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Turbo still 500 problem

Postby Aussieshane » Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:07 am

I was distilling my wash & running water temp at 55-60dgs all good collecting 1400ml in 2hours then it just slowed right down collecting only 200ml over the next 3hrs, the is no leaks in hoses or seals & no visible blockages, need help please
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Re: Turbo still 500 problem

Postby GrunthosTheFlatulent » Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:34 am

What sort of wash are you using?
What volume?
Did you measure original and final SGs?
If so, what were the numbers?
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Re: Turbo still 500 problem

Postby Icefever » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:41 pm

Like GTF said we need a little more info....could be something simple like you'd taken all the likker that there was in the wash out?
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Re: Turbo still 500 problem

Postby Dynamic » Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:24 pm

Hi guys,

I got a question about that T500: the temperature you measure, is that the top temperature of your column or the cooling water outlet temp?
They say 55-60°C is the best, but ethanol boils at 78,5°C?
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Re: Turbo still 500 problem

Postby vino-tinto » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:02 pm

dynamic wrote:Hi guys,

I got a question about that T500: the temperature you measure, is that the top temperature of your column or the cooling water outlet temp?
They say 55-60°C is the best, but ethanol boils at 78,5°C?


It's the water outlet temperature you need to monitor
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