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"With day time temps over 100 and night temps in the 90's, I find it impossible to not have a lot of steam coming out of the outlet. I have tried water hose on full, 50 gallons of ice water in a barrel and I still can't get the output temp below 150 F with a lot of steam. Any secret I'm missing or just easier to wait till fall. I'm still producing, it's just not as high purity as I would like and I'm wasting to atmosphere.
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PS II in reflux mode with 80 dashing rings 20% copper mesh.
I have used both propane and electric. It's just so hot outside."
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Then you must have the piping wrong. Feed water in at the bottom of the condenser & exhaust from the top. Even if the input water was 120 it should still condense and not put out vapor.
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"Grinder
Ratflinger is correct ,check your plumbing.
Where I stays it has been 106 for the last 40 days and I ran off some good stuf last week. I can even shave with the cold water !!!!!
docmj"
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Got a batch refluxing right now - 98* & climbing (outside). I'm having no steaming issues and all is working as when it's cold.
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ok - reading and learning - pot still should have the water input at the bottom of the condenser and exhaust at the top? figured you'd want the colder water at the top of the condenser??
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Counter flow is best in this instance
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" Originally Posted by: mbz250sl  ok - reading and learning - pot still should have the water input at the bottom of the condenser and exhaust at the top? figured you'd want the colder water at the top of the condenser?? No, cause you loose your cooling effect as the vapors travel down the condenser. Max cooling is at the water input & if that's at the top then the condensate has a chance to return to vapor. With the water input at the bottom, the further the condensate travels, the cooler it gets. Helps keep it from reflashing."
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appreciate the feedback - new and learning a lot here
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