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Can you use an air conditioning unit to store maple syrup safely in refrigerated area.

What is everyone doing with there taps.
I'm using leader check valve
But quite expensive...
Need to change drop lines this year..wondering what tap to use.

Where and when do you add the sweetness to the pan from the last boil

Any ideas on how to build a sap glass indicator in the sugar house at the holding that feed the evaporator ????
either in the tank or in the feed line....I have a 90 gal stock tank as a reservoir...

at what temp should you not tap so you donot do damage to the tree or tap hole

at what temp should you not tap to insure no damage to the tree

On a 2x6 heating with wood, I have installed a blower & I do have a internal temp gauge this year.
what stack temp should I maintain ?

For a 2x6 evaporator what size blower and motor will I need?
Can it be used with a reostat

I cleaned pans as I posted original question. It worked great...........All natural......No chemicals............
I will continue to use this method........

How long to you leave raw sap to pans before scrubbing and rinseing out.

Saddles are designed for vacume not pressure. If you are forceing water solulion back up the tubeing it will try to push out the seal and leak.
With vac it will pull it.

I have been told the I maybe loosing to much heat out the stack. With my 2x6 wood fired evap it takes about 5 hr. to draw off after start up.
Then 1 and one half to 3 hrs between draws after that....

I want to install a vacume system this year or next. I will have about 300 taps. What items will I have to have? Is there different systems ? I see people are talking about dual tubes ( dry & wet...