tuolumne
12-17-2015, 09:35 AM
We have put out around 400 taps on 3/16" tubing (Leader 30P) in the last week. The average taps per lateral is just under 20, and each lateral is an average of 620' long (some approaching 800') to attempt to achieve 30' drop after the last tap. All but two of our laterals have more than 20' of drop, and those are quite low (4' and 11') being in a valley near the collection point. I prefer a more flexible tubing in general, but I am well satisfied with the stretch and grab of Leader's product. We will be using CDL tubing for the drops.
Here is the question. There are several places where several 3/16" lines are running together as they descend to or along the mainline while gaining vertical drop. In one case, 5 lines run together for about 300'. It would be cheaper if they were tied together into a 5/16" line (like a mini-mainline). This would save both tubing cost and the cost of extra saddles etc. Has anyone tried this? How might it affect the performance? I am sure that the 5/16" line would also flow full with 60-100 taps feeding it. Please share your thoughts. We have 600 more taps to get out this year and several thousand more in the future. I definitely plan to try one section like this before we build the whole sugarbush.
-Chad
Here is the question. There are several places where several 3/16" lines are running together as they descend to or along the mainline while gaining vertical drop. In one case, 5 lines run together for about 300'. It would be cheaper if they were tied together into a 5/16" line (like a mini-mainline). This would save both tubing cost and the cost of extra saddles etc. Has anyone tried this? How might it affect the performance? I am sure that the 5/16" line would also flow full with 60-100 taps feeding it. Please share your thoughts. We have 600 more taps to get out this year and several thousand more in the future. I definitely plan to try one section like this before we build the whole sugarbush.
-Chad