Evaporator project nearing completion

[brookledge]

Like Dennis said, once you determine how much sap is needed from the last time you stoke it you should be all set.
O n my feed tank I have a line I made on the site tube. When I'm out of sap and it gets down to the line I stop feeding the fire and as it cools down the sap is still running in as needed and when the arch has cooled down my feed tank is empty.
Then I leave it until I boil again. Very rarely do I ever have to start a fire to keep the flue pans from freezing solid.
Keith

[Just for fun]

Just wondering how often do you need to boil with 110taps? Also any idea what your evaporation rate is? I'm debating between 2x3 or 2x4 flat with and without divisions.. So much to take into consideration

Thanks

[SmellsLikeSyrupNH]

If you can guess that you will get an average of 1 gallon of sap per tap, per run, you would be looking at 110 gallons of sap per run. The evaporator you have will boil I would expect 10-15 gallons per hour? Lots of unknowns to figure out, but you will be busy no matter what :-)

Good luck!