I found that having a space behind the pan and under the stack reduced the amount of sparks exiting the top of the stack. I am assuming the low velocity zone allowed more time for sparks to combust...
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I found that having a space behind the pan and under the stack reduced the amount of sparks exiting the top of the stack. I am assuming the low velocity zone allowed more time for sparks to combust...
You will need to find out how much heat you will need for your pans to be happy by trial and error. Once you know how much "fire" you need the process is rather simple.
After the firebox is hot...
You should be fine with a 3' x 6' cupola. The old timers used to say to match the evaporator size (2x4 for a 2x4 evaporator, 4x12 for a 4x12 evaporator etc.). Most problems with steam venting is...
I am looking at splitting longer wood and am finding it hard to locate a log splitter that will split anything longer than 25" Is there someone building affordable splitters to split 30"-48" long...
Hi Bricklayer,
You will love your 2x4 hybrid pans. The pans are exactly 24" wide. If you are using your 2x2 angle then your max outside width should be 25-1/2". It won't matter much with the...
Looking at all those pans is making me hungry!
Adding more stack pipe will help your draft too.
Good luck. I am sure this won't be your last rig!
So far so good...
I don't plan to tap and hang any more buckets than the five I placed last week but I have produced a pint and a half of light amber from last week's sap run of 12 gallons. The sap...
With little snowcover and warm/cold days and nights in the forecast for nearly two weeks I tapped five trees in our yard using 5/16 spouts on the 24th and will hold off on another 20 taps. By using...