What do you guys use for Reactor pumps?
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What do you guys use for Reactor pumps?
The pump the I use is a Clearwater that I got off Ebay for $19.99. I have a questions related to the pump.
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
Trent
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
Trent
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[quote=Rushmore X;7995573]The pump the I use is a Clearwater that I got off Ebay for $19.99. I have a questions related to the pump.
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
I've been running the cheap HF blue pump for the past year and a half, and it's still running strong. Each batch is heated to 140f, and it usually runs for 2-4 hours total.
Not sure you would have much better luck with these. While mine doesn't drip, it does weep enough to have to wipe around the pump.
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
I've been running the cheap HF blue pump for the past year and a half, and it's still running strong. Each batch is heated to 140f, and it usually runs for 2-4 hours total.
Not sure you would have much better luck with these. While mine doesn't drip, it does weep enough to have to wipe around the pump.
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I've been running the cheap HF blue pump for the past year and a half, and it's still running strong. Each batch is heated to 140f, and it usually runs for 2-4 hours total.
Not sure you would have much better luck with these. While mine doesn't drip, it does weep enough to have to wipe around the pump.
Not sure you would have much better luck with these. While mine doesn't drip, it does weep enough to have to wipe around the pump.
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No, I don't. I'm not yet convinced I want to go that route. I get decent wvo, and with glycerin pre treat, I go 18%-19% methanol single stage. For me it's about whether or not the added equipment and time is worthwhile.
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The pump the I use is a Clearwater that I got off Ebay for $19.99. I have a questions related to the pump.
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
Trent
For methanol recovery, I heat up the processor to about 175 and let it run a few hours until the drip rate slows. Usually end up recovering about a gallon off of the bio. (35 gallon batches). The bio still smells fairly strong of methanol, so I need to get more out. (and use less Magnesol) However, if I heat beyond 175, the pump starts to drip. I think the seals can't handle it. I've run about a dozen batches so far.
I've read that I should be heating to 90C, or around 200 degrees. I heard Harbor Freight pumps are recommended, would it handle the heat better?
thanks,
Trent
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