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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:59 pm Post subject: just started wvo
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hi all, ive just started filtering my wvo, got:
5x 120L barrels
1x25 micron
1x10 micron
1x1 micron
ive just put a batch through to 10m tonight and wanted to know what i should be doing.
ive put some in a frying pan and there is no boiling/spitting what so ever.
so do i just put it through 1 micron and leave it to settle overnight?
what immersion heaters have you used?
thank you very much!
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bigM Gate Opener
Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Odometer: 30
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject:
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far easier to put the filter bags inside one another so 25 inside 10 inside 1 micron , that way you only filter once.Dont heat it....cold filter is best!!!You only need to heat to remove water
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its GED Guest
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject:
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i use all three barrels at once.
i now have 4 filters over each barrel so i can filter 120L at any one time.
i run 50, 10 then down to one, only when the one barrel is 3/4 full (just below the filters) do i turn the immersion heater on. i leave it for about an hour and thats it. although with my car i can filter, draw off and run car in one sitting so to speak.
depends how much you need to process at once.
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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
1991 Suzuki Samurai
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:16 am Post subject:
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so your saying as there was no water present in the frying pan i dont need the immersion?
its just a 40 litre batch at the moment, but im going for 500 litre at the weekend
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The Smiths Articulating
Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Odometer: 711 Location: Doncaster
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:08 am Post subject:
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you heat it to help speed up the drop out of water - so if no water no need (though lots don't heat at all, just give it time)
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:48 am Post subject:
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Jack Tatty wrote: | so your saying as there was no water present in the frying pan i dont need the immersion?
its just a 40 litre batch at the moment, but im going for 500 litre at the weekend |
no, i never said that jack
unless your 40L is really manky you wont see any water from such a small amount.
firstly, do you have multiple taps in your barrels?
do you have the immersion heater fitted already?
coz you don't want to start if you haven't
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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:41 am Post subject:
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i havnt got the immersion heater yet. any specific type you would reccommend?
yes, the settling barrel (120L) has 4 taps, one right at the bottom one 6" up, one 15" up, one 30" up
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject:
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ok, the settling barrel also needs the immersion heater.
i used the cheapest copper one i could find, about 8 quid iirc. and yes i know copper reacts, but i use 100L per week so it aint in there long enough.
you also need twin taps in your other barrels, my 50M (1st stage) collects the most water
i also have a rotary pump that can be used to pull the water out if need be
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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject:
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ok thanks!
do you have your immersion going down vertically or horrizontaly? or does it not really matter?
thank you very much for the help
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject:
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i have it fitted into the side of the barrel, so horizontal. not sure if it matters tbh.
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