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    Northwest Ohio 2024

    It seems kind of late to start a tapping thread so long after the season has wrapped up for this year, so I'll call this a season wrap-up thread. I was putting the final numbers together for the...
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    I was reading old posts looking for info on this...

    I was reading old posts looking for info on this press. I also have the same 7" SL press with a hand pump. I have gotten to run 6 batches of syrup through it, so I'm pretty new at it. The first 5...
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    It seemed like we had great sap weather last...

    It seemed like we had great sap weather last week. Mid 20's at night and low 40's until it froze up Friday through Monday. Every day I only got about half gallon runs - I thought they would be...
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    Thanks for the reply. My set up is in the woods...

    Thanks for the reply. My set up is in the woods so I get a few shadows as the sun moves from East to West but I can face each of the three panels so they capture sun all day long...if we have it. ...
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    I am starting my third year with a small system. ...

    I am starting my third year with a small system. I added a 75W panel to the two 75W panels I had before and still will have under 12V showing on my controller late in the day. Thinking of getting a...
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    I was looking forward to the coming thaw and...

    I was looking forward to the coming thaw and watching the forecast which seemed good until I looked again today. Except for AccuWeather (which seems to overly predict lower nighttime temps), all my...
  7. Thread: Site issue

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    I'm glad I was able to get to this thread in the...

    I'm glad I was able to get to this thread in the forum. I was having the same issue and each time I selected something to read, I was logged out and warned about not being secure when logging back...
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    Just got a new 150 gal SS sap tank made last...

    Just got a new 150 gal SS sap tank made last fall. I'll use it for the first time this year. I figured once I got it out of the building, I would wash the inside with a bleach solution and give it...
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    When done packaging, before taking the jugs to...

    When done packaging, before taking the jugs to storage, I place a small piece of masking tape on the cap. I write the batch and the year - like 1/24. When we either give those containers away or...
  10. Thread: arch mods

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    It does collect a few ashes but mostly looks the...

    It does collect a few ashes but mostly looks the same each time I clean it out. I've never had an issue with getting a good boil at the back of the pan. It usually starts under the fire (middle),...
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    What did you do with the area behind your...

    What did you do with the area behind your vertical wall? Just wondering since I have a 2X3 barrel stove with a firebrick wall 24" back from the front. I built it up to about 2" from the pan bottom...
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    I have wondered about this as well. Most all of...

    I have wondered about this as well. Most all of my taps on tubing are above the lateral for now but would eventually like to use the entire tapping band. The taps below the lateral always seem to...
  13. Thread: Pan Cleaning

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    I've used bkf on my pan. Never had luck with it...

    I've used bkf on my pan. Never had luck with it on the sides either. For the sides to come clean, like upsmapleman said, you'd have to fill the pan above that so it could soak too. Just vinegar...
  14. Thread: Shurflo 4008

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    It's my second year with a 4008 pump. I thought...

    It's my second year with a 4008 pump. I thought my manifold build was good last year but my pressure test in a water bath showed I needed to improve my connections. Testing the manifold before this...
  15. I never saw this option when researching about...

    I never saw this option when researching about the press, but my typical batch size is between 2.5 and 5 gallons. While reading the instructions that came with the SL press, I saw a shortener plate...
  16. I looked at the vacuum filters online a year ago...

    I looked at the vacuum filters online a year ago but decided to wait on a filter press for some day in the future. My first couple batches this year were way too slow on my flat filter setup. I...
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    I was wondering the same thing. I have tapped...

    I was wondering the same thing. I have tapped two sets of trees this year. I thought that when I tapped the second woods, maybe the niter would be less. I have been cleaning the syrup section of...
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    I saw this setup on a youtube video and took a...

    I saw this setup on a youtube video and took a screenshot of it. Thought it looked like a great manifold. The video was in French, but I still liked the setup. Might be more leakproof than my 1/2"...
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    Thanks for the replies. I was planning on...

    Thanks for the replies. I was planning on leaving the pump off. I had cleaned the tank and was going to leave it that way until the next run started. Even though we had almost 2" of rain on Friday...
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    Leave the vacuum On?

    I have tried to search for this answer but have not been able to find it. Our last freeze was Saturday night, 2/25. The sap pretty much has quit running by now. Our next freeze has been pushed...
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    Thanks to all for the good info on maintaining my...

    Thanks to all for the good info on maintaining my RO. With more frequent soap washes I may be able to go even longer before new membranes next time and better performance in the meantime.
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    Sorry, I didn't read the soap and acid washes as...

    Sorry, I didn't read the soap and acid washes as a question but a recommendation. I do a soap wash with the recommended preservative at the end of the season. I have never seen a recommended acid...
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    Yes. I have flushed the unit as recommended...

    Yes. I have flushed the unit as recommended after every use and at the end of the season. It has always been a wonderful time saver and made syrup season better. It has just seemed to have a bug...
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    Seeing the weather in early January and knowing...

    Seeing the weather in early January and knowing how some of our recent seasons ended in mid-March, I tapped earlier than I ever did before in a different woods than I am tapped now. I just tapped my...
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    Update I did have time to set up the unit...

    Update

    I did have time to set up the unit inside today. I ran straight tap water through it as I boiled the last of the sap I had yesterday. I know there is a difference between running sap and...
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