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backyardsugarer
03-07-2013, 02:48 PM
The irony:

Paid $1800 for an oil cooled L21 vac pump from airtech. Ran 21" of vac for 20 hours and seized up. They have not returned my calls or e mails yet demanding a refund.

Bought a gast dry rotary vane pum that is pulling 23.5" and runs nice and cool. Paid $50 and 3 quarts of syrup for it.

2 lessons:
Avoid airtech
More $ doesn't always mean more performance in maple.

I will update you on airtech and let you know if they make good on their pump.

Chris

nymapleguy607
03-08-2013, 05:12 AM
Sorry to hear about your bad luck with airtech, but thanks for sharing I was debating on buying one for next year but you've changed my mind.