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    I have a call into the vendor to ensure this isn't the case. There's no charge for any of few-dozens of options. I assume that they program it for you prior to shipping. I'll reply to myself when I hear back.
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    That's the one. Interestingly enough it appears they do now offer a PWM (amongst others -- click on the link below then on the "Seleft MFT Control Code" droplist) . That previously wasnt the case -- only prop. current. As for the valve body, the 231 in the link up to doesn't have a characterizing disc. This: https://034a59d.netsolstores.com/Belimo_B231NRQX24-MFT.aspx one does. I'm about to pull the trigger, most likely with (assuming I understand what's going on) the P-20005 control code as I can drive that directly from an Arduino. Thoughts?
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    Thanks to many here we successfully automated deph control on our small 600L still. Omega PID w/ prop current output + Belimo LRGB24-MFT worked wonders. Now onto our larger still. I'm looking at this valve/actuator combo: https://034a59d.netsolstores.com/Belimo_B230LRQB24-MFT.aspx Questions: Should I get spring return so that it fails open? I want to control w/ PWM via microprocessor but am uncertain on which PWM signal time period to order. .10sec to 5.2 sec? Is this user-settable without their programming kit? Has anyone used PWM to control these valves?
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    Warning: Thread hijack. The issue is postmix vs. premix. Corny kegs held the mixed soda --- if you have ten 5 gallons kegs you had 50 gallons of soda. With the post-mix approach, the bag-in-a-box holds concentrated syrup which is "post-mixed" with carbonated water. Just a much more efficient means of serving soda. (Hey, it's soda here in Indiana, or just "coke").
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    Im curious... where are you located?
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    Only because it's a pain in the ass to maintain a mix of the two. I settled on ball-locks only because that's what I started with 20+ years ago. You only bottle a few times before declaring, "To hell with this". No damn clue why they seem to be more popular.
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    Are you running coolant to your deph? And if you say no, are you 100% positive? For this cleaning run, are you running vapor through both the shorter and taller column?
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    That is a massive boiler for 600 liters. Be prepared for short cycling. Let just assume you're 500k BTU on the output side. You should be able to bring the contents of the kettle to a boil in about 40 mins. Is your distillyer cold? Too much (as in an infinite amount) of passive reflux? Tell us more about your still. I'd like to know about column diameter. Can you post a few pics?
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    Ah yes. Those are cheap. No idea why pinlocks ever took off amongst the homebrewers. Totally unrelated: are you open Thanksgiving week? Heading out with the fam to watch the parade. Appears our hotel (48th & 11th ave) is about 15 mins from your place.
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    You must have been out of the homebrewing game for a while. They're about $50 for a ball lock in good condition. I buy new ones for $100 each. Notwithstanding, you're spot on in that they're great to collect spirits in and frankly even $100 is cheap in the grand scheme of things . Gotta make sure you replace the seals on lid and posts with silicone. OK yes you can get them on craiglist for less than $50, but then you have to drive to the closest Holiday Inn parking lot to pick them up and then you gotta worry about getting shivved. ;-)
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    Just quoting a bit of your quesiton so you'll get notified. See above.
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    Silicone from proflowdynamics
  13. indyspirits
    We went 100% camlock. It's a bit pricey initially but in the long run so much simpler to operate. We purchased a full roll of 2" Goodyear Purple Flexwing, a centerpunch crimp and fittings and made our own hoses.
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    Interesting. Our local utility explicitly forbids sending spent grain to waste.
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    ASD was charging $5,000 for this. Ouch!
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    In our locality, work areas air temp must be above 68F (20C) or you're subject to a fine. Ooops.
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    This is shockingly close to what we do. In our experience the luster of distilling wears of in about a year and the realization that it's hard work and long hours settle in. Those that make it to a year at our place are paid $15/hr. + (modest) incentives.
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    Hey Mike -- we already have one of you units so no need to flog your wares to me!! ;-) I am curious our process loop pump can push glycol through the corrugates stainlesss or do we need an ancillary HX and additional pump. Thoughts?
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    Then they should post that here.
  20. indyspirits
    So what do you think the problem was?? Pirated software or inferior inks??
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    And that's minimum wage calculated out to salary. It's more common than not to offer 2x miniumum wage which is about $33k a year but they're salaried and classified as exempt employees. It's a tough gig.
  22. indyspirits
    Surely this was written by committee. Am the only one that thinks Is unrealistic for an "assistant"?
  23. indyspirits
    Or just ask for forgiveness and not permission....
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    Same here. You'll go crazy dealing with that little 8" opening.
  25. indyspirits
    How exactly?
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