Pre-heater
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So I tried this copper pipe wrap pre heater and cut my boiling time down 30%. Used 1/2 inch flex copper 30 feet and a circulating pump. For safety and a little more heat I shielded it. The sap goes in at around 35 degrees and comes out at over 100. Not bad for $45.00 and an hours time.
Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
150 taps (buckets)
Arctic Cat Prowler
Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap
Good wife to assist me
Getting sweeter one drop at a time.