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We use a HVAC condensate pump to get our collected hot water up to a 35 gallon tank overhead. From there it is fed to a stainless sink/faucet for general cleanup. Since we don't have any running...

That looks good. A couple of hint's you may already have heard or know:

Keep the syrup very hot before the filter/DE. You want to filter hot but below 190. maybe higher going in so it is...

Yes. Just make sure the jacket has water

The advantage or 3/16 goes away when your run flattens out at the bottom. I switch to 5/16 for that portion and try to keep a slightly slope and tight lines for the flat run. It eliminates most of...

Thanks. In my experience, the 12V Shurflo pumps last and the 120V AC ones don't. I have power nearby and use the battery charger to provide 12Vdc to the pump.

Another thing to mention: See how...

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Here is my manifold. Just a piece of UHMW plastic drilled and tapped. Simple, small and works great. For reference, I don't have any temperature controller. I...

I find the subject of measurement units fascinating. I have found a lot of interesting units, but "squiggles" is perhaps the best name yet!

I have used both and the 12V do hold up better. I think it is the brushes that fail on the 120Vac models. for the first couple years I used an old battery to filter out any spikes from the battery...

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If you like simplicity, check this out. I use a 4008 shurflo on four 3/16 lines, total of about 80 taps. Good drop but not all trees are at the top...

I really like them. The polycarbonate sticks in the tree well. The friction of the plastic on wood seems greater than nylon and the thinner walls give a bit of spring against the tap hole. They...

Take your draw of syrup and pour it back in the float box. Sam effect as boiling deeper with twice the residence time.

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Looks like you had so much nozzle area you were putting almost the full unthrottled flow of the blower onto the bottom of your pans. You should see a big improvement.

It's hard to figure what the volume of air is or should be.

I think of it like this: AUF is the throttle. More air and your burn rate is higher, more energy into the arch. Too much and a...

That is all we use on out tubing runs. If the lines are leak tight, they work great. Recirculation is only needed on low flow days. Simple, no releaser, and we even pump the output a couple...

We will be fully tapped by tomorrow afternoon in Eden Prairie. It is starting to flow and the forecast looks good.

Not quite. Everything is interrelated especially with one blower feeding over and under, so simple answers are not easy. Think of it this way.

AOF wants high pressure at the nozzles.
So no...

Chad and Robert got it right. You want the feed from the blower to be at least as big as the blower outlet until it splits for the sides. Then each branch should be about half the area of the...

We will be running our 3/16 tubing during this upcoming warm spell, but I don't see tapping until a more sustained warm forecast.

If you do end up retiring this community would certainly miss your participation!

That is wonderful!! Congratulations on a fine build..

650°F is an indicator of good efficiency, especially if it is the actual internal temp measured with a probe thermometer! I wouldn't mess with more air unless you want to trade lots more wood for a...

In general, gradual changes in flow path for gases will have less pressure loss than abrupt ones. So a ramp probably has some small benefit in increasing natural draft.
My arch has no ramp at...

868 feet, on the shore of Riley Lake. Highest tap about 920.

I see you know it's a squirrel cage, so low pressure blower. Just for reference, another clue would be the power rating on the label. A low pressure blower will be 1/6 hp or even lower, with a...