I am with you Tom, yes its hard work but time in the woods beats a couch any time. I did not get back from the sugar bush until 5.30 this evening, put things away, supper,shower, and now Maple Trader. We cooked 370 gallons of sap , made sweet water Sat afternoon then cooked 270 gallons of sap into 7.5 gallons syrup. sap tested at 2% sugar, hope that improves. We have 350 more gallons of sap for next Saturday. Sorry you had trouble with your evaporator, keep at it, things work out for the best.