On Jul 25, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Victor Cozzetto wrote: > I use the Silverpuppy, and have about ten other units with friends and > family.
Other brands, or just 10 other Silverpuppy's? > Been using them for many years with no trouble at all. How old is your oldest and how much do you use it/them? > My favorite device. Great CS, cheap, reliable, and super easy to use. Sounds great! :) What other units have you used? > I highly > recommend using a thermal stirrer with it, which you can buy on the > site. > > The thermal stirrer (basically just a light bulb) provides more > consistent timing for your CS (because it keeps it a little warm), What's it use for power? I thought heating it while making it was bad, something about larger particles form. How do you mean by "more consistent timing", less fluctuation in how long each batch does or doesn't take to run of the same size? > and most importantly, it helps keeps your silver rods clean (because > it makes the water circulate). Doesn't the polarity switching do this on an atomic (or is it ionic) level? > This is extremely important if you live in a cold place, or the room > temperature gets cold over night, as the CS takes a lot longer to > make if the water gets cold. I always use a thermal stirrer. Interesting, yes, my house can get very cold at night, even right now in the summer time it gets down to about 50 deg. then CRAZY HOT during the day outside, inside about 74-80F. If the stove poops out in the winter, it can drop down a lot too, but we're so well insulated it doesn't freeze even in the worst case scenario. > I make about 750ml in about 6 hours, but I do not usually time it, > since I simply run it over night and/or during the day. Use it with > the auto-shutoff and swap features. How long does it take if you don't use the thermal stirrer and is that in a cold room where the water will get cold without it? Thanks Victor, Have a blessed day! :)
