I was thinking of putting that coil inside isopropyl in a makeshift container for my collection and then I was thinking of modifying a triclamp connection to hold the coil and have it sit in some isopropyl that’s surrounding my recovery tank.
I really want to cut out dry ice and this is legit the cheapest option I got when it comes to purchasing over building.
What I wanna know is, does anyone else use this for a cls chiller?
I can’t specifically speak for a CLS chiller but I have two cold traps on my distillation unit and I use one of these that go down to about -80 to -90C in each of my cold traps filled with isopropyl. They definitely keep things cold and I have been using them now for probably a good 5-6 months with no issues in regards to cooling.
When I first purchased them, one of the two had some technical issue, but polysci was very quick in shipping me a new one while I just sent back the one that wasn’t cooling.
I was previously using dry ice and solvent in my cold traps and I can say that this is a significant improvement in convenience as well as not having to stock and store dry ice
I think it depends on the model. They have a couple different ones with different temperature ranges. I purchased 2 of the -80 units and they seem to hold up their end of the bargain.
Not really the right tool, but you could make it work if you insist. Doesn’t have a whole lot of cooling power. Designed for the task @Zoraku is using it for.
Dunno how many times I need to state that a LINK is usually way more useful than a damn screenshot.
Especially when you’re too lazy to READ that which exists on the page you just visited, and need someone else to point it out….
To further support what @cyclopath is saying, our cold traps on our distillation unit are only maybe a couple liters of isopropyl at most, and we’re just cooling residual vapors or some volatile terpenes during a strip. They are not put under any kind of serious cooling load.
Well, my good homie. I used two of those in one trap once i realized one wasn’t enough, cause i had an extra due to buying the aux trap from ls and that allowed me to run with no dry ice for years. So one no, 2 yes.
Just to be clear. I’m all for using equipment in manners the OEM never dreamed of.
However, that requires an in-depth understanding of both the task at hand & what the tool you’re considering throwing at the problem was actually designed to do.
Waving spoons at windmills will only get you so far…
I mean a chiller like an actual chiller that’s not attached to a coil. One that’s ran by direct lines to the jacket.
Something like this:
The price point of most chillers that get down to -40°c, -60°c, -80°c, -110°c are not worth it if you’re doing small runs and aren’t seeing a profit.
Unless you’re doing multiple 10lb closed loop runs in a day or are running a cannabinoid distillation apparatus and are making a profit that can return your money you spent on a chiller, its absolutely pointless to buy one.
If I can use to even refuse the amount of dry ice I need them that is ok. If anyone was asking I just have a 10lb cls but I have a lot extractions to do and I can only do it if the weather permits. I really want to go chiller route due to last time weather was good for extraction days and then it started to rain. Good thing I had dry ice in totes for rental so dry ice 500lb lasted a week of rain but I don’t want that to happened again, still a lot wasted.
