Seems like I can't keep up with the wood pile most years and am researching other fuel options.
Has anyone ever built an oil fired evaporator with a burner that can burn used motor oil? If so, about how much oil do you burn per hour while boiling?
Seems like I can't keep up with the wood pile most years and am researching other fuel options.
Has anyone ever built an oil fired evaporator with a burner that can burn used motor oil? If so, about how much oil do you burn per hour while boiling?
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
Varies by location, but there are often rules about burning used motor oil.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
There has been some posts recently about someone that built one burning used vegetable oil from his local restaurants.
Bryan
I think this is the post you are referring to. There are also youtube videos of it in action as well if I recall correctly. I might try this on my next build...
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...ight=vegetable
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2023 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,845 L sap; Syrup count: 49.25L
2022 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,530 L sap; Syrup count: 48.65L
2021 -29 trees -23 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1240 L sap; 34.5L of syrup
2020 -30 trees 32 taps. ~900 L sap; 27.1L Syrup.
2019 -27 trees 31 taps. ~725 L sap; 22.2L Syrup.
2018 -19 Trees 20 taps. ~750 L sap; 18 L Syrup
2017 -4 trees 4 taps. ~60 L sap; 1.5 L Syrup
Yeah. I built the used veggie oil burner. I highly recommend to NOT burn used motor oil. It stinks, Way worse for the environment and 1 drop in your pans will ruin your syrup.
If its home built, non CSA approved rig then go with veggie oil.
Justin