Covering your evaporator

[poulin]

Thanks all for your input,

Finally i'll go with SS as my evaporator vendor accepted to build me one urgently.

Good season all

[RUSTYBUCKET]

Giving some thought to having a one piece stainless steel cover made for my 2x6 dropflue. For those using a stainless, what gauge would you recommend (thinking about the weight)?

Thanks

Rusty

[maple flats]

I had my biggest pan cover made using 24 ga SS, the float boxes vary in gauge, I just stopped at my local tin shop and picked out pieces from their cut table that were big enough to work, as such they likely vary from 24 ga to 28 ga. As stated in a post above from years ago, I have a cover for everything from my front pan, (the flue pan has a tight hood) to each float box, my 2x6 finisher, my bottler and even the catch pan under my filter press plates, my draw off tank and my mixing tank off the finisher for mixing DE. Every one is in place when not being actively used.

[RUSTYBUCKET]

Thanks Dave !

[wlatrout]

I have my operation in my pole barn. Birds can come and go. I cover everything with SS covers.

[Father & Son]

John good point. I had stainless covers for my syrup pan and float boxes made by Smoky Lake when they built my front pan.

[Woody77]

I made my covers with a piece of sheet aluminum leftover from the new body on my sons racecar. Its just a cover i figured why waste money on stainless. its better than the plywood my buddy uses. Lol.