Crack on evap. front panel??
Found a crack on the front of my evaporator (cast, fire box). It's horizontal between the hinges. Hair line crack but it's through. Is this anything to worry about? Kind of late to do anything about it for this year. Should I do anything???Any info will help. Thank You.
Last edited by Brad W Wi; 03-13-2017 at 02:49 PM.
400 pails
CDL RO machine
2x8 stainless Dallaire evaporator, wood fired
Filter press
Polaris 6x6 & 4x4
Allis Chalmers WD
Allis Chalmers G
Built new 24' x 40' shack in 2006
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If it is a cast front then it is pretty common.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
It will probably spread if you do nothing, but not necessarily very fast. The corner fell off of one of my doors last year.
If you can get a piece of ceramic blanket behind it to insulate it, that should help.
Steven Abbott
Over 900 taps on vacuum
30" x 10' D&G Woodsaver evaporator with Steamaway
Half acre market garden
2 farmers in training
I'm not one of them, but there's plenty of people that can weld cast iron. Like you say, it's late to do anything this year, and like BAP said, it's common for the castings to crack, and they can certainly be run with cracks.
-Ryan
Went off the deep end. Might be in over my head...
I've got a vertical crack on mine that goes from the door opening to the top of the arch front. I squeeze it together with a bar clamp and keep on boiling.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
One way to stop the crack from spreading is to drill a small hole at the end of the crack.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
My Evaporator has a crack in the cast. Above right door
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
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