So I’ve got a 5/16” recirculating line with a needle valve - is it best to have the needle valve wide open or only open slightly to restrict the flow through the recirculating line?
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So I’ve got a 5/16” recirculating line with a needle valve - is it best to have the needle valve wide open or only open slightly to restrict the flow through the recirculating line?
I run it just high enough to get good vac usually -25. I find the heavier flows you can pretty much close it but when running slow more flow is needed. Kind find the sweet spot each time. That’s just what Ive found.
Last Thursday was THE day so far this year. Been super busy at work, and flow was good on Tuesday and Wednesday, but Thursday was the flood, many buckets were overflowing, both 2 and 3 gallon buckets. I averaged 6L or 1.6 gallons per tap. Tubing systems must really shine compared to buckets on these kind of days.
It was nice that the warm weather gave us a break from gathering to run the RO and evaporate all weekend to catch up!
So far I have collected about as much sap this year as I did all of last season....this coming weekend and next week look good so far
This past week was good! Despite my one pump being down most of the week still managed to fill my 185 gallon tanks. Pulled 900L out today and ran through RO.
Will not get through all I’ve collected this weekend but will hold over until next weekend. Colder temps coming in for the weekend and a bit of a warmup next week. Fingers crossed I get similar amounts in tanks.
Planning to head north this weekend - anything happening in the bush?
Yesterday was a really good day and today the lines are running also. Clear sap 2.2 brix this am.
Same here, collected 600L last night, and 740L in the first round today.....looks like a good weekend, and then after Monday next week its anybody's guess
Good weekend as well. Collected 1900L.
Been a long, strong run, I’ve collected just over 3500L in the last 5 days, and lost a bunch to bucket overflow.....
Wow 3500L - that's quite the run Willen!
Here's a question for everyone - how long will sap last before it spoils? I am a weekend boiler and with the sap running as strong as it is - my chances of boiling everything in the bush are slim. Which means I would hold the leftover sap to following weekend. How do you know when the sap is gone bad? Is it because it is cloudy and has a smell to it?