Because of bends in the pipe that are impossible to make perfectly straight it is going to happen. Mine touch the sides of the pan and flues in places.Quote:
Originally Posted by HHM-07
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Because of bends in the pipe that are impossible to make perfectly straight it is going to happen. Mine touch the sides of the pan and flues in places.Quote:
Originally Posted by HHM-07
With a drop in the amount of sand on the bottom of the pan, do you notice more when filtering? Has filtering become more difficult?
Yes there is more sand but I haven't had a problem filtering it. The press papers need to be changed more often at the end of the season when there is more bacteria. I can usually get all of my syrup for the boiling session through the press without changing papers. I normally make 15 gallons at a time or less.
Filtering seems much higher easier than cleaning the pan! Having had the pan scorch from sand buildup before, I must try this! Thanks!
I am considering building a bubbler on a 5x10 max flu with the 11 inch deep flues. Any thoughts on what size blower to use? Or how to size the blower?
I'm not sure if there is a method to figure out what size blower that you would need but the ones on the factory made units aren't very big. I bought the smallest shop vac that they had at Lowes. I think that that would be big enough because I have to use a valve to control the air to my bubblers and they aren't opened very much. All you need is enough air volume to keep the tubes filled and enough pressure to push the air up through the sap.
Use a blower from a built in vacuum system that would be installed in a house. Be careful with a bubbler in deep flues, pump too much air down the deep flues you may get temporary hot spots that will cause expansion then contraction when the sap hits the hot spot. I have heard of welds cracking in deep flues with bubblers.Quote:
Originally Posted by lew
Great thread , I get the idea for the front pans, mine are cross flow and there are only 2 per pan so it will be a pretty simple build, what Im wondering about is my flue pan? Its a 6 ft flue with 7 inch flues , do I want the bubbler to run the full length of each flue? Thanks again for a great thread.
Yes you want the bubbler to run the full length of each flue in the flue pan.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakeview maple
Well I built and installed a bubbler in the flue and front pans , all plumbed in and ready and waiting for sap. Anything else I should look for, do I need to remove it when I stop boiling to keep the sweet from plugging the holes? It took awhile to drill all the holes in each pipe and keep them even at 1 inch apart and all facing the same direction, but Im really satisfied with the results of the build. Now I just want to see the results.