Looks like Monday and Tuesday will be tapping days for us, hoping for some cold weather
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Looks like Monday and Tuesday will be tapping days for us, hoping for some cold weather
If the weather man is right, could be right in it end of this week
We got everything tapped, and had a small run with the rain this week, we were able to get our vacuum levels where they need to be, now we are ready for the season, should be making syrup by the end...
http://mapletrader.com/community/showthread.php?35606-2x8-oil-conversion we just did this last year, we will be going down to a 3 GPH 45* B nozzle this year
The conversion was as close as it could be I'd say, we were very happy with it, 9 minutes from throwing the switch and full boil from front to back, the consistency was great, I'd say we are still...
That's a wrap here in Coventry, we managed to have our best season ever, even in a not so great season!
We are all tapped, all that is left is to assemble and wash the RO!
Sugar maker, thank you, the walls are hard maple, and the ceiling is cherry, all outs/throw aways from work
We got our new canner installed and all the final touches done in the sugar house, now we actually have room to work!21789217902179121792
We are ready to drill holes, we upgraded a vacuum pump, added taps and switched the evaporator to oil, looks like season is close-
Thank you!
Most of our spouts and drops are changed, we should be tapping in the next week or two-
For anyone running the double guzzler, if one of the diaphragms gets a hole in it, do you lose all vacuum??
So we went with a carlin 201, and a 4 gph 60 degree solid nozzle, I shortened the ramp and added a firewall,
removed all fire bricks and grates, and the aou/auf system. We threw the switch
and at...
has anyone set up 2 guzzlers to pull on the same line? i was thinking put a seperate check valve before each pump, and have them in paralell, so if one loses a diaphragm while im at work, at least we...
We have been at it again! We converted the front porch to a sales room, and closed in the ceiling, adding A/C to the whole sugar house!2150421505
Very sorry for your loss, remember the good times!
Does anyone have a 2x8 leader reverse fired arch, or any other brand of reverse fired arch that they would be willing to give me some measurements?
So we are adding a cold room, and half of this room will be for our head tank, so we can hold our concentrate if need be, my question is, who is feeding their evaporator with a circulating pump, and...
Now the only thing I'm wondering, with the AUF/AOF that I've added, I'm wondering if I should sell the arch and build a new one?21395
Yup, I'm sure the consistency of oil will be right there with wood, without the lulls, I know we would try not to fire when we were close to a draw, and we usually get a draw every time we fire, I'm...
I guess what I should have asked is if we get a little over 80 now, can I expect the same performance with oil?
Looks great! What do you get for gph?
Thank you, and how's the ramp inside the arch, a wall or a steep ramp, and how much of the flues are exposed?
Ok thanks guys!