Did some more line inspection. Found several tiny pin holes in places you would not normally find them. My woods wasn't tapped last year due to a hip replacement. Gave the squirrels a jump on m this...
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Did some more line inspection. Found several tiny pin holes in places you would not normally find them. My woods wasn't tapped last year due to a hip replacement. Gave the squirrels a jump on m this...
I've been running shurflo pumps for the last 6 yrs. Originally was getting 24 -25 in. of vacuum at the pump now am doing good to get 15 in. of vacuum. I've walked the lines , fixed many squirrel...
I'M sorry stored them where they wouldn't freeze. My problem now is the concentrate is coming out the where the permeate should be coming out. I have consentrate , left outlet, permeate rt. outlet....
Is it possible the membranes are bad since they were stored 2 yrs?
Thanks, that sounds like a possibility. Going to check that out this morning.
Guess I spoke to soon. After doing a rinse I set it up to run sap. and now I have permeate going to the concentrate tank and 2 % to the permeate tank.
A buddy came over today and we started trying different things and it came down to a couple of pushing fittings that were not completely seated. It seems to be working OK. Thanks D Roseum for...
Been getting for the season for the last couple of week. I did a Compleat ro wash in ' 22, put the membranes in solution and stored them in a freeze. safe place and brought them out to do a start up...
I eat MRE's for lunch and the wife brings supper down to me.
I was making a standard cut when it broke. I haven't been able to find where it is binding up. I am not real experenced with the lathe
I've got an older atlas 12" lathe . Some time ago the forward and reverse shifter box broke two of the gear's IK replaced them and the first time I ran it they broke again. Any thoughts on what...
Thanks, think I'll open the tube and take a look.
The surgeon said he goes through the front of the hip. Says it heals much faster do to not cutting through muscle M y surgery is not till Mar. 24. I had a cortizone shot earlier and they...
Thanks, Staying positive looking forward surgery and recovery.
As a maple addict I started working the woods,rebricking the evaporator, adding an extra membrane to the ro,new drop lines and spiles and just getting in the gruve , Then disaster happened, I was...
Last spring I put my membranes in preserving solution, Early winter I was working in the woods and fell backwards and landed on my hip. Long story short I am not going to be able make syrup this...
Got the aof up and running, thanks to the many post on this subject . Used the blower off my dust collector set outside the shack ,run in with 4" flex to pvc tee'd into 2 -2" pvc pipes and connected...
Tapping today.
should be around 150 taps this yr.
Thanks , Maple Flats, Wasn't sure that I would be making syrup this year. Had surgery for a herniated disc in my neck the first of Jan. The doc. begrudgingly gave me release . I have a no. of...
Thanks, I'll try that approach .
I am getting setup to put air over fire on my evaporator, I have a problem searching for info on the subject. When I put the subject in the search window I get everything but what I am looking for....
Butter Pecan Ice Cream with Maple Syrup on top. On my oatmeal,over a bowl of fruit, on cottage cheese, on sweet potatoes, or just a straight spoon full.
Replace lines where needed. To prevent the squirrel chews , when I clean my tubing I use pool shock , no sodium. Year before I changed 1000 ft. of 3/16 with chews. This season I only found 2 chews....
Shut everything down today. Still had clear sap but had slowed down ,then when tightening the draw off valve on the pan, the collar broke off. Considering I was getting weary of collecting and...
No. Ind. I have 106 taps on smallish reds. I also have 12 Sugars that I tap. 3/16 tubing on a sureflo on the reds. Had good flow and produced good. Taped the Sugars first of march and they have yet...