Vacuum exhaust

[steamvalleyFarms]

Am new to vacuum, I got a deleval 73 and am the middle of hooking it up and getting it wired in. I was just wondering if it was okay to go vertical with the exhaust pipe? Or would that negatively affect it's performance. I know when I removed it from the barn it was in, the pipe was run at a 45 degree angle. I am Just looking to get peak performance from it. Thanks for your help.

[Haynes Forest Products]

Up, down or sidways doesnt matter. If you dont have a reclaimer on it you will be exhausting oil mist into the air. I would exhaust away from the sap tanks to keep the mist out of the food chain. Pointing it down will keep the snow and rain out.

[maple flats]

You might want to go up, then elbow 90 then down 45 to keep rain etc out. As said above, keep exhaust away from sap tanks nd tubing.

[PATheron]

Rob- Last year I ran a deleval like that and I ran the exaust out and into a bucket and threw a bunch of rags over it to help keep the mist down. Seemed to work ok. This year I think I might run it into a pail or barrell and fill it full of steel wool like maplecrest suggested to avoid the mist. Theron

[white mt]

Mine is set up with the vent piped into a 55 gal steel drum with the lid on and a buch of vent holes drilled on the side by the cover. also put insulation in the drum. for mist pick up.

[red maples]

you can make a recalimer pretty easy. just take an old 5 gallon epoxy can and fill it with a heavy gauge steel wool put the exhaust on thought the top and and a return out of the bottom. witha vent on the other side. cheap easy done!!!

[steamvalleyFarms]

thanks for everyone's help

[Haynes Forest Products]

The reclaimer that redmaples is describing works because you want the oil air mix to slow down and condense onto the oil laden steel wool.