> Has any one tried using a agitating clothes washing machine to mix syrup?
> Using all hot water the sugar would dissolve and it could get pumped into 
> a
> barrel, you would need to be there to shut off the rinse cycle.

Before I moved to feeding bakers' fondant I used to mix sugar syrup with an 
old Hoover single tub washing machine - the one with the circular agitator 
in the back wall.  It held around 9 gallons, so I was able to put in water, 
then add a 1/2 cwt bag of sugar and turn on immediately.  No need to use hot 
water - that costs!  15 minutes agitation with cold water produced a cloudy 
syrup that quickly cleared.

Important points:
If sugar goes down into the pump it will not dissolve and the impeller will 
break when you turn on the pump.  I solved  this by putting a cork in the 
outlet to the pump; it was tied to a piece of string so that I could remove 
it easily to pump out the syrup after mixing.
Start the agitation as soon as the sugar is added, otherwise it will setlle 
and form a hard mass.

Best wishes

Peter
52.144244, -1.503509 

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