LP fired evaporator

[sugarseeker]

Hello,

New to this site, I'm from Kingston, Ohio. looking for information on LP fired evaporator. I am kicking around the idea of building an evaporator fireing it with multi jet burners.I've been looking at these new jet burners, doe's anyone have any experance using these?

Thank you.

[Cake O' Maple]

I will after this season!

I started out buying a single-jet burner by King Kooker and a double hotel pan, then found lots more taps I could have access to, and bought another double hotel pan and a double-jet burner by Bayou Classic.

Plan to place them side-by-side and surround w/ firebrick. I only hope i have enough firebrick to surround them; had a had time finding used around here, and bought a little more than I thot I needed for 1 burner.

I figure I'll blow thru the propane ($$$$$) but also blow thru the sap.

Here's hoping!

[500592]

What about soldering little copper tubes up in a hotel pan to make it kind of like a raised flue pan?

[SDdave]

I figure I'll blow thru the propane ($$$$$) but also blow thru the sap.



Money yes. Sugar seeker why LP? why not wood? wood is a lot cheaper. I personally use LP, but that is a condition of the one who must be obeyed. The last two years I have been using a turkey frier. In 2010, one frier going 1.5 gph. $ spent...didn't keep track. 2011 I had 3 friers under a refurbished milk tank. got 6 gph, cost $4.75/hr to run. That is just propane costs. I am glad I just do this for fun, otherwise who knows.

So my humble advice is to use wood. But that is my $0.02.

Just remember have fun, if its a hobby just don't let it eat all your money.

SDdave