For those of you using a temp controller on a shurflo pump, what are you using to control the temp the unit turns on and the temp the unit turns off?
Shurflo with temp on and off
For those of you using a temp controller on a shurflo pump, what are you using to control the temp the unit turns on and the temp the unit turns off?
Chad
2014: 12 taps, 5 gal buckets
2015: 15 taps on bags
2016: 150 taps: 100 on bags, 50 on 3/16" natural vac, 2x8 AUF/AOF Homebuilt Arch, 2x8 SL Drop Flu & Auto Draw, SL Propane Canner/Bottler
2017: 225 taps: Built Lean to, Added SL hood, preheater, concentric exhaust, SL SS 7" SB Filter Press
2018: 180 taps: Added Shurflo to 50 - 3/16", Auto fill sensor to head tank
2019: No tapping
2020: 175 taps
2021: 300 taps, homemade RO and releaser
2022: 600+ taps
Search on amazon. I think my unit was $6 and it works great. I have it programmed for 30* off and 33* on.
Camp Wokanda
Peoria Park District
2023 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, sap storage shack w/ 1100 gallon tank - 123 gallons
2022 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, homemade vac filter & water jacket canner - 104 gallons
2021 - 215 on 3/16 shurflo, added 2nd membrane to RO - 78 gallons
2020 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, upgraded hp pump on RO - 66 gallons
2019 - 150 on 3/16 shurflo, Deer Run 125 dolly RO - 73 gallons
2018 - 120 on 3/16 shurflo, 2x6 raised flue w/hood, homemade arch w/ AUF & AOF - 34.5 gallons
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N0...cAL&ref=plSrch
This is the one. I had to youtube the programming directions since there was no instuctions that came with it. Fairly easy overall
Camp Wokanda
Peoria Park District
2023 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, sap storage shack w/ 1100 gallon tank - 123 gallons
2022 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, homemade vac filter & water jacket canner - 104 gallons
2021 - 215 on 3/16 shurflo, added 2nd membrane to RO - 78 gallons
2020 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, upgraded hp pump on RO - 66 gallons
2019 - 150 on 3/16 shurflo, Deer Run 125 dolly RO - 73 gallons
2018 - 120 on 3/16 shurflo, 2x6 raised flue w/hood, homemade arch w/ AUF & AOF - 34.5 gallons
You can sometimes buy the W1209 temperature controller on eBay for as low as $3. It will be just a circuit board and thermocouple (probe). I set mine to turn off at -2 degC and turn on at +2 degC.
CE
44° 41′ 3″ N
2019 -- 44 Red Maples - My home and sugarbush are for sale.
2018 -- 48 Red Maples, 7 gallons
2017 -- 84 Red Maples, 1 Sugar Maple, and 1 Silver Maple , 13 gallons
2016 -- 55 Red Maples, 8 gallons
2015 -- 15 Red Maples, 6 Birches - 3+ gallons maple syrup
An awning over my deck is my sugar shack.
An electrified kitchen sink and an electrified steam table pan are my evaporators.
I use the controller built by Dave at mountain maple. Not cheap but it works great. The one I got controls the pump and will shut it off 1) when the temp drops below the set point. 2) if the battery voltage drops below a set point. 3) if the vac drops below a set point (as when the sap quits running). And it will turn the pump back on when the setpoints to turn on are met. It also opens the system to atmosphere so the pump can drain to prevent freezing and the tubing can drain with gravity. Mine cost $400 and without the vac sensor I think it is $300, but I consider it money well spent. I have 105 taps on 3/16 with the shur flow pump and running 21 inches of vac at the sap tank and 25 at the top of a couple lines I have gauges on. The pumps are only about $60. Good run days will get over 2 gallons per tap, and when the gravity ones quit running the vac still gets sap. Hope to get more taps on vac next year ....
2021 - 2x4 smokey lake HO raised flue, SSR. corsair arch 164 taps
2020 -n/a
2019 - 350 taps, new 18'x32' shack, SS sink & table 107 gal
2018 - 295 taps new Leader MicRO single, new Leader 15 gal canner, made 55 gal
2017 - 270 taps new Sunrise JDL Extreme w/preheater AUF & new Leader 5 plate Plastic Filter Press, made 53 gal
2016 - 140 taps new Wes Fab short bank filter press, 17 gal.
2015 - 85 taps new Sunrise 2x4 spitfire, made 23 gal.
2012 - 2014 Turkey Fryer
I'm using the cheapy linked above. Make sure to validate/calibrate the temp. Mine reads a bit high. Here's a link to some instructions. Comments on the page make it even clearer.
http://usefulldata.com/cheap-12v-tem...-probe-review/
42.82N
2015 - Small operation. 25 buckets. One excited 5 year old and one 35 year old that feels 5 again.
2016 - One year older. New Homemade 2x4 Arch, Smoky Lake Pan and looking at 52 maples, 17 box elders and 2 walnut trees.
2017 - Shurflo 4008 hooked to 42 stingy silver maples and a few Norways. A couple buckets on sugars and Norways. 10 box elders.
2018 - ...a few more taps.
2019 - ...more taps on 3/16 gravity. This spiral is heading downward in a hurry.
2020 - 4x400 RO - RB20 (uh-oh!)
Thanks all!
Chad
2014: 12 taps, 5 gal buckets
2015: 15 taps on bags
2016: 150 taps: 100 on bags, 50 on 3/16" natural vac, 2x8 AUF/AOF Homebuilt Arch, 2x8 SL Drop Flu & Auto Draw, SL Propane Canner/Bottler
2017: 225 taps: Built Lean to, Added SL hood, preheater, concentric exhaust, SL SS 7" SB Filter Press
2018: 180 taps: Added Shurflo to 50 - 3/16", Auto fill sensor to head tank
2019: No tapping
2020: 175 taps
2021: 300 taps, homemade RO and releaser
2022: 600+ taps
I got this one off amazon and it works great, It is surface mount and easy to program.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here it is in action
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2012 Year 1 - 6 taps
2013 Year 2 - 85 taps
2014 Year 3 - 150 taps - 22 gallons
2015 Year 4 200 taps - 15 Gallons
2016 Year 5 200 taps - 23 gallons
2017 Year 6 200 Buckets, 100 on 3/16 gravity)
2018 Year 7 200 Buckets , 175 on 3/16 with shurflo 4008
Patrick Phaneuf 2x6 raised flue
Polaris 6x6, 1990 Alpine Ski-doo
Sugar shack - 12X24 with 8x14 wood shed
Nice setup , Do you run a recirc line to the manifold as well ?Originally Posted by deckers007
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
I like your setup could you explain all of the components and what they do I see the temp controller and the I,m wondering what the other black object on the left side of it and what it does. I,m in the process of building the same unit as I have a 100 watt solar panel / battery /same controller for the panel but want to set up my system like yours thanks if you have anymore info
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