Extra piece?

[ecolbeck]

My CDL 18x48 drop flue evaporator has an extra iron spacer which rests on the rails between the pan and the flue. See picture. Does it serve a purpose? Wondering if I could replace it with a preheater pan similar to how WF Mason makes the XL units

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[Maple Man 85]

Looks like just a piece of flat steel, measure the dimensions and go to your local steel place, they are likely cheaper than ordering through a maple equipment manufacturer.

[Drew Pond Maple]

I have the same the same evaporator. It is just a spacer that can be placed either in front or behind the pan. It's all preference on where you put it. Boil rate seems a little better with the spacer in front, but the sap burns on the back of the pan near the base stack

[TYSC]

Ironically, I had a discussion with a CDL rep yesterday about the design of my homebuilt arch i am currently building, and as he was showing me a few things about a CDL branded arch he was using to demonstrate, he mentioned that that spacer is meant to keep your pan away from the stack.

[Haynes Forest Products]

ecolbeck Its your space on your arch you can anything you want. You might make it a tall pan so you can then gravity feed to the flue pan. Does make a nice place to warm up a good homemade Pastie :)

[jmayerl]

20 years ago I worked at a Bombardier dealer as a salesman, when we got super busy in the winter I would spin wrenches to help keep things moving. I rebuild a skidoo engine that had burned a piston and when I was done I had a small pile of extra bolts and parts......boss asked if it ran good and snickered as I shrugged my shoulders and said "good enough". Turns out they like to put extra parts on the counter to keep us thinking....
Moral of the story....extra parts aren't always bad.

[RileySugarbush]

Pasties! I just visited my Mom's cousin in Tywardreath, Cornwall and she made me an authentic Cornish pasty.