Durden
Is there a recovery unit that is rated for butane?
Do you mean from the appion to the terp or from the tank to the appion to the terp for steel braided hoses? Or also from the terp back to the tank?
Gw so I can't run it without any material in it? I was going to do a first run with trim but wanted to try an empty run just to see what happens.
The help is great everyone thanks.
Hey FE this is a great thread. Is there any way we could all gather the equipment changes made and what they do somehow in a faq? So far I know of:
A filter between the apion and the terp.
Steel braided hoses
Bigger hoses
Dry Ice
Sight Glass
I was looking at one of these to detect the butane. it has a ppm led.
http://www.wfgear.com/p-35-sensit-hxg-2d-combustible-gas-leak-detectors.aspx
Durden,
I run 400 mesh with my buna gasket and have never clogged it. I dont understand how you could clog a finer mesh if its able to run through a coffee filter. Blowing a buna gasket is unlikely if you have your clamps tight. My Terp stays in full production and have run plenty of kinds of material. The only way I could see a clog happening is running straight kief or maybe some gooey bubble hash. I still dont see blowing a gasket even with clogged mesh. The PSI would have to climb pretty high and I would hope someone would shut the system down before that.
Regis,
I understand about the charging scale. My thing is the only time I refill is when I cannot get a tube to fully fill up. IE when butane does not reach the top of my sight glass after having the butane valve open of close to 1 minute I know Im low. I tried using a bathroom scale to get an idea of what was going on. I used a fire extinguisher to check the accuracy of the bathroom scale. The extinguisher weighs 35.lbs 15oz total, as it states on the side in the safety check. My scale said it weighed 35. 7lbs It was a bit off but close enough as Im not filling it near capacity. When I weighed my tank, it said I had 29.5lbs!? On the side of my tank it states that the tank weighs 28.3lbs by itself! Which means Ive been running my terp with somewhere around 2lbs until it would not flood anymore. I added 3lbs of butane and things moved right along again. Im not advocating people use a bathroom scale or go without a charging scale, just that it CAN be safely filled to the amounts we are using without a charging scale. Although I agree its best to err on the side of caution, and whats a hundred bucks when we are invested this far already. Ive ordered a scale, thanks for keeping me on my toes.
Sneaky,
Now with that sweet setup all you need is a good camera, lol
Respectfully,
FE
furry wall I posted one a couple pages back ....
ICdog,
Possibly. I also have some pics of the packing process you requested, just have yet to post em up...
Durden,
what temperature are your hoses rated for? All the SS braided hoses I could find were only rated to -40
The best hoses were low temperature hydraulic hoses by parker rated for -70F but the ID was too large. I guess as long as I could get my fittings attached its not too big though... Anyhow I am still running dry ice just with much more attention to the placement of the blocks and the temps its getting to. Using my laser thermometer to monitor the tank and hose temps and keeping the tank hovering around -2 - +4 degrees, no ice on the valves or hoses.... On the idiot comment, I guess running the terp inside speaks for itself. If you read back through the SP pages you can see your entry questions were not all that long ago. Thanks for sharing your experience. No need to start name calling so quickly we are just getting started. Talk without pictures is just that, talk. Post up! Lets see your intelligent indoor design and overly outstanding oils that can only be produced with such intellect.
Respect-fully,
FE
Durden
Is there a recovery unit that is rated for butane?
Do you mean from the appion to the terp or from the tank to the appion to the terp for steel braided hoses? Or also from the terp back to the tank?
Gw so I can't run it without any material in it? I was going to do a first run with trim but wanted to try an empty run just to see what happens.
The help is great everyone thanks.
can anyone recommend a good butane detection system? thanks
Nothing to learn, nothing to share.. I see...
I guess making bonehead mistakes and admitting it isnt ok if Im trying to prove something...Im sharing my own experience and learning along the way while trying to help others in the process. Im not worried about it, Im learning and still have much to overstand in the field of extractions. I am by no means a professional. 5 years of extractions sure thing. I can certainly claim 10+ years and a variety of extractions. That certainly doesn't make me an expert. Nobody said it was a picture contest, I was curious to see if your game was as nice as your talk. Like they say 'a picture is worth a thousand words'..
Just checking, lol.
Ill leave it at that.
lol
20 million crystal pics from different samples and magnifications,... eh what can I say? I got more if you want to see em
Back to our regularly scheduled program:
So I did a dry ice cold run with trimmed buds and held off on the vac down at the end. Just got it to zero and called it good.
So is the high vacuum what makes the oils get dark as well as the heat? Notice the bright white oil on the walls of the collection...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7AMzwR9PfU