3/16 tubing and vacuum factors

[milligkl]

Hello,

I'm currently running more lateral lines and had a couple of questions regarding 3/16 tubing and whether these factors impact the vacuum rate:

1. Does tee'ing one line into another impact the vacuum rate at all?
2. Does the tightness of the line (ie no sags at all) impact vacuum?

I have plenty of fall and have had a lot of success generating vacuum (anywhere from 26-32) in previous seasons. Obviously I don't want to do anything that would have a negative impact on the vacuum rate.



Thanks,
Kevin

[DrTimPerkins]

1. Does tee'ing one line into another impact the vacuum rate at all?

This has been shown by Tim Wilmot to not produce as good a result as separate lines.


2. Does the tightness of the line (ie no sags at all) impact vacuum?

Somewhat less important, but generally you want your lines to be "tight, straight, and downhill." Slight sags are probably not critical, but excessive sagging should be avoided.