What is a reasonable evaporation rate to expect from an oil fired 3/8 with a steam away?
What is a reasonable evaporation rate to expect from an oil fired 3/8 with a steam away?
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
I would guess about 65-70 ish gallons an hour. I know with out the steamway it should be about 40-50 gph.
Blaisdell's Maple Farm
started on a 2x2 pan in 2000 and now
custom built oil fired 4x12 arch by me
Thor pans Desinged by Thad Blaisdell
4600 taps on a drop flue 8-4 split
I was thinking quite higher. I’m boiling on a 2x8 wood fired with a preheater. Generally I’m around 70-80 gph. Plus with the oil fired it’s a constant and consistent heat.
2x8 Smokey Lake Silverplate raised flue
Around 250 taps mostly on 3/16" and a few on buckets
CDL Hobby 250 RO
Lean-to for the sugar shack
Chainsaws, wood splitter and tractor for more good times
Hillside do you have a steam away?
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
I would also think much higher, if the right gun and nozzle. I get 70 gph+ on wood without a steam away. My guess would be more like 100-110 gph, but just a guess. And maybe as much as 85 without steam away+75% for steam away= almost 150 gph.
Last edited by maple flats; 03-02-2021 at 07:01 PM.
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.
3x8 will do 100gph without. with a steamaway 110 and dark syrup.
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Fred, I'm wondering where you got your 110 number. I've read and witnessed evaporator get 50 to 70 percent increased productivity with an steam away. Thanks for your help.
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
I dont belive A straight up 30x8 can make 1.75 gallons of syrup per hour from 2% raw sap, I would have to see it. that would be 75.25 gallons of sap on jones rule of 86.
Blaisdell's Maple Farm
started on a 2x2 pan in 2000 and now
custom built oil fired 4x12 arch by me
Thor pans Desinged by Thad Blaisdell
4600 taps on a drop flue 8-4 split
I just have a preheater. Also a hobby RO which helps a lot.
2x8 Smokey Lake Silverplate raised flue
Around 250 taps mostly on 3/16" and a few on buckets
CDL Hobby 250 RO
Lean-to for the sugar shack
Chainsaws, wood splitter and tractor for more good times
Cant speak for oil fired but on my wood fired arch pre Steamaway average GPH was about 45-50gph, with the Steamaway we are running at an average of 90gph. The flue pan needs to really be ripping to get the efficiency out of the Steamaway.
Jeff
470 taps
Torr Vac TV40D High Vac with Lapierre Horizontal releaser
Leader 2x6 Patriot raised flue
Leader 2x4 Steamaway
Wildfire arch
MES Dolly 300 3 post RO
DG 7" 5 bank filter press
and still lookin to get bigger