If anybody could send me a link to a website where I could purchase a good water cycling pump for my condensers, it'd be much appreciated. I simply
cannot even find any info on it. Slightly irritatingLambda-Eyde - 30-9-2012 at 13:49
A submersible aquarium or fountain pump should be adequate; google it. It shouldn't be a problem to find it locally.
Pump
zenosx - 30-9-2012 at 14:10
I use a standard fountain pump from Lowe's submerged in a 1.5Gal container and use those reusable ice packs for coolers (3) and get very near 0C
coolant water. I don't remember my pump size but I know it's not the smallest and has ~1/4 outlet size. Dr.Bob - 30-9-2012 at 15:11
Any small water pump is fine, they sell many that would work for $20-50. Try a hardware store, fish supply store, or walmart. As stated above, a
1/4" outlet is ideal, and a 5 gal or smaller bucket is fine. I like the reusable ice pack idea, that is even better than ice. Almost any pump will
do.99chemicals - 30-9-2012 at 15:51
I have a 65gph fountian pump. Anything 40-80 gph should be good. Mailinmypocket - 30-9-2012 at 16:39
I use a fountain pump I bought at Home Depot for 20$... The nozzle is easy to slip latex tubing over to connect to your condenser or whatever. The
reuseable cold packs are especially nice, I have 6 and I use two in the reservoir at a time so that if I run a long experiment I can simply swap them
with fresh ones from the freezer!
Just look in the garden section of Home Depot or any other home improvement store.
[Edited on 1-10-2012 by Mailinmypocket]elementcollector1 - 30-9-2012 at 19:16
I connected a hose to mine! (before the top broke, that is).Nitrator - 30-9-2012 at 20:05
If you look around long enough, you can find one for 14 bucks online. This includes shipping! I personally wouldn't spend more than a total of 20
bucks. There's quite a few you can find under that price.jamit - 30-9-2012 at 20:10
While the idea of using a cold pack sounds great, it's can't compete with just using ice. I find that it doesn't get cold enough... In combination
with ice, cold packs works great but alone I wouldn't use it unless I had no other choice.Lambda-Eyde - 30-9-2012 at 20:16
While the idea of using a cold pack sounds great, it's can't compete with just using ice. I find that it doesn't get cold enough... In combination
with ice, cold packs works great but alone I wouldn't use it unless I had no other choice.
Depends on what you're distilling, how much of it, and how long you're doing it. I exclusively use tap water (I don't "recycle" it) which is just fine
for most of my applications.Saganism - 30-9-2012 at 21:43
Could I get the tubing in the same place as the pump do you think? I appreciate the quick replies. zenosx - 30-9-2012 at 22:10
I use 1/4 ID tubing from the local hardware store for most of my lab chores. Cl2,HCl and other gasses will make rather short work of it but I have had
no issues using it for condenser work. Usually ~ .11c a foot avg in my area.
As a side note, the harder plastic tubing, like for fridge I've makers makes a great vacuum line if your aspirator is far from the bench. Not sure but
think it is 5/16 I.D.'aa anxjnnnnn
While you are there if at an ace hardware pick up the Rooto sulfuric acid as my other local hardware store abruptly stopped selling 'liquid fire' for
what I was told were 'local political reasons' e.g. meth. I am picking up two gal on tues before its an online Only item, and the Rooto doesn't have
the red dye to deal with. Saganism - 5-10-2012 at 09:00
Thanks for the help
[Edited on 5-10-2012 by Saganism]beastmaster - 14-10-2012 at 19:34
If you have harbor freight stores out where you live they have a small fountain pump on sale for 6 dollars. Works great. You can also check them out
online.violet sin - 14-10-2012 at 22:31
ya I have that same harbor freight one, on sale for like 9$. cant beat the price n it's tough. but I prefer the straight from the sink adapter (for
washing dishes or something) I just slide a hose clamp over it and keep a 10' leash. beats having to hunt down a socked every time you need one.
then a return to the sink for waste. win win.
though I have been curious what I would need to use for cycling a fluid other than water. caustic or super cool. most of the pumps I have seen say
to keep above a certain temp and no caustic sol's. wanted to set up some cryohol (denatured alcohol n dry ice) but with the little effort I put in
didn't see anything that would work. if any one has a quick answer for that I would be appreciative. if not I can get off my ass and search. just
not THAT important to me. but I have been doing a fair amount of electro chem n electric solution transfer would be sweet.
hope any of that helps, though everyone else pretty much answered your questions. good luck
