Če bučka naprave za destilacijo nima kapalnega lijaka, dodamo natrijev hidroksid, tik preden povežemo bučko s kondenzatorjem, tekočino pa počasi dolivamo po stenah kondenzatorja, da se ne zmeša s kislo raztopino.
IF THE FLASK OF THE DISTILLATION APPARATUS IS NOT FITTED WITH A DROPPING FUNNEL, ADD THE SODIUM HYDROXIDE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE CONNECTING THE FLASK TO THE CONDENSER, POURING THE LIQUID SLOWLY DOWN THE SIDES OF THE CONDENSER SO THAT IS DOES NOT MIX WITH THE ACID SOLUTION.