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My average run is 200 GPD.

I’ve been encouraged by all the DIY reverse osmosis (RO) systems that I’ve been seeing on here and want to build one.
I have 450 – 3/16” taps on gravity and a 30”x10’ Dallaire evaporator. I’d like...

I put in a blower on my 30"×10' Dallaire evaporator and now I have an ash problem. Can anybody recommend an aftermarket airtight door setup? Anybody have experience putting airtight doors on their...

I have a new refractometer to check the Brix of finished syrup.
Can I test it right off the drawoff or do I haven to let it cool?
Do I have to compensate for temperature?
Where can I find a...

I used one of these for the first time this year and it is everything it's advertised to be. What a difference it makes!

I have 4 laterals running down to my mainline. 3 are running but the fourth is dry. In the fourth one there is no sap in the drops but if I pull a spout, the sap runs out of the tap hole. What the...

I've got a 5/16" two-handed tool and I'm wondering if I can just put a little duct tape on the jaws to reduce them down to 3/16". Looking for some opinions and/or experience.
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Where do you locate the control for your blower. I want to use a rheostat and locate it by the somewhere near the doors so it's simple to turn it off when I put wood in the stove. How do I get the...

OK, so I bought a used 30"x10' evaporator and the guy took the brick out so we could move it. Now I'm ready to re-brick it but I don't know where to start. It seems like I should do the bottom first...

I'm not sure where to place the temperature probe on my auto drawoff. In the drawoff section of my syrup pan, or in the section upstream of the drawoff section, or someplace else?

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Thanks for the info!

I need a syrup pan thermometer. I know how a standard thermometer works but I don't understand a 0-50 thermometer works. Does 0 = 212 deg F or what?
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OK, first of all, thanks to all who answered my last thread.
I have this new-to-me 30x10' wood fired, raised flue evaporator. Previously I was an oil drum/flat pan guy so I have a lot of questions....

OK, I bought a used 30x10' raised flue evaporator. Now what?? How do I fill the evaporator initially? Do I just fill both pans and fire it up? I'm pretty sure I'll need some sort of step-by-step...

I know this is an old post but i was wondering if you sell these? I can't email you because I'm at work.
Thanks,
Ray Buckner

Does anyone have a good record keeping form that they use? Maybe an Excel spreadsheet?

Does anyone have a good record keeping form that they use? Maybe an Excel spreadsheet?

I'm wondering about using this to clean my totes but am concerned about it leaving a taste. Is anyone using it? Can I get some thoughts on this?
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I need to know if it's possible to sufficiently clean a tank to make it safe for storing sap. This tank was used for liquid fertilizer. If it can be cleaned, what is the best way to do it?
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Thanks to responses from this group,I made a decision to by a used 30"x10' raised flue, wood fired evaporator. It came with a double Marcland draw off but it is in a box and needs to be reassembled...

Modulating actuators allow a valve to be opened proportionally rather than just on/off.
From the interwebs:

http://www.engineering-dictionary.org/VALVE,_MODULATING
A valve which can be...

Is a 30" wide evaporator an odd size? What I mean is will it be harder to find replacement pans than if I bought a 24 or 36 wide evaporator?

Is it better to use full port ball valves rather than reduced port?

I'd like to know more about your draw-off.

Thanks to all who gave me some input. I may have to change my plans a little if I can't push the sap all the way to the front. If I get it figured out I'll let you all know.