I’m in the process of hooking up thousand gallon refrigerated tank. My plan is to concentrate to Around 18%. What has been learned about storing concentrate in a refrigerated tank, what is the best...
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I’m in the process of hooking up thousand gallon refrigerated tank. My plan is to concentrate to Around 18%. What has been learned about storing concentrate in a refrigerated tank, what is the best...
I used a 1” line to make the run and used cam-locks for the connection.. the float was a Nxtop 4M Cable Float Switch Water Level Controller , that I found on Amazon for around 15$ . I did have a...
My shurflo is a 2088 .
I have a shurflo hooked up on a tank this year that has 600 taps going to it . My line has about a 18 foot lift straight up at the tank and about a 1% slope to my main tank . I put a float switch on...
Not working for me either
I’ve searched and read the 400+ sap ladder topics and can’t find anything about these injectors . My question is how well do these work when temps are 32-35 ? I’ve used ladders for years but I find...
The catalog price of 411$ is what I paid
I’m running mine with a pancake compressor set around 100psi . The compressor kicks on about every 10 minutes. The catalog must be a miss print , my guess it should say 3 gallon..
I picked one up this past weekend. These things are amazing, I can do over 200 drops per hour with it !
I was looking through the Lapierre catalog and came across the Pneumatic drop line tool on page 18 . Does anyone have any experience with one ? I’ve search the trader and YouTube and can’t find any...
Just a cordless works good I put a piece of tubing on the bit for a stopper .
Looking for opinions on using a guzzler as a transfer pump. My releaser is 1700’ from the sugar house and is supplied vacuum from the sugar house. There is a gradual slope putting the tank 25-30 feet...
This will be my third year using it . I have a tank monitor and vacuum monitors on my mains . The system has helped me find a lot of leaks I would have missed. A very small leak will freeze a main at...
Rockport what are you getting for gallons per minute on your 1/2 line ?
Lots of post to keep any and all sags out of the mainline!
You could use a ibc cage tank . Usually find a 275 gallon tank on Craigslist for around 100$ cut the top off and they are easy to clean
I found it best to run my ro at equal gpm of perm/cons back in to my feed tank while I'm gathering then when I get ready to boil I crank it down to match my evaporation rate and send it to my head...
I have a similar situation. I ran a 1 1/2 " vacuum line to a releaser and pump back to the sugar house .
Is there a producer near by that would buy the sap? Woods are cheap to set up compared to a sugar house!!
This is what I came up with and it works great !! Tried everything to get this build up off for 2 seasons now, and it came off in 20 seconds!! 16349 16348 16350
I would not consider all my sap organic .. i tap many trees that border farm fields where chemicals and fertilizer are used ...
Did you add a check valve ? I put one on my guzzler right after the filter and started having the same issue... removed the valve problem seems to be solved..
I have a vacuum Monitor with a 150' of 5/16 tubing between mainline and sensor, is there a chart or formula to determine vacuum loss due to friction?
Mine was doing the same . I found moisture inside the pipe causing the plunger to stick and when it released it would blow apart .
My old releaser has given me nothing but trouble the past few runs ,I think it's time for a new one ! What is the most reliable 2000-3000 tap mechanical releaser available? Thanks