This is the Tank overview; pull from the bottom, blast back into the top.
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This is the Tank overview; pull from the bottom, blast back into the top.
Blasting BD back in before any methanol has evaporated.
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Blasting BD back in before any methanol has evaporated.
Once the methanol starts to leave, the foam builds up.
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Once the methanol starts to leave, the foam builds up.
Kill the recirculation and allow the bubbler to pop the small bubbles, leaving just the floating KOH...
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Kill the recirculation and allow the bubbler to pop the small bubbles, leaving just the floating KOH...
On the left is the total amount of floating KOH soap that I skimmed off, with a little bit of BD tha...
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On the left is the total amount of floating KOH soap that I skimmed off, with a little bit of BD tha...
Then I hang the dual-layer sock filter and got to town.  25/10um for an hour, and then 5/1 um filter...
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Then I hang the dual-layer sock filter and got to town. 25/10um for an hour, and then 5/1 um filter...
This is a water shake 'em test before the 4 layer filter (all 4 layers of filter in 1 filter).
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This is a water shake 'em test before the 4 layer filter (all 4 layers of filter in 1 filter).
This is after 3hrs recirculating through the 4 layer filter.
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This is after 3hrs recirculating through the 4 layer filter.