A few things I do that may help. First thing I do when I get my hydrometer is make markings on the outside of the tube or box it comes. I mark the hot and cold lines with the hydrometer flush at the...
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A few things I do that may help. First thing I do when I get my hydrometer is make markings on the outside of the tube or box it comes. I mark the hot and cold lines with the hydrometer flush at the...
on the high end I run my pans at 1 1/4" and average 1".
I gathered 235 gals of sap. pumped it through a 5 micron and 1 micron filter. Put the RO's on it all night and its now at roughly 80 gals. So going to start to boil and see what happens. Also hosed...
I have a misco palm addobe PA202x. The other day in the middle of a boil the screen was showing evidence of moisture inside. As time went on it faded. The instructions tell you not to open it. So I...
Im in the same opinion of others perception. As far as reality, if you put to many holes the pressure will be decreased. So you may not really got more sap out of more holes. If you have a modest...
I belive those are poplar. Very soft wood. you can bend and snap the branches really easy.
Maybe I should just trade my professional B syrup for some light and be able to offer both. As well as the person who only makes light. LOL
Glad we met that day at Grainger. Its been a challenge as usual. Not a bad season though. Four boils and almost beat last years season total for sap. I'm ready for tonight.
boil it and make b or commercial and sell it as bulk. Sugar is sugar.
Does anybody think I maybe making syrup in the other end of the pan. Not at the end of the last channel? I dont have reverse flow so what can be done if thats the case?
I run my pans at 1-1 1/4".
Ok, lots of good things to consider. I will try to put some of my anwsers and thoughts here now and add as I think of them.
The 445 gals was processed in two different boils. One being 8 hrs. The...
I have a two pan arraingement. One pan is a barrel stove thats approx 3x3, 4 channeled and flat bottomed. The barrel usually glows red even with bricks, and ceramic blanket. The lower pan is a 18'x4'...
I do the same as far as pulling syrup off pan and then shut down. I have a sight guage I made on the ceiling area on the line coming in. I used a Tee with a veritcal clear tube and valve and vacuum...
That pretty much sums up what I was doing. Only difference is my tank is steel and would hold 15 gals.
Maybe another step you could take on that gas can could be like a hydraulic quick release...
I saw something, it may have been on utube about putting a valve in the lower line with one end open. Then cracking the valve ever so slightly to allow air in. This made the ladder work better. Not...
@ Haynes What you can do for your gas powered vac pump is what I did for my gernerator last year. I have a 15 gal aux fuel tank that I use to fuel my lawn mower and other small engines in the summer...
I am on the same page as you with the the small amouts of moisture in the air.
I am thinking of doing the following to my pvc releaser design: installing a solenoid valve on the bottom of my sap...
I would do like you described by having your connection to the vac pump on the top. Then have you conncection to the releaser not at the bottom but slightly down a bit from the top. That way the...
I come to my pipe line system to find no vac. moisture trap full, line from releaser to moisture trap full, and vac pump still running and oil level beyond window on front of pump. So no doubt...
I had my releaser checks freeze up last night due to temps. So today was a good warm up. My system is 10 miles away and remote. Should I let nature do its thing or take a special ride to free it up?...
I had lots of leaks on my home made releaser and had issues with teflon tape. Tried wrapping to the point that you couldnt see the threads. It still leaked. Last resort was to use teflon thread...
I have gotten the ones Dennis has (thanks to him) and they work fabulous. Not to mention you can see when they have debris in them or frozen due to being clear. I forget what I paid but the price was...
The relay I used has so many diff functions. You can have two circuits run at different cycles. Example , one on and one off then reverse. You could use two valves wired together but one is normally...
use the relay I used. It has the ability to control two devices but at opposite each other. Grainger part # 1eje8 Its a multi purpose relay and can set time and function to suite your needs. Hope...
are those the metal swing checks? I wouldnt think those would give you a great seal. How did they perform? It may do a good job on a test with no pipeline hooked up. You may find it will not perform...