Just a quick update in between fireings. I got the half pint all firede up and we are boiling!!!!! This thing is much faster than the old evaprosink (sink evaporator I used the last 2 years), it really works great! Its burning so hot that there is no smoke comming out the stack with the blower on. I can't tell you how awsome it feels to be making syrup again WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Now I feel like theron