english tin pans

[spencer11]

i am looking at a 3x8 evaporator with english tin pans thats really cheap. is there anything wrong with english tin? what should i look for when i go look at it? i want to sell syrup to a friends cafe next year and sell from my sugar house, can i still do that with english tin pans or will they both need to be stainless?

spencer

[kinalfarm]

Tin pans are fine. They have used them longer than stainless just more susceptible to scorching warping and don't last as long if you don't take care of them

[spencer11]

well thats good. i will probably end up swithing over in the next couple years to stainless, but if they will work for what i plan on doing ill try and check out the evaporator.

spencer

[500592]

Tin pans are lead soldered so dont scrub the joints and I wouldn't use acid but some do I just wouldn't without checking the bottle also what do yo mean by cheap if you don't mind me asking the price cause I think the tin ones sully go for less also what is the flue pan four or five feet drop or raised good luck I too found a 3x8 I think I'm gonna get

[spencer11]

this one is a grand and its a drop flue, with a five foot flue pan i think. what size evaporator do you have now? if i dont get this one i may be interested in yours if you are selling it.

spencer

[500592]

Had a 18x54 that did 20 but I bet I could have gotten it up to thirty sorry though I did sell it but as long as the 3x8 you are looking at it is in good shape and doesn't leak I would buy it then save up and buy max pans that is what I would like to do eventually but I definitely think it is probably worth a grand

[spencer11]

there arnt any pics of it but i asked for some. he said the pans arnt great but that can be negotiated in the price.

spencer

[500592]

Well if the pans aren't in that good of shape like rust or something you might be better of waiting and getting ss cause it would be a big disappointment if they leak and or your syrup gets a funny taste and then you you will be kicking yourself in the but cause I bet pans could be as much as almost decent used 3x8 like the one I am getting for 2000 plus a roll and a half of some real expensive silver solder.

[jmayerl]

I would be VERY leery of selling anything made in tin. With all the changes and enforcements coming I would ask your local inspector. Many places are not allowing it at all, or unless you do regular lead testing. Do yourself and your customers a favor and go to stainless.

[spencer11]

its still early so i could pass on this one, but i will know alot more when i get pics. but i may just wait and get something later like a 2x6 or 2.5x8, or 3x8 if i can get one for a good price.

spencer