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    we're light on the snow here for this time of...

    we're light on the snow here for this time of year; heading into spring I like to plow up a big snow bank near the sugar shack and cover it with a light colored tarp, I use that to surround the 275...
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    Trapper2, We use approx. 4' drops to buckets,...

    Trapper2,

    We use approx. 4' drops to buckets, in a former life they were cake frosting pails, 2+ gallon capacity; we dig the snow out at the base of the tree and place the buckets on the ground...
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    I was just about to question that 1% lead in...

    I was just about to question that 1% lead in copper pipe statement until I read the post from bill m. I think the EPA set limits back in the 80's or 90's for lead content in drinking...
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    I believe it's 1/2 inch trade size flexible...

    I believe it's 1/2 inch trade size flexible copper tubing, but I'll verify when I get to the shack to take some pics, should have them on here in a day or two.
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    2020 update on my copper coil preheater shown in...

    2020 update on my copper coil preheater shown in the top of this thread - since that picture, I doubled the length of the copper coil, and continue to wrap it with aluminum flashing to minimize heat...
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    when you come up with the final dimensions, double it. Then you'll only need to add on once later.
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    we built a log sugar shack two years ago...

    we built a log sugar shack two years ago (trapezoid footprint: 30'x20'x32'-4"x8', more on that in a future post) and from the beginning we planned a separation wall with the smaller area just for...
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    good tips provided on safety. You might be able...

    good tips provided on safety. You might be able to burn that hemlock if you split it real small as Maple Flats suggested, some species require time for seasoning even if they've been snapped or cut...
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    Very nice build. I did a similar build about 6...

    Very nice build. I did a similar build about 6 years ago with one of those 275 gal. oil tanks. I have been using the copper coil wrapped around stovepipe preheater as well......I pump 40F sap in...
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    Red, that is one of the nicest looking log shacks...

    Red, that is one of the nicest looking log shacks I've seen, and I've seen many here in the upper Midwest. I can attest for the use of aspen for log construction....my dad and grandfather built a...
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    I never turn down elm for firewood, decent on the...

    I never turn down elm for firewood, decent on the Btu scale; heat our house and shop and domestic hot water with an outdoor boiler so I'm not very picky with the species. Back in my younger days we...
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    Previous to this season I was using ten wraps of...

    Previous to this season I was using ten wraps of 1/2 inch copper around the chimney pipe, that took 40F incoming sap to 160F. This year just for grins I doubled the wraps to see what would happen...
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    I used 1/2 inch copper wrapped around the...

    I used 1/2 inch copper wrapped around the chimney, 40°F sap in, 160°F sap out; there's a picture in my Feb. 2019 thread titled "Sap Preheater Pic for Eberzin"
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    [QUOTE=Cjadamec;364215]Try wrapping the preheater...

    [QUOTE=Cjadamec;364215]Try wrapping the preheater in insulation or some sheet metal. It will gain you a fair bit more heat without need more tubing.[/QUOTE

    I wrap the preheater with aluminum...
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    Yes: 40°F sap in, 160°F sap out. I'm thinking about splicing in more length to get beyond 160°F; I like to experiment each season to up the game (efficiency) so that's probably one of the things...
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    Sap Preheater Pic for Eberzin

    Here's a pic of my sap preheater
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    if you don't want to flood the pan with vinegar...

    if you don't want to flood the pan with vinegar to cover the burn spot, cover that area with two or three thicknesses of paper towel and soak that with vinegar, keep that wet for a few days and then...
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    totally agree that 18 amps at 120V will dim the...

    totally agree that 18 amps at 120V will dim the lights on startup. Still seems excessive for a blower motor. wonder if the blower came factory with that motor or if someone swapped the motor out. ...
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    Basic calculations follow to get you close...

    Basic calculations follow to get you close enough: 18 ampsx120 volts = 2160 watts, then the two blowers: 4 amps x 240 volts =960 watts each, x 2 = 1920 watts and add that to the 2160 yields 4080...
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    metal all the way. I have a copper tube...

    metal all the way. I have a copper tube preheater around my chimney pipe.....40F sap in, 160F sap out.
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    I've been using a Dayton model 4C447 blower for...

    I've been using a Dayton model 4C447 blower for some years on my oil tank arch (2x4 pan and 2'x16" pan) wired to a speed control I purchased for about $30; checking Dayton's website, the 4C447 blower...
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    I used some 3/4 inch dia. rebar and made some...

    I used some 3/4 inch dia. rebar and made some upside down "U" supports the width of the fire box; I scrounged chucks of grates from various stoves that were getting junked and set the grates on top...
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    For steam escape, I'm going to build a hood and...

    For steam escape, I'm going to build a hood and vent through the roof. We elbowed the chimney pipe out the big door this spring just so we could boil but the overall plan is to close the big door if...
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    That is an awesome project! Seems we have some...

    That is an awesome project! Seems we have some things in common, leaving the city, returning to the north country, making syrup, building from the land. I think you will really enjoy the fruits of...
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    I use a 24x48 inch flat pan on a 275 gal. oil...

    I use a 24x48 inch flat pan on a 275 gal. oil tank arch, it has 1 inch angle iron around the perimeter to support the pan; before that I had built an arch from a very old water heater and used a...
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