MeadowSong Farm

[bobsklarz]

Question: I need to buy a hood for my 2x6. I'm looking at a 2x4 hood for the sap pan only. Sunrise metal has an aluminum w/ drip channels w/ a 6 inch thimble. Leader has a 2x4 aluminum w/ NO drip channel and a 8 inch thimble. Leader's is about $30.00 more than the Sunrise but I'll have to pay shipping from sunrise. Which would be the better hood? Any help w/ my decision would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Bucket Head]

Well, you might not get enough condensation on it to need the rail, but it just seems foolish not to have one. Why put any water back into the sap- even if it is a nominal amount? I'd go with the drip rail. I built my hood and could have gone either way, but I put a rail around mine. The six inch thimble will be large enough to handle the steam. If down the road you get a MAX flue pan and you have more steam to evacuate, you can enlarge the 6" opening to an 8" or 10", or add another 6".

Steve

[bobsklarz]

Thanks for the info. It helps a lot.

[wiam]

Besides that when you put a preheater in there you can dump the condensate from it into the drip channel.