MR-E wrote:Fukers, wait till they need help changing a light bulb or changing a tyre :laughing-rolling:
WineGlass wrote:Congrats on finnishing it off! I bet you feel better now. Good to see it bubbling!
I think you will benifit from a parrot. makes things just that bit easierMR-E wrote:Fukers, wait till they need help changing a light bulb or changing a tyre :laughing-rolling:
The tech crew probably have an app for that.
sam_and_liv wrote:Not sure how you can call that a mongrel mate, I would call it a pure bred piece of awesome :handgestures-thumbupleft:
bentstick wrote:Nice work on the bubbler, feels good doesn't it :clap: :clap: :clap:
Looks like ya have the sweet spot, pretty amazing watching this things run, wait until ya get some drinkables coming off it, you wont be disapointed! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
WineGlass wrote:Mate, don't rip apart just yet.
If I can get one to run with no downcomer cups, anyone can.
You may possibly have the same issues with cups if you havent got it set right. Got to find the sweet spot. When you made it that way, it was a good idea, it still is.
I had all sorts of issues with mine, and was nearly about to agree with the masses and install cups, then I turned the heat down. Hit the sweet spot.
With this design, you NEED to get it charging the plates from the top down. You will know if you are pumping too much heat in, it will fill the bottom plates first. The bottom J gets too hot and makes a vapor lock (vapor will flash off). Once collecting, you can ramp it up. Once all your plates are full and bubbling away, it will be nice and stable.
And collecting about 2 to 2.5 litres an hour @ 95%. Maybe more with the drilling on your plates.
Have you got fine control over deflag cooling?
MR-E wrote: is the surging/fluctuation of the liquid level a normal thing on plated columns :?:
McStill wrote:MR-E wrote: is the surging/fluctuation of the liquid level a normal thing on plated columns :?:
Only time I ever had that was on gas, when the bottle got below half full using a BBQ regulator
WineGlass wrote:If your getting huffing and surging with 2 different plate setups, it probably not the plates causing it.
Is the heat source fluctuating? Do you have some headspace in the boiler?
I agree with what mac said, when the gas gets low in the bottle, its not as stable as a full one. I use a 45kg bottle, but when its low, all sorts of funny things go on. Don't know if thats it though.
Maybe try swedes way and go heaps of heat, but I think you might have done that.
Kimbo wrote:McStill wrote:MR-E wrote: is the surging/fluctuation of the liquid level a normal thing on plated columns :?:
Only time I ever had that was on gas, when the bottle got below half full using a BBQ regulator
I run on Natural gas, No reg.
Mine surges constantly, I've just learned to ride them out :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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