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blue182
02-06-2012, 07:34 PM
How many gallons of sap an hour can you boil of with a 2+6 with raised flues

Flat Lander Sugaring
02-06-2012, 08:13 PM
http://andersonsmaplesyrup.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=123

Evaporator Size Flue Pan Size Average Evaporation Rate in GPH (Evaporator)
2x6 2x3 25
2x6 2x4 30
2x8 2x5 40
30x8 30x4 42
30x8 30x5 50
30x8 30x5.5 55
30x10 30x6 58
3x8 3x5 60
3x10 3x6 78
3x12 3x7 95
3x12 3x8 102
40x10 40x6 100
40x12 40x7 115
40x12 40x8 130
4x10 4x6 120
4x12 4x7 135
4x14 4x8 145
4x14 4x9 160
4x14 4x10 175
5x14 5x8 225
5x 14 5x9 265
5x16 5x10 310
6x14 6x8 320
6x14 6x9 360
6x16 6x10 410

Sugar Daddy's
02-07-2012, 02:31 PM
On my 2 by 6 with a 4 foot back pan and a blower i can boil around 45 gallons of SAP per hour

Flat Lander Sugaring
02-09-2012, 05:19 AM
On my 2 by 6 with a 4 foot back pan and a blower i can boil around 45 gallons of SAP per hour

http://andersonsmaplesyrup.com/index.php?page=sizing_evaporator

I have a 3' flue and the most I ever got was 35/36 gph and that was with hardwood. People will tell you you can and maybe they actually are or think they are but not.
I'm installing a flow gauge this year from a city water dept. I will have a bypass around the meter just in case it fails and have to wash the meter every night with water so it doesn't get gummed up with stick sap.

I noticed this year Leader bumped up the GPH evap rate on 2x6 from what they have posted in years prior, but maybe they are doingsome thing different than in the past.
I never had insulation in my arch before and going to redo inside arch here soon I'm hoping it will make a difference.