This is my first season with a new filter press. I've tried many Orlon gravity methods in the past, put they can't come close to a press. It was a big investment, but I'm not looking back. Mine is a short format, manual pump, which is working fine for my syrup quantity. It weighs in at 60 lbs - solid SS construction. And I can add plates and a pneumatic pump when I need to. I've not done a vacuum assist on an Orlon setup, but I watched some videos. Thing is, it's still not as good a filter as a press, and the vacuum may force more particulate matter through the Orlon.
Last edited by Ghs57; 04-12-2020 at 08:56 PM.
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph