B.b.p builders Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 Working in the ship this evening and it's pretty quite, and I hear a dripping sound coming from the inside of my 54 gallon methanol drum. I have it sitting on lots of wood. I'm worried is this moister dripping in the barrel bad? As in is it outside moister getting in? Or is it just the methanol sweating?(if that's possable) This thing is pretty much full, sure would not be good if it was slowly going bad? Can someone who know better let me know if this is just normal, or not. Quote
Finch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 condensation or shitty barrel or rusted barrel i have one rust out on me last year but from the out side in. try lighting it on fire if it burns its alky if it doesnt just condensate. id move the drum before lighting it. Quote
Deadbeat Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 how long is alky good for once its opened Quote
Finch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 Long time of stored off concrete in a dry area with out much empty space in drum. Quote
m671054 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 If your worried about water contamination you could pour it through a chamois when filling your small can to mix in. Should remove almost all the condensation. 1 Quote
Starwriter Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 If your worried about water contamination you could pour it through a chamois when filling your small can to mix in. Should remove almost all the condensation. I thought this was BS, but I thought maybe... Did some googling on the subject. Although some people claim this to work, people working in the alcohol industry and people with chemistry knowledge will disagree. "It won't work. Alcohol is hygroscopic and it's molecules intermix with water molecules and the two can't not be separated with a filter. If you mix one part alcohol with one part water you don't get two parts you get something less. Alcohol being hygroscopic absorbs water from the air and a filter will not remove it. The only way to effectively remove water from an alcohol is to distill it." Quote
m671054 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 Distilling wont even get it all out. I think you can only get like 95% pure. Check this out. Works as a filter. http://www.deltaadsorbents.com/3a-edg-molecular-sieve-ethanol-grade/t101c24.aspx#.U-wy3Mnn-BY Quote
B.b.p builders Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Posted August 14, 2014 The barrel is almost new less then 2 months old, only 5 gallons out if it. No holes in it. It's a vp m1 lined barrel. So is this condensation? Or does anyone know for sure? Is my meth going bad? Quote
Bennett131 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 Holy shit you're all trying to kill this guy. It's a bit comical though. Quote
Finch Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 Holy shit you're all trying to kill this guy. It's a bit comical though. Hey i said to move the drum first Quote
Bennett131 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Posted August 14, 2014 I thought you were just looking out for his garage haha Quote
tdod101 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Posted August 15, 2014 Rob just get a de-humidifier and suck the moisture out of the air Quote
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