What are you using for cold water pump on your trap setup? Are the temps low enough? I have to use dry ice/acetone to get cold enough. I run the cold finger style in tandum through rotovap condenser then through standalone cold trap. Still will get some vapor through. My pumps are good and can handle anything thrown at them. But are to expensive to chance wetting them all the time. I love having the control now though with the heidolph vario control pump, it is nice to just set to whatever Mbar and control will just keep it there without having to hear it running all the time. It is nice for the desiccator.