Water jacket canner

[maple flats]

On my Smoky Lake WJ bottler, I have it set up with a site tube for the water level. I ran a 1/4" T coming out of the drain fitting and put a 1/4 MPT x 5/16 barb fitting pointing up, then a close nipple and a ball valve to drain the water jacket. On the barb I put a piece of 5/16 maple tubing. Near the top I used some super sticky tape which holds it from tipping. The site tube helps me know the water level. I fill it until the water reaches the top of the tape. Then when it is heated it is up about 1/4" above the tape and is still about 1/2" below overflow.

[wiam]

Mark.
I built my own heating unit. Mine is set up with a thermostat probe in the water to keep that at 190. I have another probe in the syrup tank to tell syrup temp.

[unc23win]

William are you using the auto fill that buckhollow was selling or something else? Were you having trouble maintaining temp without insulation? I'm very interested in one especially if I can reheat as well as bottle. Great information here. Thanks

[markcasper]

William are you using the auto fill that buckhollow was selling or something else? Were you having trouble maintaining temp without insulation? I'm very interested in one especially if I can reheat as well as bottle. Great information here. Thanks

Sorry to barge in here.... I do not have a problem maintaining temp at all, and mine is not insulated, it has a 5000 watt element in mine which was stock with the unit. You can boil water all day long if you want to. I do have to watch mine close to keep the syrup from going over my desired temp of 192. I do have to turn down the thermostat as you drain the unit of syrup or the remainder will get too hot and make more sand.

[unc23win]

Sorry to barge in here.... I do not have a problem maintaining temp at all, and mine is not insulated, it has a 5000 watt element in mine which was stock with the unit. You can boil water all day long if you want to. I do have to watch mine close to keep the syrup from going over my desired temp of 192. I do have to turn down the thermostat as you drain the unit of syrup or the remainder will get too hot and make more sand.

Fine with me any info is great did you get the complete unit from kellybees? I see they have options for heating elements and such. Thanks

[markcasper]

yes, about 15 years ago.

[wiam]

William are you using the auto fill that buckhollow was selling or something else? Were you having trouble maintaining temp without insulation? I'm very interested in one especially if I can reheat as well as bottle. Great information here. Thanks

I built my own valve. Did not use it much before I added insulation. It seemed like it would use less electricity if insulatednand I don't have to worry about someone getting burned on the tank.

[gmc8757]

I built my own valve. Did not use it much before I added insulation. It seemed like it would use less electricity if insulatednand I don't have to worry about someone getting burned on the tank.

You built your own auto fill/stop valve? What probe sensor did you use?


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[wiam]

You built your own auto fill/stop valve? What probe sensor did you use?


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Probe is a piece of wire. It is all in the electronics in the box....

[gmc8757]

Probe is a piece of wire. It is all in the electronics in the box....

I understand it's all in the electronics but thought a special probe was needed. It now makes total sense that a piece of wire would do the same thing.




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