water or oil in solvent tank?

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Sesamecreeps

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• May 16, 2018

• #1

I looked into my solvent tank to check the level of gas still in there and noticed a puddle of some sort that seemed to be resting at the bottom. Wasnt sure if it was water or possibly pump oil. I said pump oil because last week I forgot to close the vacuum valve before shutting off the pump and the collection sucked up some pump oil. Didnt catch it until injection already started so just said screw it ill just toss this run. Could any of that pump oil be recovered into solvent tank? Im stumped. Here’s a pic....

 

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troutman

Seed Whore

• May 16, 2018

• #2

Take it out and place it in water.

If it floats or sinks. It's some kind of oil and if it disappears it's most likely just water.

Might be condensation that occurred.

 

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ICMag Donor

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• May 17, 2018

• #3

Most likely water at that quantity.

If you turn your tank upside down and open the vapor valve, you should be able to expel and examine it. as TM says, it it is oil, it will float in water/

 

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Sesamecreeps

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• Jun 29, 2018

• #4

So it is moisture. How do you prevent this from happening in the future?

 

MrBungle

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• Jun 29, 2018

• #5

In the HVAC industry, filter driers are used to trap moisture in a sealed a/c system...



I'm not sure if it would leave something behind in the butane though, or if there is a specialized one for making concentrates...

 

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Sesamecreeps

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• Jun 29, 2018

• #6

there is a mol sieve being used. could it be possibly the sieve should be bigger? im noticing moisture on the side(outside) of the solvent tank where the recovery port is.