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I have a 2x10.5' set of pans on a home built forced draft arch with air over and under and we boil around the 90 gallon mark. Jims pans are for sure one of a kind and outstanding craftsmanship.

Sugarmaker, we're running along at about 12-15 gallon per hour depending on who's running it and how clean the pan is. I'm glad to hear the younger students are getting into it too.
we've been...

Sounds like sugarmaker and gary are off to a good start! We had our first boil tonight too. We gathered around 100 gallon tonight off of about 110 taps. Still have the 3/16 to put up and buckets,...

I just hooked the water pump up on the bottom end of the system, went to the top end of the system and started pulling taps. I took a small nail with me and just pushed the ball in on the CV unitl...

I never would have thought of that. Nicely done!

Wow that's impressive! What type of blower did you use and where did you locate it at?

Well here goes(big breath), either build hood and preheater for my full pint or get a bigger evaporator, put a 10 foot addition out the back, open the back wall up, put in a door or two, put windows...

Ok thanks a million Mark. I tried looking on google and couldn't find anything.

Well I think the season is coming to a close for us. I dumped the 3/16 because of the color. Our main bush is still running real strong and clearer than a whistle. The tank was overflowing early this...

Can any body tell me some more info about a Surge BB-3 pump with a 1 hp electric motor? Does anybody know the CFM or how many taps it can handle? Thanks, Calvin

Wow Gary those are some impressive numbers! Sounds like everybody is up to their ears right now! Gary I can't agree more with you on the 3/16. Yesterday it pulled over 3 gallon per tap in 24 hours. I...

I'm not sure if they are or not. I know a guy that lives close to me that has this pan on a 3x8 with a sap raider(sunrise metal works version of the steamaway) with a blower and he's cranking out 185...

Try running your depth a little shallower. I know when I get mine too deep because it takes for ever to get back up to temp. I have found that the optimal depth is when I open up the draw off valve...

I like that Springfield Acer! Maybe that will be on next year's to do list. Lol. I went and checked my 3/16 line today and to my surprise had over 3 gallon per tap today. I only have twelve taps on...

I know Sunrise Metal Works makes the JDL Extreme set of pans that are 16 inch raise and drop combined. I don't know gallon per hour or anything. Maybe those who have these pans can chime in.

Gary, I never thought of that with the natural vacuum helping with cleaning. Wow! Those are some impressive numbers with the vac gauges. I need to buy one for my line so I know what it's pulling. I'd...

Tuckermtn, Do you have pics of the build like from the frame up? If so where could I find them?
Tom Jr., Maybe sometime I can come out and take a look at it. I think you're about 1.5 hours from me,...

I'm looking to build one that will accomodate a 2x8 set of pans. In the future I would like to get a set of max flue pans or something like them. Does anyone around my area have an intens-o-fire or...

Thanks Gary. I'll have to look around for those caps. I too am using check-valves so I think I'm going to mix up a bleach solution in a bucket and have something sucking on the downhill end of the...

Can anybody tell me where I can find 802maple's gassification arch design at? -Calvin

Hey Gary,
Still have to call you sometime. Lol. I tried the 3/16 this year with 12 taps on it. The last 50 ft or so(top end of line) of the line is 5/16 because I ran out of the 3/16. Where the 5/16...

Don, the directions might say that because the half pint pans used to have 4 channels in them, not 3 as they do now. Just food for thought...

Yes there's room, but I had to take one row of half bricks off of the top of the wall. The extra dividers were I think $100 or so. You would have to call Jim to make sure though.

Yeah he did. I think it was only like an extra $100 or so but it was well worth the money. I would also think about having a drain put on the flues. I was going to but decided not to because it was...

With ours we are averaging around 12-13 gph. We don't have a blower which I would think could bring you easily up to 15 or better. The key I've found is to keep the fire almost against the front door...