Cdl hobby 250
Prefilter question?
After concentrating..
Rinse for 100 gallons
Switch prefilter to my ‘wash’ filter
Wash 30 mins or until RO turns off
My question is do I now leave that prefilter in and rinse my last 150 gallons or do I put a new prefilter right after wash then rinse last 150 gallons
2010 - 28 taps, homemade brick arch
2011 - 421 taps, 2' x 6' homemade evaporator
2012 - 276 taps
2013 - 385 taps, new 2' x 6'
2014 - 600 taps, new 7" short bank filter press
I have a different RO, but I leave my wash filter in for everything wash/rinse.
200 on 3/16" vacuum plus some buckets
D&G 2x6 7" drop flue wood fired
Lapierre 200gph RO
"We like it sticky"
We have a 600, we leave the wash filter for the final rinse
Matras Maple
Started 15 years ago as backyard operation.
Now have a 1325 taps and growing.
Boiling on a 2.5x8 leader infurno with steamaway.
New for 2019 a cdl 600 expandable RO, another bush on vac.
Same here, I leave my wash filter in for the entire wash and rinse cycle.
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!
Prefilter
Perfect, thanks guys... just wanted to make sure I was doing it in proper order.
2010 - 28 taps, homemade brick arch
2011 - 421 taps, 2' x 6' homemade evaporator
2012 - 276 taps
2013 - 385 taps, new 2' x 6'
2014 - 600 taps, new 7" short bank filter press
We finished running the RO and then switched to the the wash filter, rinsed 100 gallons, ran the wash, rinsed with 150 gallons.
Mike
Tapping since 1985 (four generations back to early to mid 1900s). 200-250 taps on buckets and then tubing in the mid 90s. 2013- 275 taps w/sap puller 25 gal. 2014-295 taps w/sap puller 55 ga. (re-tapped to vacuum theory) 2015-330 taps full vac. 65 gal, 2016-400 taps 105 gal, 2017-400 taps 95 gal. 2018-additional 800' mainline and maybe 400 new taps for a total near 800 taps. 2x6 Leader WSE (last year on it) supported by a 250 gph RO.
For information sake (rookie) why would you change filters? Is it a smaller micron thus letting more liquid flow since it is permeate and already spotless?Originally Posted by butler
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Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
You only need to change the pre-filter after the wash and final rinse are done. The exception to that is if you are running the RO to concentrate sap and the feed pressure drops too low. On my RO, that pressure is 20 psi. Under that the high pressure pump can be starving for sap.
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.
Totally get it.
What psi are you generally running your feed pump? Was curious for a shallow well pump homemade build
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Mead Maple "It's for the kids..."
Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
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