First cleaning of evaporator suggestions
This will be the first time all of my equipment will be used in making maple syrup. My concern is that I remove all possible contaminates from the evaporator, float boxes, etc.. What methods would be the best to use? I was going to use a light amount of dish soap and water and then boil with a vinegar solution and rinse. Thanks
2022 - 157 taps, 40 gallons of syrup
2021 - 171 taps buckets and tubing, 41 gallons of syrup
2020 - 225 taps bags and tubing, 45 gallons of syrup
2019 - 180 taps buckets and bags, 50 gallons of syrup
Lapierre 2x8 Vision with reverse flow, hood & preheater
Leader Micro2 RO
Lapierre 10" short bank press
Personally I would not use any dish soap. But if you do just rinse it real good. Your method sounds good.
Have a great season!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
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1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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Never soap. Boil with dilute vinegar/water solution, let it set for awhile and a thorough rinse with water
2020: 317 taps, 2021: 360, 2022: 350 2023: 300, 2024: 230 (getting smarter)
Drop lines and hanging buckets, all hand lugged
2 X 6 raised flue evaporator
7in. Filter press
17 HP Kubota tractor
12 X 16' sugar shack
Sugar and red maples
I've been using this for some time now it works great cleans way better than ordinary dish soap will and doesn't leave "any" odor, taste, or residue.
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Zucker Lager
If it's the first cleaning since fabrication, a good boil with water and then soak with some baking soda to neutralize any acids, followed by another all water boil and rinse.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
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YES it is the first boil since fabrication.
2022 - 157 taps, 40 gallons of syrup
2021 - 171 taps buckets and tubing, 41 gallons of syrup
2020 - 225 taps bags and tubing, 45 gallons of syrup
2019 - 180 taps buckets and bags, 50 gallons of syrup
Lapierre 2x8 Vision with reverse flow, hood & preheater
Leader Micro2 RO
Lapierre 10" short bank press
I would just do a quick boil with some baking soda and call it good... When I bought mine I was told the cleaning wasn't absolutely necessary but I did a baking soda boil just to be safe.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
When mine was new I just boiled plain potable water, maybe 2 hrs, then drained it, added 1 gal white vinegar, warmed it from underneath using a weed burner torch just to tepid, drained it after cooling, then rinsed it with good potable water 3x.
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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