Woodchuck's Blog- 09 version.........

[wdchuck]

Finally got some of the sugarhouse straightened out today after delivering syrup to our stores. I've hauled a steady stream of stuff to my father who has had something to wash up every day for a week now. And pretty soon I can get a start on next year's sugarwood...............

[wdchuck]

...........and the evaporator has been sitting full of sap since we quit- pretty awful, and you can smell it from out in the middle of the road! My Dad says its time clean it now, so time to get out Mr. Pressure Washer............

[lpakiz]

Woodchuck,
Be sure to let us know how it cleaned up using that method..
Larry

[sapman]

I can tell you I left my pans with water in them for about a month. The remaining sap in there got it going pretty ripe. But pretty much anything that was covered came clean, except for some real tough niter on the sides of the partitions, which won't matter.

Tim

[parkerfamilymaple]

I can tell you I left my pans with water in them for about a month. The remaining sap in there got it going pretty ripe. But pretty much anything that was covered came clean, except for some real tough niter on the sides of the partitions, which won't matter.

Tim

you need to be carful doing that. it can eat holes in your pan.

[caseyssugarshack93]

Hey Mike!!!!!!

[sapman]

you need to be carful doing that. it can eat holes in your pan.

I've wondered about that. I figured washing with acid is pretty bad anyway, but it's in and out quickly, so maybe that's not so bad?

Thanks,
Tim

[wdchuck]

The bottom of the pan (soldered stainless) came 99.99% clean. The sidewalls have a heavy buildup that just doesnt seem to clean off and I've tried every conceivable method to get it off. Oh well, I can live with that...............