ro vs. steamaway

[maplefarmer]

I have a 2x6 evap. wanting to up my production, staying with my 2x6, would it be better to go with an ro, or steamaway, preheater ? any diff. in syrup quality or boiling time,cost or effientcy, any other objectives I am not seeing ?

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

RO wins hands down!

[jrgagne99]

RO will save you more time, but the hot water supply from a steam-away is nice. Add more taps and do both! :)

[wiam]

Dollar for dollar I think you go further with an RO

[tuckermtn]

Do a search through the archives. this has been discussed sever times in previous threads. Lots of sage advice in the archives.

[Paul VT]

RO. Alot easier to clean.

[maple flats]

With an RO you get typically 4x the sap processed every hour (2% to 8% concentrate), and you can even go higher. I often go to 10 and sometimes 12% concentrate by recirculating the concentrate. A steam away at best gets 75% increase. You get far more bang for your buck with an RO.

[wiam]

My 2x6 will evaporate about 1 gallon/minute. When recirculating my RO with 4-4" membranes will remove 4 gallons/minute. Steamaway will remove about75% of your rig. And boiling 12% is fun

[Homestead Maple]

Dollar for dollar I think you go further with an RO

Absolutely!!