System Sizing Calculator
Size your hydrocarbon system
Enter the finished extract you want to sell each month. The calculator works back to runs per month, how hard each of our four systems has to work, what each one costs per pound of capacity, and how much material you need to source. Every number is editable.
Your production
Start with the target. The defaults are typical, change them to match your plan.
Yields and system capacity
10 LB System
1 column. 10 lb (4.5 kg) cured, dry or trim, or 18 lb (8.2 kg) live resin per run
$135,000 from, without CRC column
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Machine cost per lb of first-year capacity
Built by arrangement. The 20 LB doubles the material per run on a rack you can add to.
20 LB System
2 columns. 20 lb (9.1 kg) cured, dry or trim, or 36 lb (16.3 kg) live resin per run
$160,000 written quote
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Machine cost per lb of first-year capacity
The system most operations should start with. Standard production, 20 week lead time.
40 LB Double Barrel
Two 20 LB sides, 4 columns. 40 lb (18.1 kg) cured, dry or trim, or 72 lb (32.7 kg) live resin per run, both sides
$350,000 written quote
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Machine cost per lb of first-year capacity
Two mirror-image 20 LB sides on one rack, with two CRC columns and every vessel doubled. Both sides run every cycle: . Why we build it this way
40 LB Single Barrel Compact
4 columns on one recovery vessel. 40 lb (18.1 kg) cured, dry or trim, or 72 lb (32.7 kg) live resin per run
$367,500 written quote
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Machine cost per lb of first-year capacity
Only for a room that will not take the Double Barrel. Ships in three crates and fits a 52 x 64 in floor. The Double Barrel costs less.
What you need to source
Material demand is the same whichever system you run. It is often the real limit.
| Per month | Live resin | Cured, dry, trim | Total |
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Cooling with liquid CO2: what it consumes
If you cool with liquid CO2, it becomes a monthly bill tied directly to run count. A tube in shell condenser, sold as an add-on, lets a recirculating chiller do the cooling instead, trading that bill for a larger upfront purchase. Use your local CO2 price to see what the ongoing side looks like at the run counts above.
| At your required run count | 10 LB | 20 LB | 40 LB DB | 40 LB compact |
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Liquid CO2 supply interruptions stop production outright, and that lost time is not counted here. A chiller comparison, with equipment and installation costs for your site, is part of the project budget we build for every quote.
GET THESE NUMBERS PRICED
Send us the figures you just worked out and we will size the system against your room, your permits and your cooling. You get back a configuration, the options, the freight basis and the lead time. Systems go out on a written quote, not through the cart.
Planning figures only. Yields depend on your material, and recovery depends on your post-processing. Weights are worked in pounds, with kilograms shown for reference. Machine cost per pound is the system price divided by twelve months of finished capacity at your settings, before freight, utilities and labor. The 70% line on each bar marks the comfortable ceiling we size to, which leaves room for cleaning, maintenance and bad days.
QUESTIONS ABOUT SIZING
What does the sizing calculator work out?
You enter the finished extract you want to sell each month. The calculator works back to runs per month, how hard each of our four systems has to work, the machine cost per pound of first-year capacity, and how much input material you need to source. Every number is editable.
How many runs a day should I plan on?
Six runs in an eight-hour day is typical on liquid CO2. With the tube in shell condenser and a chiller it gets closer to eight. On the 40 LB Double Barrel a run is both sides, so 6 runs is 12 side runs and 8 runs is 16.
Which system should most operations start with?
The 20 LB. It runs 20 lb (9.1 kg) of cured, dry or trim material or 36 lb (16.3 kg) of live resin per run, on a 20 week lead time. The calculator sizes to a comfortable ceiling of 70 percent, and once the 20 LB would have to run harder than that, the 40 LB Double Barrel is the better fit.
How much liquid CO2 does a run use?
About 78 liters per run on the 20 LB, the average from one operation's log of 714 runs over 62 days. The Double Barrel uses 78 liters a side and both sides run every cycle. A tube in shell condenser lets a recirculating chiller do the cooling instead.
Are these numbers a quote?
No. They are planning figures. Systems are sold on a written quote that sizes the system against your room, your permits and your cooling, with the configuration, options, freight basis and lead time.