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At full capacity the unit fights to keep all of the material contained within within the 140-160(F) range, I very rarely run it this hard...
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The unit can accommodate up to 12 bags each holding 8 quarts each or approximately 96 quarts total. Better still, it can handle logs for wood-lovers.
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The bags used for my substrate are "gusseted poly bags" and can hold approximately 6-8quarts each. Make sure the bags are NOT air-tight when tied!
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Original (standard) 4" PVC legs designed to hole the racks. The cutouts held the CPVC plumbing but the heat was still too much and they melted...
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You *must* use CPVC when making a steam pasteurizer to handle the extremely high heat of the steam. Standard (white) PVC _WILL MELT_!!!
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The unit should run a little hotter than our required temperatures of 140-160(F) to ensure the center of the substrate will be heated thoroughly...
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Notice how the holes are cut in an alternating pattern to allow steam to flow freely in all directions, not simply directly at our bags.
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4" Standard PVC pipe is cut off into 6" high 'feet' to suspend the (cut-to-size) shelving racks over the plumbed in steam.
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Aside from the detail of the plumbing you can also notice that I used some "Great Stuff" insulating expanding foam to insulate leaky joints in the b...
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The steam pasteurizer shown requires two "Wagner 705 Power Steamers" to power it sufficiently because of it's large internal capacity.
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