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Can I use duct tape to connect two copper pipes together for a moonshine still? Thank you :)?

Me and my buddy are trying to make a still but we are using copper pipe, we want to know instead of using water and flower if we can use Duct tape to connect the two pipes for our still, thanks :)

Answer:

Some brands of duct tape are toxic, when the stick side comes into contact with liquid. it is because it contains Diflouroethane which is an Organo Flourine. Its known to be fatal, when mixed with liquids and has caused fatal cardiac arrests in the worst case and abdominal cramps and sickness is the less serious cases. but be smart about the way you are using it and youre good. try to tape tightly where the two pipes are plush against eachother to minimize any contact outside of the copper pipes and you will be completely fine it needs a decent amount of liquid contact to have that chemical reaction.
Duct tape can't take the heat that you will have in a still. Let me know when you are ready to run so I can listen for the explosion.

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