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    Thank you. It looks like I'm probably better to...

    Thank you. It looks like I'm probably better to upgrade to a 2hp unit. Looking around it seems a lot of systems that run 3 posts run a 2HP feed pump to a 7.5HP High pressure pump. I might buy...
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    Feed pump size for 4 post RO

    Anyone out there with a 4 post RO? I upgraded my old Eco Chem to four 8 inch posts last year. I'm using 2 non industry posts from Atlantic RO and 2 MES posts. I have a 7.5hp high pressure pump...
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    Sap Tsunami forecast for the upper elevations of...

    Sap Tsunami forecast for the upper elevations of the Catskills............ Large sap flow predicted starting in the early hours of 3/17 thru Saturday morning. Please be prepared for full tanks! ...
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    Depends on you situation. My Releaser is out in...

    Depends on you situation. My Releaser is out in the elements so if I leave it on when it hits freezing I end up with a block of ice in it. The chamber in a 6000 tap horizontal releaser holds a...
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    Thanks for the heads up!

    Thanks for the heads up!
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    CDL vs Leader Sap lifter

    I'm going to purchase a sap lifter for next season. For a 600 tap CDL wants $1525 Leader wants $1035. Does anyone know if there is anything that makes the CDL unit far superior that would justify...
  7. That is a good idea. I'm looking into the sap...

    That is a good idea. I'm looking into the sap lifter idea.
  8. Thanks for the reply. I might build a small...

    Thanks for the reply. I might build a small enclosure to keep heat in it so I don't have to worry about freezing.
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    I'll add to Dr. Tim. I fill 5 gal buckets...

    I'll add to Dr. Tim. I fill 5 gal buckets (about 6 buckets for my 30x8) from the back pan, close off the valve between, and fill the back pan with water. I then feed the front pan through the float...
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    Best wishes

    Good luck and congratulations on retirement. Now I'll have to find another person to use as an example of how you can make a living at this but you have to work your butt off to do it. Who is...
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    From the western side of the county.... We are...

    From the western side of the county.... We are hoping for a big run Tomorrow and Friday and good runs this weekend. Was 9 when I got up this morning and been freezing for days and no freeze...
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    Better bet for you would be a sap refractometer. ...

    Better bet for you would be a sap refractometer. More compact and less likely to break. It only takes a drop to get a reading, you can even test the brix of individual trees if you want to go that...
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    Not exactly what you are looking for but I have a...

    Not exactly what you are looking for but I have a sense by taste of when I'm around the 12-15 Brix mark which is when I send it down to the Saphouse. More importantly when I flush the RO I capture...
  14. Collection tank to collection tank transfer idea

    I have 2 collection points that are 1000 ft from each other with a knoll between. The main tank is a 4000 gallon tank with most of my taps on it. The second tank handles about 400 taps. I have...
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    Sweet in pans

    If it is too cold to run and you have an unheated sap house then no problem, Mine just turns into a slushy ice and keeps until I boil again no souring. If it is too warm or you have a heated SH, I...
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    Thanks! I'll just stick with my original plan...

    Thanks! I'll just stick with my original plan of 1 1/4 wet with the 1 1/2 Dry. My 2 inch feed to the releaser should put enough CFMs for the section and i won't worry about the sap temp.
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    Ok, I'll give more detail. The plan is to have...

    Ok, I'll give more detail. The plan is to have 2000 taps on this section by the year after next. I think I have the math figured out for CFMs. I have an 80cfm pump running 2 releasers. The first...
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    Sizing wet line for remote section

    I have an upper section of woods that I'm reworking my conductor lines this year to increase vac to the far end and remove the lower section that has manifolds directly into the wet line. The old wet...
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    We do birch every 2-3 years. Best year we made...

    We do birch every 2-3 years. Best year we made about 20 gallons off 400 taps on buckets. We have yellow birch mostly all in the stream bed scattered over 4 miles so pipeline isn't an option. It...
  20. Did you ever have any luck with this? I have...

    Did you ever have any luck with this? I have one of these and the seal is blown so I'm looking to see if there is anyone out there that works on them.
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    Funny. I started reading this thread because I...

    Funny. I started reading this thread because I sell through a buyer to Bascoms and this is important news, now I'm sitting here typing this as my wife is popping popcorn so I can make this recipe...
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    Bowhunter thank you for responding! I'm guessing...

    Bowhunter thank you for responding! I'm guessing since it was originally built with only one membrane the flow rate is within spec for normal maple membranes. I was told that it could support 3...
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    RO expansion advice

    Probably should put this in the RO section but I really want the tinkerers to look at this post.
    I have an old EcoChem RO that a few years back had the head seal go on the membrane vessel and...
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    I have a couple of these units and have had...

    I have a couple of these units and have had similar issues with them. Loosening the piston nut and then lubing the metal shaft along with rubber grommet with oil gets it working both directions...
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    Daisy Chained Releaser

    I currently have a collection site at my vac where I have a releaser with 1000 taps on it. There is wet/dry run that has about 500 of those with both being 1 1/4 lines. I currently branch off the...
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