of nouse to spread the safety msg.
Cheers mate.