Pretty new to tubing - why did trees on my 1 line "dry up?"

[Darrel Wright]

Hey does anyone want to throw some thoughts out on why 1 of my 3 3/16 lines on the same slope gave up the ghost over a week ago, while the other 2 lines are still running?

I'm really scratching my head. Everything slowed way down here due I think to a dry spell, but when it started back up, that line never came back and I've pulled taps on those trees and it really is the tapholes themselves that quit.

The only things I can think of that was really different is that that one has 5 more taps than the one next to it (27 vs 22) and actually built better natural vacuum, and produced a little better per tap when it ran.

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[DrTimPerkins]

Check them again after a good freeze and subsequent thaw.

[Darrel Wright]

Yeah we did have about 36 hours average 26 degrees, and it didn't restart, all those taps from top to bottom of the line barely seep out a drop or two over the course of 60 seconds. Still scratching my head. I guess something with sanitation.