Sap House Coupola Size

[TimberlandMike]

What size should my coupola be for a 2x8 evaporator?

[motowbrowne]

4'x12'.

That way when you get your next evaporator, you won't have to redo the whole thing. ;)

But, if you don't want to go that way, make it a bit bigger than 2'x8'. I say a bit bigger because you don't want any framing above the pans because steam will condense there and drip back into your sap, which is not what you want.

[sap retreiver]

Traditionally at least the same size as your pans, but like everything else in planning a sap house double it. Then you'll get a hold and won't need it anyway. That's what happened to me. Good luck. P.s. I have some side roof jacks for an 8 pitch roof

[Ryan Mahar]

If you have hoods and a steam stack or a steam away you will not need to be very big.......my cupola is 4x6 for a 30x10 vortex with only a hood/ stack over the steamaway, the front pan is completely open.........