cleaning smart still

[hic52]

I read somewhere, not sure whether it was on here or another forum, have read so much - about running the still without the fan plugged in for 5 mins to clean the top section.

Have tried this and what happens is that it starts to warm the water and seems to switch off, then plug it in again and warms the water a bit more and switches off again. Have had the still about 2 years so wonder if they were altered as a safety feature to do this?

I call it a smart still but it has a megahome badge on it

[HangOver]

it thermal cut out is so it doesnt run dry, not exactly shure how it works.

But an excellent way to clean is a plain water and a mug of or two of white vinegar, run the still for while till it starts to drip.

Turn off, open when cold nice and clean.

The same trick for your kettle if its stainless steel

[hic52]

Thanks will do that

[Phantom]

Don\'t know for certain, but I think that the \"white crystals\" that come with the smart still, are citric acid.
So putting some in and then topping up with water will do the same job as vinegar, but it keeps any of the vinegar nasties away from kit that is used for fermentation and distillation and reduces the chance of contamination.
I\'ll stick to citric acid, for that very reason, my washes are made in the same buckets as other home brews and I wouldn\'t want to risk any cross contamination with vinegar etc.......

[hic52]

Thanks Phantom haven\'t done it yet but good point will try citric acid instead