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We called it a season last weekend with 8 gallons of syrup produced even though the forecast was calling for good run weather today and tomorrow. I was surprised to see 26.5" Hg vacuum on my line...

I too was wondering about this recently and considered fabbing up a PVC tube for storage of my 3 x 400 gpd membranes. They are 3" outside diameter so I think I would need 4" diameter PVC pipe and...

Big run for us yesterday. Collected about 65 gallons since last Friday. Surprised it is still at 3% sugar.

Just pumped 50 gallons from the recent run and was shockingly surprised to have 3% sugar.

About 1 gpt for 41 road tree taps on 3/16 and 7 yard buckets.

Snowing and barely running now.

I...

My roadside trees seemed to wake up yesterday. With 41 taps, the line gauge was showing 22" vacuum and was flowing at about 1.5 gph last night and maybe 1 gph this am. From my line checks I know I...

Thanks for all your replies. From my observations over the last few cold days, I believe the trees just haven't really started running but will soon. Many producers in the woods within a half mile...

I too am curious about how your procon pump performs with the 3x400 gpd RO setup. My Aquatech 8800 doesn't seem well matched to set and forget to get to 10%.

Another thought I had was that the trees haven't started to run, still thawing. I've always understood that the trees start to run when the average daily temperature, and so the tree trunk and...

This is my second year on 3/16". Last year I installed a single 2,000' long line and 41 taps along an open pasture on some road side trees with about 60' of elevation drop, southern exposure, lots...

I've got one approximate 2,000' long 3/16" line with 41 taps and about 60' elevation drop. I realize this is longer than suggested and more taps than suggested. It worked well last year, the first...

I just set up my line to ncluding the vacuum gauge at the highest point. Is it ok to leave the gauge permanently installled, or is it typical to only install it to check the vacuum, and then remove...

I did make all my drops and spouts inside last year and it was easier. I'll be replacing my spouts an was planning to just cut them off in the bush and have to use the thermos and manual method to...

I've been connecting 3/16" tubing, tees and spouts manually and it's been very hard to get the tubing completely home, especially in the cold temperatures we've had. I start by dipping the tubing in...

I'm considering adding a wort chiller type preheater to my barrel evaporator. It would consist of a new support rack for a 3 gallon SS stock pot filled with water adjacent the stack (for heat) and a...

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The RO Bucket saved me many hours of boiling last year. 2018 was a huge jump for me from just a few buckets over an open fire to 1,600' of 3/16 tubing, 30 some taps, fabricating collection tanks,...

Many thanks to Hodorskib and others for sharing their experience with small scale RO builds. Last year I used the RO Bucket (RB-10) with Aquatech 8855 and 2x400 gpd membranes in parallel with pretty...

Thanks for all your replies. I inquired about the barrels and the seller said he is close with the supplier of his barrels. The barrels originally held tomatoes, however, the tomatoes are packed in...

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I have about 40 taps for home use syrup. I have access to some craigslist barrels that held tomatoes.

Would you use these for collection and if so, what cleaning approach would you...

I have been lurking here for a few weeks and grateful to all who shared their experience with their small scale RO builds. I have a barrel evaporator and RO Bucket (RB10). The evaporator can make...

85 gallons of sap was processed today over 12 hours, about 55
Stored from a few days ago and 30 that ran today. Today’s run was a little less than 1 gpt. My first real test of the RO Bucket and...

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I'm pumping from a roadside 55 gal collection tank with a 750 gph 12 v bilge seaflo bilge pump into a vehicle mounted 55 gal haul tank. Both tanks are on their side with a cutout, plugged...

The grate can be removed. For AUF, I will come out of the 2" dia. bung with a 2" dia. nipple and threaded 90, steel. The outside diameter of the threaded 90 bend is pretty close to the inside...

I posted the Newbie with sugaring bug post a month ago and thought I’d post my progress under a new subject line. Thanks to all who replied with their experiences. I started with a 55 gallon...

I was planning to use a 12V to 110V inverter to power from the subaru to a 110 v pump from the roadside collection barrel to a receiver hitch type cargo rack mounted barrel on the back of the subaru....