Get rid of the slide releaser and get a regular Lapiere releaser. I had one of the Bernard slide releasers and it was nothing but trouble
Joe
Get rid of the slide releaser and get a regular Lapiere releaser. I had one of the Bernard slide releasers and it was nothing but trouble
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
Priblem
What do the new lapierre look like... I just bought one of there brand new ones and it is a slide style...
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 CDL and it sounds like a problem I have occasionally. My solution is cooking spray squirted in the slide release. Seems to do the trick. Also, make sure your setup is level so the float doesn't get hung up.
Ken
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
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I have a double vertical style and i had to do several things to get mine going. first was lubricate the slide plates and the O ring where the vacuum line connects. I also had to build a support for the vacuum line so their was no binding force exerted by the line pulling or drooping. i had to re lubricate half way through the season, and adjust the line support with temperature changes. but i only found it stuck once and that was because my vacuum had dropped because of pump failure. The lube I use is Molykote 111, from amazon, but the same as you can buy from sugar suppliers.
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Last edited by darkmachine; 03-23-2021 at 04:46 PM.
2024 - 57 Gallons - Short season, many and varied problems remedied in short order! - No buckets!
2023 - 38 Gallons - RO broke, Buckets didn't run, rebuilt vacuum pump mid-season, still made good syrup!
2022 - 52 Gallons - DIY RO, 50% less fuel, no late nights in the shack!
2021 - 48 Gallons - new pans, new arch, lots of new taps and tubing
2020 - 32 Gallons
2019 - 27 Gallons
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