As in all spools open valve at once ?
Inline
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One can work with several spools on one collection pot with ease if the recovery unit allows pressure swings
But like the trs21 and the mpv have certain limits to watch for
The trs21 canot handel liquid well pressure swings also
And the mpv can t handel pressure well
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There is no such thing as a silly question when working with potential bombs 
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This is true, safety first!
And if I was going to nominate someone for a beaker award, it’d absolutely be you @Roguelab!
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Seconded!
(Which I believe violates community standards 
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Most of the “stick” units are for doing smaller runs of material. For 5 - 10 pound runs + crc i would suggest going with a rack mount. The “stick” units can get dangerously tall and i always felt like someone was going to walk through the lab and knock it over.
And for crc i would suggest using T5 , De , Silica mix, on top of a bed of Activated Alumina. Followed by your micron filters. Vary your amount of powders per amount of material used, strain, etc. You will just have to mess with your amount of powders (more or less) to achieve your color you want.
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Speaking of making bombs. Yall run a vacuum port in the return lines? Also is it a good/bad idea to vacuum out the recovery vessel before starting recovery?
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If it’s empty always…
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Lol, @StoneD answered you much better than I was about to.
Short, sweet, and concise.
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@CannabisCupChamp2020
I assume you don’t like the look of this then? I told them that I did not want an extremely tall system and she said they had one that was more wide than tall. But I’m unsure in if there is a difference between skinny and tall and short and fat in terms of extract quality.
Not enough room in the collection or the solvent tank for that monster
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Like @FicklePickle said not enough room in solvent and recovery. Not to mention the tiny connection between the material and recovery vessel that just looks like its ready to snap in half.
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Is everyone running a 10:1 ratio for their crc runs? If so, you’ll need a 50# solvent and appropriate sized recovery tank to do a 5# run @SlabVader
That’s the ratio I shoot for when doing crc anyway.
And it kinda looks like everyone here is leaning towards avoiding stick types altogether if possible. I agree, even with my tiny 1/2# setup I’m using now, it gets quite unwieldy with one long spool. I can only imagine how much more so it would be with columns that big.
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The system i have can do a 6:1 but not a 10:1.
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ya 10 to 1 or bust…
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im also running closer to 6 : 1
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Have you noticed a decent yield percentage difference only running 6:1.
Only reason I am nervous of running an “Icarus” type 5# setup is because it talks about the requirement for nitro assist. As a beginner I assumed it would be easier to run a 5# setup in a stick configuration and run a CRC on it. Maybe I am mistaken and the difference is negligible. The systems with multiple columns. Especially the Icarus with a standard material column and fully separate dewax chamber. Looks to be more intimidating to run.
This is a good point, make sure you get something that’s ok for YOU to run. We can all make suggestions, but it’s your rig!
That being said, if I’m not mistaken, you’ll need some kind of vapor assist, either nitro or a hot loop, to run a crc. (if running passive anyway, no experience with active)
In addition, are you planning on a separate crc column? If so you’re already dealing with multiple columns. Plus, you can always add in a crc down the line as an upgrade.
Getting comfortable running something this size, then adding in something like a crc after the fact is something I’d do anyway.
Just looking at something that big intimidates me lol.
I was planning on running the CRC in line. Also, that huge machine was actually the 10# unit I was told. 8”x64”.Whereas the one I am researching will be 8”x32”. And looking a lot more like this.
I do believe I will be more comfortable and at ease running this unit to start. But if I end up being wrong I’ll make sure to let some of you say I told you so!
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