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  1. Thanks to everyone for the help. I updated the...

    Thanks to everyone for the help. I updated the original post. It was 100% the fault of the non-maple DE I got off Amazon. I used the proper DE from Smoky Lake, Dicalite 5000, and the press...
  2. 12x16 Sugarhouse. Built on concrete pier footers...

    12x16 Sugarhouse. Built on concrete pier footers with wood frame on top.

    If I had to do it again, without a doubt...poured concrete slab and frost wall. I would love to have a floor I could...
  3. Thanks everyone for all the advice. To say this...

    Thanks everyone for all the advice. To say this is frustrating is putting it *very* mildly.

    I'm going to try increasing the DE tomorrow. Also, I may leave out a window plate and only go with 2...
  4. Totally at a loss here. I tore the entire thing...

    Totally at a loss here. I tore the entire thing down, made 110% sure everything was assembled correctly.

    Heated my syrup back up from last night. Corrected the density. It already had 5 cups of...
  5. Unable to pump syrup - Smoky Lake filter press UPDATED! Solved!

    Desperate for help here:

    Smoky Lake Short bank filter press with the bosworth hand pump.

    5 gallons of syrup, heated to 200, and 5 cups DE mixed in. Unable to pump more than a couple strokes...
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    Confused with flow meters

    I have a Next Gen Maple 100STDRO. It's a single pole 4x40 which is rated at about 100gph. I want to add flow meters to the concentrate and permeate lines.

    These are what I ordered:

    NYZWOT...
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    I bought one. I like it and consider it money...

    I bought one. I like it and consider it money well spent. Prior to this I was using a home-built welded slip channel pliers; the line viper works much better and with much less effort. I use...
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    I used them for sap storage for several years. ...

    I used them for sap storage for several years. As others have mentioned, they have some quirks. I've moved on to using a stainless bulk dairy tank.

    For me, the biggest problem was cleaning them....
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    Are you 100% sure you're not getting moldy syrup?...

    Are you 100% sure you're not getting moldy syrup? I had the same musty odor problem, and it was my own fault. I bottled about 5 gallons of syrup into 1 gallon jugs that I did not sterilize or clean...
  10. Thank you for the replies. My problem is...

    Thank you for the replies.

    My problem is finding an adapter that allows me to go from 10" single wall to 10"-inner-diameter/12"-outer-diameter insulated pipe. I have spent all night looking on...
  11. Roof jack and single wall pipe - so confused

    I just got a 2x5 Smoky Lake raised flue. It came with 10" stainless stack. I am going to offset the stack by about 15 degrees so that it exits just off to the side of the ridge, behind my cupola.
    ...
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    Shurflo setups - mainline or manifold?

    I have about 75 taps on 3/16 and another 50 on 5/16. They are on two mainlines that converge centrally on a tank. 3/16 on the hill, east side, 5/16 on the flat southwestern side. All on gravity,...
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    Adding a blower to Leader Patriot/WSE

    I'm in the market for a new evaporator for next year, and trying to decide amongst brands. My Mason 2x4 with a Smoky Lake Hybrid pan is great but just isn't enough for my tap count.

    I'm...
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    Northern Oneida County here, just across the...

    Northern Oneida County here, just across the creek from Herkimer County. I had the same thing happen when I drew off last night. I thought I might have burnt the pan, but I didn't, just super dark,...
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    Smoky Lake Hybrid 2x4 report

    Just a report for anyone considering a Smoky Lake pan. I was looking for info like this when I was considering buying mine.

    Here's my setup:
    Mason 2x4 arch with blower (on speed control)
    Smoky...
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    try getting a router speed control unit from...

    try getting a router speed control unit from Harbor Freight. That will allow you to fine tune the speed of the fan. A cherry red stack means huge amoutn of heat wasted going up the stack. It's...
  17. In which my preheater turns out to be a disaster and swamps the sugarhouse

    Ever have one of those nights?

    Got home from work ready to start the first boil of the season. Had a decent run over the weekend. I had a few more minor plumbing tweaks to do in the sugarhouse...
  18. I just used a hose clamp to bind it to the tubing...

    I just used a hose clamp to bind it to the tubing where the Tee fitting slipped over the pipe. There is enough of a step-off to make a gap between the pipe and the channel for condensate to run.
    ...
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    I used a regular drill and a bit without a...

    I used a regular drill and a bit without a problem. Same saddles as the post above. Just be mindful not to lean into the drill so you don't go through the underside. No way on earth could I...
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    I pump my sap from about 100 taps up a very steep...

    I pump my sap from about 100 taps up a very steep hill. I have 3/16 tubing that runs into a 100gal collection tank. When the tank is full I use a 1" gas pump to run it up 300ft of 1" black plastic...
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    Don't sweat the "run" 2 weeks ago. You didn't...

    Don't sweat the "run" 2 weeks ago. You didn't miss too much. It was early. Be patient, the hardest thing about this time of year is waiting to tap.
  22. Not yet. The last warm spell we had I tapped my...

    Not yet. The last warm spell we had I tapped my tubing mainly to flush out the lines. So I have yet to boil anything in 2016.

    If you are planning on replacing your Mason pan with a Smoky Lake, it...
  23. These preheaters and the pics are outstanding! ...

    These preheaters and the pics are outstanding! You guys have inspired me and I think I know what this weekend's project is going to be.

    I just upgraded to a Smoky Lake 2x4 on top of a Mason 2x4...
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    I had no welding experience, but I learned, and I...

    I had no welding experience, but I learned, and I built a two-handed tubing tool, and a one-handed. Both are really simple. You need a light duty welder, a drill press, and patience. My first tool...
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    My tanks are full and I can't boil fast enough to...

    My tanks are full and I can't boil fast enough to keep up. The 3/16 tubing I put up just won't stop. My buckets have been bone dry all week but that tubing is filling a 100gal tank every day.
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