De-Tapping Question

[TapTapTap]

Pull the spouts, remove from the drop, and.....

a) let the drop dangle?
b) plug in to T?

Last year I dangled. I'm thinking I'll do it again for this year.

Ken

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Both! I just pulled taps today and will let them hang for 3 weeks then go back and plug them 1st week of May before the bugs get bad. It seems to help them dry out. Not feasible for the guys with lots of taps but the woods is awesome this time of year before the leaves comes out so I enjoy doing it.

[Father & Son]

I plug back into the “T” cup. I’ve had mud wasps move in when I let them dangle.

[ecp]

If you dry clean your lines i would recommend capping it on the tee.

[jrgagne99]

I pull my taps with the vacuum pump on. Cut the check valve tap off and plug it back into the dangling loose end. It pre-stretches the end nicely for next year, and allows me to suck the lines clear.

[DrTimPerkins]

1. Pull spouts
2. Cut off spouts, let drops dangle.
3. 4-6 weeks later go back and plug onto tees.

[Russell Lampron]

What I did was pull the taps and let them dangle. In the fall after the leaves fell off the trees I cut the taps off and let the lines dangle for the winter. Just before I tapped I put on the new taps so that all I had to do was drill and tap when it was time.