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I would assume the boiling rate would be slightly less, only because you are losing 1 foot of raised flues. Most of the evaporation takes place in the flue pan. If you are boiling concentrate...

My last 2 boils have show a big increase in sugar sand. For me it just means changing the filters more often. It’s just one of those years.

I have noticed more foam in my pans my last two boils than earlier in the season. I use powdered defoamer from CDL and just upped the dose every time I fire up. Also as the season come closer to...

I just have a preheater. Also a hobby RO which helps a lot.

I was thinking quite higher. I’m boiling on a 2x8 wood fired with a preheater. Generally I’m around 70-80 gph. Plus with the oil fired it’s a constant and consistent heat.

Sound good. Let ya know how I make out

I’ve been getting my glass bottles from Burch Bottle. I saw them at a booth during the maple expo in CNY. Good customer service, prices and shipping. Check it out

I do have some pieces of mirror finish I can practice on. It’s worth a shot.

Wonder if anyone out there has ever experimented or successfully removed scratches from their syrup pan. Looks like some kind of rotary tool was used to clean my pan before I bought them. It put...

Well spoken. We are down to our reserves also, hoping for good sap runs in the upcoming season. With our first major snow fall this winter over with, the kids are bugging for wax on snow. That sweet...

This used to happen to me on my last evaporator. Usually mid to late season after the pan had been sweetened up. The only thing I could figure was either soot build up on the underside of the pan,...

My first boil was February 25. I missed out on a couple early runs but the sugar really hadn’t shown up. When the warmer weather came, it seemed to stay. My sugar dropped off quick. Today, after 2...

I ran the RO Friday and boiled. Sap coming in was .8% and cloudy. See what this weekend brings but most of my front yard trees have budded. The syrup I made Friday tasted great. Filters were real...

I can understand why. There is a lot of pressure on the RO fittings. Better off going with the sealer.

The pan and pot look fine. I’m thinking like you said, excessive foam and too hot on the burner. When I had a smaller operation I always tried to get it as close as i could to syrup, then finish it...

So a friend of mine has a hobby rig and boiled a batch this weekend. He poured off what he boiled to finish in a stock pot as I have done in the past. He left it for a little while and came back to...

So I got the new cap from CDL. This one is the cap the put on the higher grade models. It’s solid plastic not the webbed one. Got the RO running only to find out the bottom cap was cracked and...

Makes sense. Thanks for the info Bricklayer

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Here are pictures of the cracks. Easier to see if you zoom in.

Anyone out there have a CDL 100gph Hobby RO? I I bought one to put into use this year. I noticed the other day was the top cap to the membrane housing had 2 cracks in it. The cracks are where the...

My pan has a 1” gap between the insulation and bottom of the flues. My set up is raised flue though, I’m not sure what the recommendation is for drop flue pans.

Check how close your insulation or firebrick is to the bottom of the flues. That’s the only thing I can think of. If it’s too close it could be creating hot spots in the flue pan. Not sure about the...

Ok. It’s a single motor blower with a dual squirrel cage. It does really move a lot of air which is why the wood burns completely and it boils so hard. I suppose with even the slightest little gap it...

I do have another 2’ section of pipe I can add on. It is between the steel rail and stainless sides. I do have gasket between the pans and rail. Thanks for replies all.

The arch is 8 feet long. I have 15’ of stack with a flip top lid. There’s no damper and the fan is only a single speed. Not sure the CFM. It smoked on and off during the whole boil session. The arch...