Fluid transfer

[Capt-Cudellez]

I don't have a drain valve on my still. My thinking was its going to be at floor level so what am I going to drain to?

I have been lifting the still to the sink to empty it, with 35 odd litres of pot ale, backset, dunder what ever you like to call it, its fairly heavy but not unmanageable for me a fairly young man to shift.

Time for a change.

Here is what I'm working with.

Stripping set up


End of the run, preparing to tear down


I cap the still and I pop off the pressure gauge


I insert this pick up tube


I add this tyre valve that I made by drilling out a SS dust cap, and trimming down the valve body


I then just need to pump to pressurise the keg (slightly)
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Then the liquid flows, even up hill to the sink, or like here to a new dunder pit.


I'm using cam-lock fittings on the still with EPDM seals, this is super quick for swapping out the connections.

[Admiral Toad]

As we say around here WHEYABUGGARMAR that's MUCKLE KIFF C'ptn !

[Almanac]

When I click on your pics they don't go to a bigger size anymore - any idea why. Can't see much detail in the tiny pics

AM

[Capt-Cudellez]

Hmm, not sure why thats not working anymore.

here's a link to the album
http://s1104.beta.photobucket.com/user/Capt-cud/library/connections

[Almanac]

Thanks for that. My pressure relief is a screw on type but I have all the other bits to make similar setup. Thanks for the tip - nice one

AM

[Capt-Cudellez]

If you can see the other dust cap between where the pressure gauge goes and the ball valve. I've got a pressure switch that's going to go there.

I've tested the circuit on some strip board this afternoon, and I can get it to cut the power to the still and sound an alarm when I blow hard into the sensor on its most sensitive setting.

I'm going to build a new controller that will incorporate this cut out feature over the next month or so.

[Almanac]

Very good, but will it have a motif, logo or other necessary graphic?

I'm fairly certain the limitations you've experienced, in the past, were due to your lack of printed identification, logo, etc, on previous incarnations of your equipment

not signed so you can't blame me