I've been tasked to make another 5 foot kalk reactor. Although, I haven't deviated much from the basic concept, every single reactor that I've made is different from the previous... getting better every time.
One of the things I really focused on this time was the thumb screw and how every reactor has some sort of variation of this.
What I've noticed, especially with the kalk reactor is that you're adding calcium hydroxide rather often and the chore of loosening thumb screws and twisting the lid off can be time consuming. But that's not really my big complaint, what I tend to dislike is how there are other things attached to the lid... a probe, a tube, wires, etc. Not only are you removing the lid, you're also removing all those accessories.
I gave it some thought and wanted to improve upon this area of the reactor. Check it out:
One of the things I really focused on this time was the thumb screw and how every reactor has some sort of variation of this.
What I've noticed, especially with the kalk reactor is that you're adding calcium hydroxide rather often and the chore of loosening thumb screws and twisting the lid off can be time consuming. But that's not really my big complaint, what I tend to dislike is how there are other things attached to the lid... a probe, a tube, wires, etc. Not only are you removing the lid, you're also removing all those accessories.
I gave it some thought and wanted to improve upon this area of the reactor. Check it out:
