Sugar house interior lighting
With this summers sugar house improvements I wanted to get input on what type of lighting would be the best.
The sugar house is roughly 12' X 22' with a 10' ceiling which is steel. My evaporator will have a hood so steam "should" be at a minimum and I would like to stick with led. Currently my barn has a led canopy style light which are weather proof, similar to ones found in a canopy over gas pumps at a station.
Thoughts?
2022 - 157 taps, 40 gallons of syrup
2021 - 171 taps buckets and tubing, 41 gallons of syrup
2020 - 225 taps bags and tubing, 45 gallons of syrup
2019 - 180 taps buckets and bags, 50 gallons of syrup
Lapierre 2x8 Vision with reverse flow, hood & preheater
Leader Micro2 RO
Lapierre 10" short bank press
We use the deformable led lights they work well plus you can deform them to put light where you want. We have minimal steam in our shack so it causes no problems for the lights.
Mine are in a shielded enclosure like these https://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplie...tNumber=108256
But when I bought them about 15 yrs ago, they cost $61 ea. They still perform well. In my 16x24 sugarhouse I have 2 on each side of the evaporator and one across each end.
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.
LED strip lighting fixtures. They put out great light, efficient, inexpensive.
Don't do anything with glass bulbs or covers.
Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinhillmaple/
If are you thinking about being a licenced Michigan facility in the future your inspector will want all your lighting inside a shielded enclosure. Our inspector gave us a year to update our fixtures about 10 yrs ago.
Last edited by Ed R; 03-19-2021 at 07:24 PM.
I have mine in the shielded waterproof covers. I also have two strings of LED lights hooked up with the AUF switch. when the blower is on so are the lights, helps to remind me to turn it off when adding wood and not get a face full of ash.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
I assume shielded to prevent glass breakage over food product. That's why I mentioned no glass. I assume no shielding is required for LED strip light fixture s with plastic cover.Originally Posted by Ed R
Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinhillmaple/
TapTapTap , You are correct. Glass breakage was his main concern, along with having an exposed surface that is easy to clean. I believe the LED strip lighting with plastic covers would be ok. We didn't specifically ask about them at the time. We went with fixtures similar to what maple flats referenced and shields over all single incandescent/LED lights including the one outside the overhead door.
Last edited by Ed R; 03-20-2021 at 05:46 AM.
I installed this vapor tight led right inside my hood. So far it actually works.
If it works under the hood it will work any place.
https://www.amazon.com/LLT-Garage-Va...6463573&sr=8-5
12x24 sugarhouse 2x4 drop flue
2020. 211 taps on 3/16”gravity with flojet g80 air driven pumps
2021. 250 taps 4 flojet g80
2022 275 taps on 3/16 gravity to two g80 vacuum stations
2023. 320 taps 5 g80 pumps
2024. Refurbed homemade 2 post 4040 All stainless sap storage and handling
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