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    We tapped feb 1 , sugar is a little better than...

    We tapped feb 1 , sugar is a little better than last year. It started out at 2% and by end of run it was 1.9
    We finished run with 81 gallons. Great first run off season glad we tapped.
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    Ok we have a single guzzler on a field that has...

    Ok we have a single guzzler on a field that has about 250 taps. we run about 26 inches at the pump and we have a 3 ladder setup on this field. We have an area with 90 taps we wanted to get and...
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    The dumplings are great. I have a very large...

    The dumplings are great. I have a very large family and it is a tradition that we have them on the holidays. In the recipe the picture is my Mom back on her dads Sugar house in Canada 75 years ago...
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    If you dont mind what where are you getting your...

    If you dont mind what where are you getting your needle vales.
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    Dumplings

    No its made in a 6 to 8 quart pot depending on the size of the batch.
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    Maple Dumplings

    Terry

    Here is the recipe enjoy.



    Ray14199
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    Hi Terry I will send you a recipe that we have...

    Hi Terry

    I will send you a recipe that we have been using in our family for many years.I need to get it at home. My Mom who is 96 makes us Dumplings at most off the holidays from a recipe she had...
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    I totally agree with you the Gast with the...

    I totally agree with you the Gast with the releaser is the way to go and I wish I could use them BUT. i have no power and no building to keep the releaser from freezing where i have my 2 fields where...
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    1396313964 Here are the pictures of the...

    1396313964

    Here are the pictures of the bleader i use. I found them on Craigslist. I start pulling vacuum on the field and when i get to 24" i crack the valve to try and maintain 22" -23".
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    I will send you a picture tommorrow of the...

    I will send you a picture tommorrow of the bleader i use and the way i piped it. I used a camlock fittinds so i could remove it after the season. i did the same as you by putting a small hole it...
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    Thats good to know, we have a field with about...

    Thats good to know, we have a field with about 100 taps on 3/16" tubing. The top have of the field has great pitch but the bottom half does not so we wanted to get the whole field on vacuum so we get...
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    What do you use for power on your Shurflo pumps?...

    What do you use for power on your Shurflo pumps? Batteries? or house power? if its batteries how long do they last on the 2088.

    thanks

    Ray
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    Blueberry Hill We had the same issue with the...

    Blueberry Hill

    We had the same issue with the Guzzler pump. We would pull 24" and main line would back up and pump would stall. As soon as we let air in it would work great. I called the...
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    Tap Date

    We tapped last week of January to get the first run where it was nice for 10 days. We killed it in that run we made our nicest syrup of the season almost 100 gallons . After that the syrup got...
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    Here in Eastern CT we pulled our taps Silver, Red...

    Here in Eastern CT we pulled our taps Silver, Red and some sugar maple are budding. Tap holes with all this warm weather have closed.
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    Mixing Ratio

    Breezyhill what is the mixing ratio you use, How much water to peroxide
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    Jared Sugar is sugar if you have 2.58% sugar...

    Jared

    Sugar is sugar if you have 2.58% sugar then you have gotten 20 gallons. I would start looking for where you are loosing your sugar, Better check your RO you are most lickly loosing it there....
  18. Guzzler "stalling out

    Hi Mike

    We had the exact same issue with our Guzzler pump. We where pulling 26" of vacuum and it stalled out, main lines full and nothing moving, i tried everything new diapham, new check valves,...
  19. Thread: Home built RO

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    Thanks a bunch I will be ordering some for my...

    Thanks a bunch I will be ordering some for my upgrade this summer.
  20. Thread: Home built RO

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    Can you share where you got the tri clover...

    Can you share where you got the tri clover fittings cheap?
  21. Thread: Home built RO

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    Thanks for the information. That's sound about...

    Thanks for the information. That's sound about right for 2 filters I get 1.5 gallons off permeate and 1. 25 gallons off concentrate on one filter. so if you have 2 it should be doubled on 2 filters....
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    Dennis Great job on building your own RO. I...

    Dennis

    Great job on building your own RO. I build my own ro also I have one 4x40 with a feed pump and a high pressure pump. I get 320 lbs high pressure and 5% out off 1.5% sap. Im looking at...
  23. Me and my brother just put in a Guzzler pump in...

    Me and my brother just put in a Guzzler pump in one off our fields 150 taps. Last week when we had the 2 warm days we where getting about 21 gallons per hour. This is the first time we have had...
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