Pro Series II Essential Oil Extractor with Premium Kettle

A true complete unit. We do not believe in selling a stripped down unit just to show you a lower price forcing you to purchase additional items in order to get up and running.

Photo (#1) is of premium kettle. Photo (#2) is of complete extractor column

The Essential Extractor Pro Series II is a reflux distillation unit incorporating the Pro Series Cooling System and a 2-piece column for the greatest versatility. By placing the cooling lines near the top of the distillation column reflux is created where it is intended- at the top of the tower. This allows for the most effective use of the column filling by causing the refluxed liquid to flow down through it resulting in a cleaner distillate. Crossing the cooling lines instead of leaving them parallel results in a much more efficient cooling system requiring less cooling water while maintaining effectiveness. And by having the cooling system in direct contact with the rising vapor you achieve a far more efficient and effective cooling than systems that surround a column with a cooling water jacket. The slow heat transfer rate through the thick column wall is much less efficient and concentrates all of the cooling ability around the outside of the column. The result of jacketed columns is liquid channeling down the walls of the column while not cooling the majority of the vapor as it is not in contact with the column wall. While such a system may operate faster it is at the expense of quality.

The two piece column allows the top portion of the column to attach directly to the kettle giving you a true Pot Distillation column without having to purchase another column separately.

The unit uses a full length column that is more than 2` long for true reflux operation. This results in a cleaner more pure distillate. We also include Copper Mesh column packing.

Complete system includes:

Pro Series II Column with Condenser and 2` Tri-Clamp connector
29.5 qt. PREMIUM Kettle with Handles
Sure Sealª Lid assures a vapor tight seal Submersible Water Pump

Aluminum Diffuser Plate
Stainless Steel Chain for kettle cleaning
Hose Pack Included
(Includes necessary hoses plus chemical tolerant distillate hose E-Z Clamps Brass Hose Fitting Bung Laboratory Thermometer and column filling. 
 

Premium Kettle

Extra wide base makes the kettle sturdier than most other designs

Allows for full access to kettle through large opening in top
Multi-weight metal increases heat transfer through base and reduces heat loss through sides and top

Solid Stainless Steel construction using only dairy quality beverage tubing and high grade custom kettle components. We do not use utility pails for our kettles and use only Type 316L Stainless Steel fittings for our kettles and columns.