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    Default Easy pan cleaning ...

    So I had heard about the old school way of cleaning the pans at the end of a season and through sheer laziness did it this season. I finished my last boil, and then filled the pans with sap and added some vinegar. Then I left it... until yesterday. It was nasty looking, but I filled the pan to top, then drained and rinsed it. Amazing, the pan looks new. Only a small amount of residue stayed on the sides of the channels. Everything else was spotless. The old school method is now my preferred method !
    31 Taps in 2011 with buckets, Barrel evap
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    60 Taps for 2013- Insulated Dryer arch, AUF,
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    Interesting. Did it stink up the place?

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    You don't even need to add the vinegar. The sap will make it's own vinegar. I think generally those using that method only let it set 8-10 weeks, not 6 months.
    Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.

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