Originally Posted by
Adkandy
I have ran my leader micro 1 for 2 seasons now,this will be the 3rd.I bought it new.My question is does anyone use this unit and actually concentrate to 8% in one pass.I Recirculate back into my concentrate tank and typically go to 8%.I run right at the maximum 200 psi and when I start with 2% sap I'm only getting maybe 4-5% out of my concentrate line.I questioned leader rep on this and he was adamant that it will be 8% if I start with 2%.He said if it wont then he would like to see the membrane.It has been like this from day 1 and I've been meticulous with membrane care.Im considering replacing my membrane,thinking possibly that would improve my concentration %?I've tested and I'm not passing any measurable sugar.
I highly doubt that with 1 membrane and 200 psi that you could ever go from 2 to 8 in one pass, I've never heard of anyone else doing that, maybe if you had 3% sap you could get there, generally I have to run my rig up around 375 psi to get to 8%.
My sap is normally 2 to 2.2 %.
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