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I know there is a larger producer in the Clare area. You are usually at the Midland farmers market. There is an exchange student from Germany in Clare that would like to see how maple...

Also, you concentrate flow needs to be flowing as fast as the pump will allow. Otherwise your membranes will foul.

What do you use in your prefilter?

Btw, that is just the capital expense. It would not pay down the principal. Can you make such an arrangement work and take on all the risk?

With the $5 per tap you are short changing yourself? Your work is worth something? If not, how do you expect to have someone invest if you expect out of them what you do to yourself? Here is the...

Problem is likely that the heat exchanger is going to be covered with something that isn't going to make this solution work vey long.

I tried both, restrictors and a needle valve. I like the needle valve. I have the 8852. If you need to go beyond the 80 psi it gives you you need a feed pump. You can add the psi. However, make sure...

I think the greatest benefit of a small home made RO is that it saves ooooodles of time. The RO works when you sleep too. You need to stick,around to boil. You don't need to stick around while the RO...

have the Milwaukee, and I like it. The temperature adjusts very fast. If you only make a couple of measurements in a five minute period it is pretty accurate since you can reproduce the measurements....

Also, annual chemicals in the water is a must. So do not buy a used boiler unless you can do a water test.

I agree with some and disagree with others. One thing I have to warn against. Don't buy a spray foamed boiler. Unless the just panels are foamed then it's ok. Central boiler has a host of problems...

I also did the most efficient way you could possibly insulate the in ground pipe: spray foam. And an insulated underground pipe. I don't lose anything from the wood boiler to the house. All I can...

Well, I bought a Midwest Boiler two years ago. t's a solid unit, but, unfortunately it's no gasification unit. If you are used to a wood stove you'll be surprised how much these stoves eat. I have a....

Depending on your background you may understand this summary: it's a filter on a molecular level. The filter is the membrane. It's area is big and is rolled up. The concentrate is the solution on the...

Roger,

The reason you need a flue plan is because of the heat transfer. You don't need a flue pan if the heater is directly in it.

As far as the finisher goes: you can still regulate on the...

Roger,

I don't really get what you are trying to do. If you aren't placing your heater in the sap but under the pan your efficiency isn't 100 percent. Far from it.

If you are placing your...

I am not sure what you are talking about when you say high temp thermostat. I assume you are talking about an aqua stat.
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I think there are two things that I don't understand correctly here:

1. Electric heat: You are talking about tube heaters in the sap? Stainless tube heaters similar to the heaters used in a...

If you spent $750 on it and having the performance issues you are talking about you didn't read much before you built it. I have $300 in parts in mine and take about half the water out easily and...

I have the Milwaukee, and I like it. The temperature adjusts very fast. If you only make a couple of measurements in a five minute period it is pretty accurate since you can reproduce the...

What it could be is that you are sucking through a filter. Many pumps don't like that.

Tap water? Hopefully no chlorine in it!

Here are some pictures.

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The left syrup is what I made mid February and it has a vanilla taste. The right one I did a couple of days ago. So normal progression. Right one still tastes...

I don't understand what the whining is all about. There is not that much money involved to get an op-ed from any paper anywhere. Including the New York Times.

You can get the same coverage in...

Thanks - is there a quick way to test for Mercury?