Converting Wood Fire Arch To Oil

[RiverValleySugarhouse]

Hello I am going to oil next season. I am running a Lapierre 2x6 raised flue arch. 2x2 syrup pan and a 2x4 raised flue pan. I have a homemade door which I am going to take off a put a plate on. I am going to run a Carlin 102 CRD. Going to run a 3 gph nozzle possibly a 3.5 gph nozzle. I am going to blanket my sides and over my grates and up my slope in the back. My question is how much slope should I have right now it is probably 8" back from the front of the flue pan. I have seen another oil fired rig that it has a gradual slope all the way towards the middle of the flue pan. My question is I don't know if I should run blanket over what I have or take out some brick and bring my slope back some towards the middle? I though some were set up like a square fire box with a straight up back wall in the back of the fire box?? It also drops back down like 6" or more from the back side of flue pan to the stack.

[mellondome]

Ramp should go 1/3 way bach flue pan. You will need lots of test and tinker time to get the flame right for the front pan.

[RiverValleySugarhouse]

That is what I was thinking might have to take out some of my brick on my slope and drop it down some. I do have a metal bar that goes from one side of arch to the other. I might just run it back to that with blanket. I am going to clean pans today so I will get a better look at it. Also which nozzle will be better the 60 degree solid or the 45 degree hollow??