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I have followed some of the threads here and built my own 4" by 40". I have a Procon 240 gph high pressure pump that is fed by a 14 gpm jet pump. I have a 1 gpm flowmeter on my...

BAP,

You were correct!!! Thank you very much. I missed some of the connections. I did not have it wired correctly. It is working like a charm now!! Thank you all for your help.

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Hello everyone.

I need some help!!! I followed some of the build directions for a 4" by 40" here on MapleTrader. I built my RO, but have run into a snag....

Dave,

Did you ever build your RO? Would you mind sharing photos? How did you wire the pumps? Did you wire them through relays, or traditional switches?

Super.

Just one question, what are you using to fill the gap between the flat plate and the 1/4" verticals?

Chris,

I've boiled on this arch for 2 seasons now. I empty the ash pit about every 8 hours of boiling. I use fire brick to help deflect airflow up through the grates. I do not have an issue...

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Here is my door configuration. I used angle iron. Made a lip from the firebox that flares outward so the door nests onto it. I ran stove gasket on the inside to make it...

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I connected my squirrel cage blower directly to the back of the arch, similar to the way Raptor did. I did not build a airgate, instead I connected my fan to a rheostat and govern fan...

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Stiets, 1). My fire box is 32" from the front wall to the rear wall. The fire box depth is 26" from the bottom floor of the ash pan to the top rails. My arch grates are about 10" above the floor of...

Not officially yet... I have been dealing with fluxuations in weather here in Vermont so I haven't had an abundance of sap to run through it. To date I have run over 90 gallons of sap into it and...

Here are some photos of the rig in operation.

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Well folks,

Sharing with the group photos of my recent arch build. Design foundations from the old Davy Jones plans. I modified them with my own dimensions and features - such as the air tight...

Hello.

I see some turnout gear in the photo... So I figured that I might prompt you to meter your Carbon Monoxide levels near that rig if you are using it an enclosed space. As I am sure you are...

Do you have any way to control the cfm's on the blower? It would be nice to be able to ensure that you aren't blowing all your heat up your stack. I learned the hard way and had to come up with a...

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Terry,

Here is a photo of my homemade arch. As you can see I have air under fire in the front like you were hoping to do. What I did was take 1/2" angle iron and weld it to the front...

Harley,

Have you done any research on your fire box grate arrangement? I am thinking that the rebar is going to get hot and sag. I just would hate to see you get too far into this without...

Terry,

I agree with PSParr. Build the arch to the specs of the drop flue pan that you hope to have, not the flat pan that you have today. You need to account for the space occupied by arch...

Maritimer,

I agree that you need to stay with the 3/4". I built my preheater out of 1/2" diameter copper. It is continuous flow with 22' of run in the matrix, the problem being is that my...

PerryW,

I don't think he is producing the 300,000 BTU's. That evaporator would be really boiling if he was. He is not getting enough fuel supply to feed the size burners that he has on the rig. ...

DK,

Here is my thought.

You are connecting to your home natural gas line... that being said, your natural gas is regulated at your meter to below 1/2" lb or less than 14" water column. You...

Troutman,

I went to Lowes, picked up a 1" X 12" piece of pre cut copper in the plumbing section. Soldered a 1" copper cap on it. I use a 1" clamp style pipe hanger as a handle. It works great...

I have a similar homemade arch. I have a 350 cfm blower plumbed through my ash door. I retrofitted my ash door from a hinged door to sliding doors which split at the mid point. I welded an adaptor...

Here is a photo of my set up. You can see the split ash door and how I have put air under my fire. The wood frame that the blower is on actually has a air intake regulator on it so I can influence...