What size shop vacs are being used for you vacuum filter? Brand?
Thanks Brian
shop vac and filter
What size shop vacs are being used for you vacuum filter? Brand?
Thanks Brian
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
I have a 9" CDL vacuum filter and this 1.5 gallon 2.0 hp shop vac
https://www.shopvac.com/product/shop...catnum:2030100
I'd say get one with more vacuum. This one sucks, but I think it would do better with more suction.
2021: 28 taps. 18"x36" flat pan and dual natural gas burners.
2020: 31 taps. 3 full size steam table pans on a custom 6x water heater natural gas burner setup.
2019: 31 taps on silvers. Back porch gas cook top with 2 full size steam table pans. An amazing 14.9 gallons in my backyard!
2018: 22 taps on 9 silvers. Propane turkey fryer and full size steam table pan on electric stove. I made 4.25 gallons in my backyard!
Why not use a vacuum pump instead? Something like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6IOBWF...p_mob_ap_share
D. Roseum
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~136 taps on 3/16 custom temp controlled vacuum; shurflo vacuum #2; custom nat gas evap with auto-drawoff and tank level gas shut-off controller; homemade RO #1; homemade RO #2; SL SS filter press
~30 gallons / year
One thing to consider with a dedicated vacuum pump is the low volume, but high static vacuum. If you have any leaks in the filter where things don't seal tight the vacuum pump won't have enough volume to create vacuum. At least this is what I learned with my homemade vacuum filter - it doesn't have a perfect seal between the upper and lower compartments. I initially tried using a Harbor Freight vacuum pump, but with the leaks it wouldn't pull any vacuum in my tank. I switched to a small shop vac, and that seems to create enough volume and static pressure to create sufficient vacuum.
Dave Barker
2014 30 taps, steam tray pans
2015 ~100 taps, in conjunction with University of Louisville
2x5 Smoky Lake hybrid pan
2022 150 taps
can you put up a pic of the connection between your shop vac and your press? I'd like to see what the adapters look like
2025 - 48 taps, all but 8 on gravity tubing
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X16 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
This is the reply I got from CDL this was for the 9" and 12" Thu 4:48 PM
Hi Brian, I'm not sure exactly in cfm but if you are gonna use a shop vac type vacuum, we recommend 5hp and over
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Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
How are you all connecting the vacuum to the filter? I am struggling to find a way to adapt it
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I used a rubber Fernco that fit the vacuum hose and used pvc fittings to match up.
Sugaring for 45+ years
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250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
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