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I thought that there were small scale RO's being built by a producer around Essex, VT not sure if it was mentioned on this site, can't seem to find it, or possibly on Craigslist. We have around 150 taps and no heated room, we are thinking it might be time to look into options.
I am not sure about anyone in the vermont area, but I have seen a 5 gallon bucket setup before, is that what you are referring to?
i built a setup similar to http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...Scale-RO-Build
i ran it this past year, and I am in love with it. i usually collect sap all week long, and then fire the pump up friday morning before i head into work, it does take quite some time to process it through the small setups, but the time and fuel saved it is well worth it. if you have any questions, i am willing to help as much as I can.
this may be the one you are looking for http://www.therobucket.com/Wordpress/
either way, get one, they work very well, saves tons of time cooking.
There is one being built in the Peru NY area bigger than the bucket does about 100 gal per hour.
Also check out Deer Run Maple. They make a hobby 125gph dolly unit for a great price.
Here you go:
Paul Family Maple
Essex VT
802-363-6463
He’s on Craigslist. I’m also pursuing this, with 85 Taps currently going to 110 this Coming season. Helpful people there, I’m considering the single membrane unit for $1,995. Interested in what others here think of the price and any feedback on the company. A friend of mine with 3x the taps spent $6k on his RO, so it seems to be in the right range.
Tom
CDL has a 100/hr for $2150 comes with a 2 year warranty and 4" membrane
I just had a guy in Glenn Falls NY build me a 35-40gph unit. We are just a small operation so it should work perfect for us. It uses a 4inch x 40 inch membrane.