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    Default Lapierre Mechanical releaser...help?

    I just bought a brand new 12x18 lapierre releaser... it opens and dumps fine but the top slide won’t close after it’s finished dumping... any help would be great...
    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

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    They are both single mechanical and there brand new so it’s not sugar build up or freezing temps...
    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

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    Got a picture?
    600 taps on vacuum
    Lapierre mechanical Releaser
    CDL electric releaser
    2.5 x 10 CDL Venturi ( new for the 2024 season )
    Home made modulating auto draw off
    Homemade RO 2 x 4" membranes
    CDL 16 x 16 bottler
    Wesfab 7" filter press
    Delaval 73 vacuum pumps

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    I have a video but not sure how to post it here... could I text you?
    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

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    What is your vacuum pressure at the releaser?

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    Sure. I sent you a pm
    600 taps on vacuum
    Lapierre mechanical Releaser
    CDL electric releaser
    2.5 x 10 CDL Venturi ( new for the 2024 season )
    Home made modulating auto draw off
    Homemade RO 2 x 4" membranes
    CDL 16 x 16 bottler
    Wesfab 7" filter press
    Delaval 73 vacuum pumps

    12 hives of bees

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    Default Pressure

    Been. Running...21-23
    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

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    ensure that your vac line to the slide is sitting ‘square in’ in the slide elbow, ive noticed sometimes an unsquare fit up creates a binding or full slide, also perhaps you could back off the screw asserting pressure to the slide plate
    hope that helps

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    Make sure the slide is lubricated. Easy to do and helps. It should handle 21-23" no problem.
    Josh

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    Also, look at the tubing connecting the mechanisms for any liquid in them. Even a small about can stop the releaser from working.
    I had about a 1" column of liquid in one line, and I had the same problem.
    Jeff Emerson
    www.emersonsmaplehill.com
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