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Continue to reduce the Pico or Z temp a few degrees until you are able to maintain a 

balance between seeing distillate and keeping T2 below 95°F. 

 

This can happen if you are operating your PicoStill in a very warm environment. 

Consider moving  your PicoStill to a cooler, temperature controlled environment. 

 

A wet paper towel can be folded and partially hung over the condensor coils. As the 

moisture evaporates it will help cool the coils better. 

 

An additional fan can be placed to the side of the still so that it is helping create better 

air flow around the still. 

 

If you are distilling a high ABV% medium (such as distillate collected from stripping 

runs), you will want to either dilute the medium, or reduce your temperature so that 

you are distilling at a slower rate. The volume of distillate which will be produced from 

higher ABV% runs can overwhelm the condensor's ability to cool efficiently. 

If you were unable to find or repair the leak, 

Go To ‘PicoBrew Support’.

 

 

My Pico or Z is displaying an error 

Many errors can occur during operation that are not related to the PicoStill itself. If you are 

receiving a device specific error, you will want to troubleshoot specifically for that product. 

What kind of error are you receiving? 

'Remove Plug' -> 

Go To ‘My Pico or Z is displaying 'Remove Plug'’

 

Communication Error -> 

Go To ‘Communication Error’ 

A Pico C Error -> 

Open the Pico C Help Document.

 

A Pico S/Pro Error -> 

Open the Pico S/Pro Help Document.

 

A Z Error ->  

Open the Z Help Document.

 

A Zymatic Error -> 

Go To ‘PicoBrew Support’

 

 

Communication Error 

Something is preventing your PicoStill from communicating properly with your Pico or Z. This 

can happen occasionally while operating your PicoStill. 

 

Make sure that you have an active internet connection. 

Summary of Contents for PicoStill

Page 1: ...g My Pico or Z is displaying an error Go To My Pico or Z is displaying an error I am receiving a Communication Error Go To Communication Error I need help deciphering my PicoStill s LED s Go To Which LED s are illuminated I am operating my PicoStill with a Zymatic Go To I am operating my PicoStill with a Zymatic I am selling or purchasing a used PicoStill Go To I purchased or am selling a used Pic...

Page 2: ... on my PicoStill Go To PicoStill Ready The Yellow LED is now flashing on my PicoStill Go To Updating Firmware Different LED s are now flashing on my PicoStill Go To Which LED s are illuminated I need further assistance Go To PicoBrew Support I am using my PicoStill with a Zymatic Go To I am operating my PicoStill with a Zymatic Which LED s are illuminated All three LED s blinking Go To All three L...

Page 3: ... your PicoStill to your Zymatic by watching our instructional video above Connecting PicoStill to your Wi Fi network To use PicoStill with Zymatic you will need to start and stop PicoStill and monitor temperature and pressure data from PicoStill s web interface To view PicoStill s interface follow the instructions below 1 Turn on your PicoStill All the LED lights will blink When they stop you shou...

Page 4: ...n the web page then click the Connect button 8 Your PicoStill is now connecting to your home WiFi network On your device reconnect to your home WiFi network 9 Open a browser and paste or type the IP Address you copied in step 7 into the address bar and hit Enter You will see the PicoStill Data Page which contains instructions for setting up PicoStill program control utilities and information about...

Page 5: ...d stay on 4 Release the power button After completing the steps above your PicoStill should be ready to pair with your Pico or Z All three LED s blinking PicoStill Booting Your PicoStill is booting If it is stuck in this mode disconnect the power and try reconnecting WiFi SSID not found Your WiFi SSID could not be found Check to confirm that your Pico or Z are connecting to your WiFi network Your ...

Page 6: ...name and password for your home WiFi network When you are done click the Submit button 5 Your PicoStill will validate the credentials you provided Within a couple of minutes the PicoStill s LED will either show a solid green light or will blink red then yellow If it is blinking red then yellow your credentials were incorrect Press the power button and return to step 1 If it is solid green continue...

Page 7: ...w the instructions to connect your PicoStill to your WiFi network manually Go To Manually Connecting your PicoStill to your WiFi Network WiFi No Internet Your PicoStill is connecting to WiFi but is unable to access the internet through your network Make sure that your Pico or Z are connecting to the correct network Make sure that you have an active internet connection Try rebooting your WiFi route...

Page 8: ...n to see distillate vapor being produced T2 should also rise slightly as distillate is produced as well however you don t want it to rise too much If your T2 goes above 95 F your PicoStill s vacuum pump will shut off as a safety feature Your vacuum pump will not turn back on until T2 drops below 90 F Ideally you want your T2 to be around 85 F If your vacuum is below 4 PSI and your T3 is within 8 1...

Page 9: ...ure seal During normal operation the vacuum pump on your PicoStill should hold internal pressure at 4 PSI or below It may take 5 7 minutes for PicoStill to drop internal pressure to this level If internal pressure does not drop below this level after this period then there may be a pressure leak somewhere in the system To avoid pressure leaks ensure that your PicoStill is completely assembled and ...

Page 10: ... 9 in Figure 2 6 Lift the PicoStill slightly out of the keg plug point 10 in Figure 2 and check for a pressure drop The vacuum pump operates very close to point 1 in Figure 1 If you are moving along the testing points described above and PicoStill pulls a good vacuum at one point but does not pull a good vacuum at the next point then the vacuum leak is between the two points If you were unable to ...

Page 11: ...rate The volume of distillate which will be produced from higher ABV runs can overwhelm the condensor s ability to cool efficiently If you were unable to find or repair the leak Go To PicoBrew Support My Pico or Z is displaying an error Many errors can occur during operation that are not related to the PicoStill itself If you are receiving a device specific error you will want to troubleshoot spec...

Page 12: ...k Go To PicoBrew Support I purchased or am selling a used PicoBrew product Please send an email to pbfg deregister outlook com with the product s serial number from the email account currently associated with the device We will attempt to deregister the device so it can be used again by a new user Please allow 7 10 business days and understand that no replies or support will be provided at this em...

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