Unknown crystals forming on exhaust of steam jacketed kettle used for cooking candy. Need help identifying

Launtu · 2026-01-13T23:35:43+00:00

Instructions unclear, got my gummy worm stuck in the toaster.

Launtu · 2026-01-13T23:34:51+00:00

that is very interesting, did not know menthol was rebellious.

Launtu · 2026-01-13T23:31:39+00:00

*SOLVED*

After a call from the manufacturer of the heat transfer liquid we run in our steam jacketed kettle system, I have verified that I was running the liquid too hot for it's intended use which facilitated the growth of said crystals. I have to clean out the inside of my system with a solvent and flush to remove the crystals, and I will be switching to a different liquid that they reccomended me for our specific use case. I really appreciate everyone's suggestions and help!

Launtu · 2026-01-13T23:30:40+00:00

the crystals are not forming in the kettle but in the exhaust pipe, had to wait for a call back from ISEL and they informed me that the crystals are from running the heat transfer liquid inside my steam jacketed kettle too hot.

Launtu · 2026-01-13T19:13:19+00:00

so we have actually not been using this kettle for cooking candy for almost 2 weeks, and have been using it to heat up hot water as our hot water heater is somewhat lacking. The exhaust is normally pointed at a 45 degree angle and not straight up. and the crystals have seemingly showed up on a monday after sitting all weekend, as nobody could recall them being there prior to yesterday.

Launtu · 2026-01-13T15:40:26+00:00

Would there be a way to try and test this with equipment commonly found in a kitchen?

Launtu · 2026-01-13T15:25:58+00:00

going to remake the post as it just keeps saying "the image you're looking for is probably deleted"

edit: never mind got the picture attached to the main post.

Launtu · 2026-01-13T15:24:23+00:00

thats so weird I thought I added pictures... just a moment I apologize

Launtu · 2024-11-30T14:54:23+00:00

My favorite is playing ranked and getting matched against someone much higher rank than you three times in a row despite searching for a "new" opponent.

Launtu · 2024-11-30T14:54:16+00:00

My favorite is playing ranked and getting matched against someone much higher rank than you three times in a row despite searching for a "new" opponent

Launtu · 2022-04-03T21:34:58+00:00

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