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I am planning a 40 L still with 800 + 1600, 1800, 2100 or 2500W that is from 2400W till 3300 W.
How much can I push single ProCap sitting in 3" tees or pipes. And how low could you go with a 4" with 3 caps?
I will build a cylindrical oven with with Household spare oven heaters to give a low wattage Bain Marie type. Will it work?
I like the Idea with a clean Milk Can coming into this heat jacket.
P.S I would prefer the one ProCap per section as the Milk Can is under 40 L but i am considering 3 caps.
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One way to find out.
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3 ProCaps in a 4" column can handle a ton of heat.
When considering heating, go as large as you can or you'll wait forever to initial boil. You'll use a fraction of power after you start boiling. Make sure that you can dial the heat down via SSR or similar.
For Bain Marie idea - as @punkin said - there's only one way to find out. Are you thinking about some transfer medium or just air gap?
Will be an airgap but it will be schielded outwards with aluminium that will be insulated on the outside. I made a potato gratin this morning and when i saw how it was boiling inside (being of pyrex) I am more and more convinced the heat will be absorbed by the milkcan.
Try it and post a picture. Sounds interesting
On the question, what would be the minimum heat I could use for a 4” dash. Would for example 3 kW be OK. There is obvious a big gap between 1 or 3 procaps.
Bubble caps have a very wide operating range. Separate and apart from what you'll want for heat up times, you could likely run a 4" dash on 1200 watts or less. On the hobby side, 2800 to 3000 watts is a good running speed for a 50 liter kettle.
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