Good luck man!!!
Let us all know it goes!
I’ve made that second wash on CRC so that was 12lbs in all… The second wash yielded about 1-3g. Wasn’t worth my time. Mine is pretty much 6:1 also
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I’m batch filtering at 10:1
Inline crc 7:1
That’s just me though. I’m terrified of not getting all the material. Haha
Same here lol, I can safely run just under 10:1 so I do it.
Non crc around half that.
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I bottom fill. 6 it 7 to 1 barely gets em full. Costs me no time at all to run that extra solvent and ensure I’m leaving nothing behind. But I run my crc different than most. It’s not inline and I warm my solution so I lose some weight in vapor form. That way if I fall short of 10 to 1 i know I’m still good. You could also just do your run once then run some solvent over that cake again. Crc can rob yields pretty good until all the system is dialed.
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Be careful of those sight glasses, they’re really aren’t rated for the rapid temperature changes. I used to get those back when they were the only choice, from glacier tanks. But I’ve heard some horror stories that made me put em away for good.
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So I ended up adding an inline permanent gauge on top of my fill valve. So I can keep an eye on the solvent line pressure when closed, and the column when open. In addition to a vacuum port on the recovery tank side. As I only still have the one JIC line. @Killa12345
Would there be any inherent danger of adding an additional 12" spool to the collection pot to get handle a 10:1 first pass?
I"m still working on building the cooling/heating sections before I get to fire it up all the way. But still really excited to start playing with it 
Using a high pressure bolt clamp you. Can extens your 12" collection pot
With a spool Yes
Remeber that 12" is rated for 150psi
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Got a 6x12. The 6 being the diameter. The entirety of the system is using high pressure clamps. Are you referring to the height or the diameter?
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Diameter sorry
A 6" can be extended safely no isseus
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Thanks! I hope to get there eventually. But got to start somewhere. Need to get a grip of equipment and additional little safety items. Like PRVs. Hope to be able to integrate a Nitro push system. Then to the crc upgrades. But also still need a all the rest if the lab equipment. The toy list just keeps getting bigger and bigger 
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I just added a 10x10 spool to my 10x12 collection vessel. Personally, I don’t see an issue with it.
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The older the boy s the more expensive the toy s 
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So true
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Literally exactly what I did. I added a 2’ spool though
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I apologize for hijacking this thread.
One last quick question. Do y’all pressure test each gasket seating on every run? Or just rely on a being able to hold a full vacuum.
I’ve pressure tested the system after adding some of the hard lined parts.
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Personally I like to build and pressurize my system the night before and make sure it’s holding pressure till the next morning. Likely you won’t see the leak from the gaskets and clamps. It will likely where we tape the fititngs. The extreme cold temps make the tape more brittle and that’s usually where you will find the leaks when you eventually get them.
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I pressure test once and once its good i dont pressure test until either something happens that requires it to be tested again, or if it gets moved locations (transporting) and every month or 2 at the most.
We run 5/7 days a week.
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You have to build it anyways. A small nitro bump is like pennies and can prevent chasing a leak possibly during a run.
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I pressure test the entire thing assembled, then if I have a leak that isn’t visible, I’ll isolate each part of the system that has a port or valve and test that piece itself by pressurizing, then submerging in water and looking for any bubbles. I have some smaller tri clamps parts lying around so it’s easy to bolt a couple of caps with valves together and test a smaller 6" part than trying to submerge the entire extractor in water.
If you’re assembling yourself, you will more than likely have a few leaks that need fixed at first. Any time I modify my system, I have to re-tape a few times before I get it right.
If you plan on running cold with dry ice, I’d also advise pressure testing in those cold conditions. More times than not, my system passed the room temp pressure test, but then I found a valve that’s leaking from the handle when the temps got below freezing. It’s difficult to keep a level head when you find a leak mid run.
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