How often do you guys rebuild your releaser? New o-rings seals?
Thanks Brian
Releaser
How often do you guys rebuild your releaser? New o-rings seals?
Thanks Brian
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
I have had most of my Lapierre releasers (Vetical 900 tap, 5 of them) for 13 years and have never had to rebuild any of them. I did have to replace a large O-ring on a top for the cap on one of them last summer, but that is it. Keep them clean, food grade grease on all O-rings and a drop or two of oil.
Joe
2004- 470 taps on gravity and buckets
2006- 590 taps on gravity and buckets 300 gph RO
2009- 845 taps on vacuum no buckets, 600 gph RO
2010- 925 taps on vacuum new 2 stage vacuum pump
2014- 3045 taps on vacuum, new 1200 gph RO
2015- 3104 taps on vacuum
2017- 3213 taps on vacuum
3' x 10' oil fired evaporator with steamaway
I've got a Lapierre horizontal mechanical releaser. I destroyed a seal in the valve mechanism when I was cleaning it. I put a seal kit in it then and haven't had to since. That was 5 or 6 years ago. I keep it clean and use food grade grease on all of the seals except the ones for the covers. I also use Lapierre releaser oil on the float rod.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
I've shipped a releaser up to Lappeirre for an off season rebuild. Mostly for resealing the bottom. I can't remember the exact price but it was under 100 bucks which I thought was completely worth it.
30x40 Sugarhouse
975 taps here at home. Still have 3-400 to add in.
3x10 Cabin by the Creek evap with "steamaway"
CDL 600 RO
ebayed Sogevac S65
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