Steam Stack Condensate

[ackerman75]

I have noticed that I have condensate that runs down the inside of my steam stack and drips into my pans, does everyone on here have a drip pan under the stack to catch the condesate? I would guess you guys with preheaters that run parallel in you hood have your condensate pan catch condesate from both your preheater and your steam stack. My preheater is a double decker and only runs through the back third of my hood so the condensate tray does not extend far enough to catch the condesate from the steam stack. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[OGDENS SUGAR BUSH]

right on ackerman
catch tray under the steam stack

[Haynes Forest Products]

Take a SS or aluminum Pizza pan take 1 bar sink drain strainer Home Depot. Cut hole a little smaller than the strainer and hammer the area around the hole to create a indentation/slope to the pizza pan for positive drain. Bar sink strainer work because they will clamp onto thin sheet metal. Hang under steam stack and allow room for steam to flow around it but not so low as to have sap jumping into it. Plumb with metal pea trap fittings out the hood side.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Also, some have run a small channel all around the inside of the steam stock close to the bottom of the stack and caught it this way. I knew an old sugarmaker that did that and he had a 4x14 and a 3x8 Leader sitting side by side and he sold all of his condensate as distilled water.

[danno]

Also, some have run a small channel all around the inside of the steam stock close to the bottom of the stack and caught it this way. I knew an old sugarmaker that did that and he had a 4x14 and a 3x8 Leader sitting side by side and he sold all of his condensate as distilled water.

I like it - where do you find round channel? Or how do you bend channel?

[Haynes Forest Products]

You need to find a Norwegien that has a set of ring cake molds and steal the bottom piece. I do like the bunt cake mold idea. How about the beauty ring off the neighbors caddy

[maple flats]

I catch all of my condensate with a tray slung under the 2 stacks and it drains into the hood drain channel and out into a bucket.