The Evaporator, Its Accessories and Boiling On It [Archive]

Best 2x6 for the money (3 replies)
burnt foam in pans (1 replies)
How to feed preheater pan? (3 replies)
Modulating Auto Draw-off (12 replies)
WF Mason (2 replies)
Help balancing between pans - 2x8 raised flue (11 replies)
Recommendation on Evaporators? (10 replies)
Evaporator and arch size (8 replies)
milkstone remover (1 replies)
Prefiltering sweet (9 replies)
Turkey fryer propane question (2 replies)
Question about stopping and starting boil. (5 replies)
blower motor (4 replies)
Evaporator Gasket (2 replies)
Lapierre Volcano 2000 (1 replies)
Safe temp to pull off sweet (3 replies)
New Shack, New Stack (5 replies)
Best Practices (6 replies)
any idea of what would be involved in repairing this pan? (7 replies)
Evaporator + Steamaway + Hood (1 replies)
reconsidering "why not propane"? (9 replies)
Arch maintenance (3 replies)
Let's be realistic (20 replies)
Cleaning drop flue pan (3 replies)
evaporator design principles and efficiently capturing heat (4 replies)
what to look for when buying small-scale secondhand evaporator? (18 replies)
Propane/LNG with drop flue pan (9 replies)
Auto draw (0 replies)
Max pressure a float valve can seal? (12 replies)
How many gal? (0 replies)
CONVERTING from wood to oil (5 replies)
Propane burner (11 replies)
divided pan problem, or not (2 replies)
Flip Top Chimney Cap (4 replies)
Lots of taps for a 3x10 (8 replies)
Just curious about niter in a big evaporator (5 replies)
My new evaporator (7 replies)
2x6 rate (19 replies)
Evaporation Rate with Concentrate (9 replies)
Cleaning between boils (4 replies)
What's the exact width of your 2' pans? (13 replies)
Niter buildup and boiling temperature (2 replies)
I ordered a new 2x6 (10 replies)
2x8 CDL traditional evaporator questions.... (7 replies)
Cleaning underside of raised flue pan (1 replies)
Leader Vortex w/ Revolution Max Raised Flue 2'x10' GPH (0 replies)
Stack pipe replacement (1 replies)
SL Pan Plugs - Cheaper Option (2 replies)
Smoky Lake Hybrid as a back pan? (7 replies)
Evaporator channels have a lip. (2 replies)
A&A 2x8 Evaporator (12 replies)
Syrup pan sight glass (1 replies)
Small batch evaporator vs pot (5 replies)
Hard Freeze Temp and Draining the Pans (2 replies)
2x4 raised flue operating questions (3 replies)
Options for sweet during upcoming 8-day freeze temps? (18 replies)
Boiling in New Aluminum (4 replies)
Thru the Wall or thru the roof? (6 replies)
Shutting down the drop flue at the end of the night. (10 replies)
Steam away (3 replies)
Sweetening the Pan - Drop Plue (4 replies)
Dialing in AUF, AOF, and stack temp. (3 replies)
Needing input on my auf (3 replies)
Oil Burner Issues? (3 replies)
Leader reverse oil fired 2x8 (0 replies)
Does Atmos defoamer expire? (2 replies)
Hot water/storage from preheater (22 replies)
Head Tank (4 replies)
Raised Flue Sap Depth (1 replies)
Sand, vermiculite, or just a blanket? (12 replies)
Thor Evaporators (4 replies)
Boiling Outdoors and Evaporator Lid (14 replies)
arch mods (15 replies)
Insulated Board under Fire Brick (8 replies)
raising and lowering your steam hood ?? (7 replies)
Steam Hood Stacks - Combining runs before exiting the roof. (1 replies)
Condensation in stack (7 replies)
Copper pipe fittings? (3 replies)
Clear PVC rigid pipe (3 replies)
Poor-Man's Feed Pan ideas? (8 replies)
Pan Depth (4 replies)
New Mason Raised Flue (4 replies)
Stack questions (9 replies)
Looking for some equipment. (5 replies)
Electric float (8 replies)
Cleaning pan with vinegar -- heat it up? (7 replies)
Modulating Draw Off question (11 replies)
Getting a new evaporator and need help making a decision (35 replies)
Mason Evaporator door insulation (2 replies)
Temperature Probe Problems (5 replies)
Thermometer: How High Up Evaporator Pipe Stack? (4 replies)
Best Way to Cut Fire Brick? (10 replies)
Cleaning the underside of pans & sides of SS evaporator? (4 replies)
Pulling Sweet Off at Night and Burnt Pan (6 replies)
Will Bear, Rodents, Coyotes... Bother an Outside Evaporator? (6 replies)
Syrup pan valve/baffle (0 replies)
Raccoon sniffs the Evaporator (7 replies)
Syrup pan valve (2 replies)
Prolonging lifetime of stack (1 replies)
Air under the fire (4 replies)
Space under flat pan (3 replies)
Oil fire conversion (2 replies)
Room under drop flues? (8 replies)
batch boiling (5 replies)
Scorched flue pan (5 replies)
Float valve alternatives? (0 replies)
Alternatives for float valve? (2 replies)
Divided Pan divider calculations? (5 replies)
Keeping syrup in pans (7 replies)
3*10 raise flue dark syrup????? (5 replies)
Auto draw relocation help (2 replies)
Change to Front Draw-Off, When & Why (12 replies)
Pan Cleaning (18 replies)
Leader steam away plugged air holes (8 replies)
Downsizing Considerations & Divided Flue Pan? (2 replies)
Leader WSE Evaporator (3 replies)
The power of veggie oil as a heat source. (2 replies)
AOF on a small evaporator (25 replies)
Scorching incident while sweetening pans (5 replies)
Dial thermometer adjustment (2 replies)
Drop Flue Vs. Raised Flue (10 replies)
Calibrating Pan Thermometer and General Pan Questions (9 replies)
Oil gun gph for a 30x8? (5 replies)
Cleaning the pan (4 replies)
Sight Glasses on Silverplate's (2) Float Boxes (9 replies)
2x8 oil fired subpar boil? (8 replies)
Leader Half-Pint Float valve + Smoky Lake 2x4 Divided Pan (5 replies)
G.H.Grimm 3x10 raise flue???? (10 replies)
Trouble with Divided Pan-batching going on? (20 replies)
intense boil/foamy sap? (7 replies)
Building a better propane Grill (4 replies)
Butterfly valve replacement gasket (1 replies)
First Boil 23' - New Smoky Lake 2x5 Flat Pan Corsair (9 replies)
Insulation for under my flue pan...HELP! (4 replies)
Maple Digital Barometer (2 replies)
Ceramic blanket and firebrick (5 replies)
First boil of 2023 lessons and questions - measuring stack temp (12 replies)
Adding blower with out air tight front (4 replies)
istalling a blower (21 replies)
Maintain Level in pan (4 replies)
AUF Questions (7 replies)
Stack temp controlling AUF (0 replies)
Do you insulate the front of your evaporataor? (2 replies)
0-50 thermometer (9 replies)
Grimm Lightning Evaporator w/ Small Brothers USA Flue Plan and Preheater (1 replies)
Firing your evaporator: How full is the firebox? (31 replies)
Flat divided pan vs flue pan/Syrup Pan (8 replies)
End of Year Pan Cleaning (4 replies)
Glass in arch door (4 replies)
Sparks Exiting an Evaporator's Smokestack (4 replies)
Cleaning bottom of sap pan, it is necessary? (13 replies)
G.H Grimm Evaporator Questions (8 replies)
Looking for input to utilize a Simplicity autodraw on a reverse flow evaporator (2 replies)
Height of Evaporator Stack Above Sugarhouse Roof? (4 replies)
Benefits of Evaporator Hood? (2 replies)
Adding AOF on Smoky Lake 2x6 Evaporator (3 replies)
How long will distilled water last? (4 replies)
New evaporator question (6 replies)
For sale: Complete maple sugaring setup (3 replies)
Width of 3ft. evaporator arches (5 replies)
Used D&G Sportster is ready for test fire (7 replies)
Homemade evap (0 replies)
Flames under the entire length of the pan? (1 replies)
Leader is being bought out by H2O Innovations (2 replies)
Can anyone explain a drop flue pan to a newbie? (2 replies)
considering a Leader Vermonter to upgrade a DIY setup (14 replies)
Float replacement for sap to sugar pan float valve (7 replies)
Planning for 10k taps, what evaporator? (9 replies)
What Are You Hearing About Evaporator Price Increases? (6 replies)
Lights under the hood (5 replies)
Evaporator Damage in Shipment (5 replies)
A Big Thanks To Russell re Bubbler Systems (5 replies)
How important is reverse flow on a pan? (6 replies)
Float box gasket (1 replies)
Can you reparge,remortar old firebrick? (2 replies)
Auto Defoamer: Buy or Build (11 replies)
repairing soldered pans (0 replies)
stack cap sealer (3 replies)
Air tight door gasket (2 replies)
Sugar sand nightmare (3 replies)
converting to oil (3 replies)
Venturi versus vision in 2x6 (0 replies)
Cdl Venturi vs Intense O Fire (9 replies)
flue pan cleaning (7 replies)
forced air (10 replies)
End of season clean up & maintenance (2 replies)
Controlling temperature spikes (4 replies)
Mismatched syrup and flue pan (2 replies)
Mismatched syrup and flue pan (0 replies)
4 by 16 evaporation rate (5 replies)
Custom steam hood (5 replies)
D&G Manuals or support? (2 replies)
Steam away water vs permeate water (2 replies)
Foaming - Question (2 replies)
Pan repair (0 replies)
Cleaning Pans With Power Tools (14 replies)
Boil in flue pan is off - stack or other fire issue? (16 replies)
Firebox/Wood Question (4 replies)
Space between flues and insulation? (7 replies)
Goudrelle (2 replies)
flipping pan (6 replies)
Patriot/ Waterloo (0 replies)
Burnt Flavor (11 replies)
Syrup thermometer recommendations? (24 replies)
Evaporator sizes/configuration = GPH? (6 replies)
My new cooker (2 replies)
glowing stack (3 replies)
Cleaning bottom/fire-side of pan? (12 replies)
H20 tradition 18x66 (10 replies)
Small Brother "Lightning" Raised Flue Questions (4 replies)
2x6 evaporator - help me decide . (9 replies)
18x48 cdl drop flue questions (4 replies)
Preheat before float box? (3 replies)
H20 tradition float box (0 replies)
stack temperature control (1 replies)
Phosphoric Acid and cleaning the pan (5 replies)
Lapierre 2x5 arch questions (4 replies)
Opportunity for larger, but older, rig (7 replies)
Ball valve for auto draw off (6 replies)
In WAY over my head :) Lapierre 2x6 evaporator (23 replies)
Black Smoke (15 replies)
bricking 18x48 cdl wood fired evaporator (3 replies)
Why does CDL put 2 holes in the float box??? (12 replies)
Testing the draft on oil fire Evaporator??? (0 replies)
Installing firebrick outside in the cold (2 replies)
Flue pipe (9 replies)
evaporator firebox (7 replies)
When did small brothers stop using lead welds in there evaporators? (7 replies)
Float box set-up and floats (25 replies)
Woodstove as evaporator (12 replies)
Looking for a new hobby evaporator (1 replies)
Sweetening the pans (18 replies)
2x8 oil fire conversion (3 replies)
Pan cleaning w/ white vinegar (7 replies)
Oil fire set up (6 replies)
Front Pan Levels (5 replies)
Question about Mason XL preheater (7 replies)
Flat VS Divided (1 replies)
Wood to oil (3 replies)
Defoaming (7 replies)
New hobby evaporator recommendation (19 replies)
A & A Metal Shop (0 replies)
For those running oil fired rigs (11 replies)
Shutting down for the night (8 replies)
Barrel stove longevity (5 replies)
Smoke coming from between Arch Rail and Sides (3 replies)
raised flue pan self draining (10 replies)
Why is it? (3 replies)
H2O Rookie (3 replies)
Need Arch parts/Cast Stack Base/etc. (4 replies)