CDL 600 RO question

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

I wish I could post a picture on here! Send me an email address and I'll send a picture if interested. Don't see many of these units, really a rare find. It is the same turbo setup as the 5 HP or 7.5 HP or any of them. The machine itself looks exactly the same. The wiring in the cabinet now is for 2-4" posts but put the right relay in and you could run 1-8" post or more. I would have to swap out the turbo to a 5 HP to run more than 1-8" post but this setup as is will run 1-8" post or the 2-4" posts which is all I should ever need. It's a similar machine as to what N8hutch has, but with 4" posts. It's an expandable cabinet so I could put a 7.5 HP pump and run 3 posts if I had enough sap That's what I really like about it, the expandable/flexibility and ability to get sap in the teens if I want to do a second pass. Previous owner said he would get 10% on one pass with the 4" posts at 425-450 (max) PSI. I'll play with it to see what I want to do. Nothing wrong with Ray's machines, especially at their price point.

[SeanD]

Hey maine...syrup, how did that new RO work out for you? Did that Turbo give you the rates you were planning on?

I ended up increasing taps and vac, but maybe not enough to justify the jump to the bigger RO yet. All my boils were 500-700 gallons until this week, so once again I'm wondering if I can make the jump next year. I did increase my permeate storage to 1,100 which is really nice now that I'm into the warm/small-boil part of the season.

Share your results when you have a chance. If your season is still ripping, it can wait!

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

We haven’t got the new shack started yet due to life getting in the way so it’s still in the basement unfortunately. Another year of raw sap. I did see someone post one for sale recently that had 2- 4” membranes and an 8” membrane. One of the Maple equipment sites on Facebook. Don’t recall where it was Had wiring for both setups.

[SeanD]

Ah, that's too bad - but totally understandable. Right after I posted, I saw an ad for Deer Run ROs in the Maple News. They have a 375 I didn't know about. Thanks for the tip on the Turbo for sale. I'll check it out. Good luck the rest of the way.