Butch
03-19-2015, 08:07 AM
11198Good morning fellas (and ladies!) –
So my Smoky Lake high-efficiency 2 x 6 pans arrived a few weeks ago and I had a very talented welder – friend build the new arch (Please see the awesome pics).
As I mentioned in the title to this thread I am using a 10 inch round, cast iron 320,000 BTU propane (variable regulator) burner that I bought online from Tejas Smokers. As near as my brother and I can figure we are getting about 20 GPH.
With great advice from Jim at Smoky Lake Maple, we did some tweaking with the ceramic insulation underneath the flu pan to get to this evaporation rate.
What I'm looking for are more in-depth suggestions for increasing the GPH rate.
I wonder if the burner is undersized?
Should I increase the insulation up even farther? (Jim says to within 1 inch of the flues or less)
You can see that our base stack is simply a piece of 10" x 24" galvanized ductwork – I am wondering if I need to have a "real" base stack built?
Thank you so much for any and all suggestions you may have – this is my fourth year making liquid gold but my first year on the new pans and I am looking for all the help that I can get!
Butch
So my Smoky Lake high-efficiency 2 x 6 pans arrived a few weeks ago and I had a very talented welder – friend build the new arch (Please see the awesome pics).
As I mentioned in the title to this thread I am using a 10 inch round, cast iron 320,000 BTU propane (variable regulator) burner that I bought online from Tejas Smokers. As near as my brother and I can figure we are getting about 20 GPH.
With great advice from Jim at Smoky Lake Maple, we did some tweaking with the ceramic insulation underneath the flu pan to get to this evaporation rate.
What I'm looking for are more in-depth suggestions for increasing the GPH rate.
I wonder if the burner is undersized?
Should I increase the insulation up even farther? (Jim says to within 1 inch of the flues or less)
You can see that our base stack is simply a piece of 10" x 24" galvanized ductwork – I am wondering if I need to have a "real" base stack built?
Thank you so much for any and all suggestions you may have – this is my fourth year making liquid gold but my first year on the new pans and I am looking for all the help that I can get!
Butch