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Title: honey house
Post by: pdmattox on October 22, 2006, 11:53:00 AM
I'm building a honey house and was wondering if anyone knows of a place where  i can get design tip's or idea's?  Any suggestions ?
Title: honey house
Post by: Robo on October 22, 2006, 01:08:17 PM
Think out the process and lay out the equipment in a logical order so the flow is smooth and efficient.  Eliminate as much of the lifting and moving as possible.  It can get real tiring pretty quick, especially when it's almost 100 degrees in there.

You don't want to have to move the supers to the far end,  uncap them, then move them all the way across the building to the extractor, and then all the way back to the empty supers and then all the way back for storage.  I think you get the idea.   It would also be ideal if you were able to pressure wash the whole place when done.  Having plenty of hot water available also helps for washing.  No matter how careful you are, extracting is a very sticky adventure.