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  1. water

    I did not read the whole thread but is the site where the trees are blowing over overly saturated...water puddles?. If so be sure to check uphill of the problem area and make sure the logging did...
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    You can tap butter nut as well

    You can tap butter nut as well
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    nj

    You have to tap earlier in the season...feb 1.
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    dry line

    The dry line is installed inches above the wet line and sap takes the low road. The dry line is there to get vacuum out into the bush..and is an alternate route for sap if your wet line is frozen or...
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    thanks

    Thats great, thanks.
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    loop

    On your search, If your paying attention to those traditional loop bottle prices it would be nice to know who has the best price on them.
  7. Thread: Need info on R.O.

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    membrane

    Sounds to me that since he was unable to measure his ph he was conservitve with the soap (for good reason) but probably does not have a clean membrane..thus his flows will be redused
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    exellent

    I hope you go to a nice med for all that hard work.
    On a different note do you go to vermont for the maple weekend comming up? Iwas thinking of going if your not going with the family.
  9. Thread: Need info on R.O.

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    ph

    Try to get the paper with ph specific range on the caustic(basic) scale...8-13 for example...Its more accurate.
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    great

    Hey Van, great to hear your still going...are you making commercial?
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    My two cents

    5hp is to large for your current size...its probably for give or take 5000taps, if the pump is good.
    If the tank is woking(good compressor) it will likely fetch more than its worth to just hold sap...
  12. Thread: Red maple trees

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    myth

    I think its just a myth...they generally stop flowing first anyway. If your sap is turning buddy its your sugars too. I have a friend that every year says in early feb..."the trees are starting to...
  13. Thread: Power...

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    drill underroad

    There is a way to bore a hole under the road with just a regular drill and a garden hose...takes a couple hours and you can do it yourself....my friend who is in florida now did many of them..I have...
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    birch syrup

    Would a steam kettle work well?
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    weight

    11.3 lb at right density.
  16. Thread: clean membrane

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    membrane

    soft water rinse only
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    xle440

    I tried a xle this year and the flow rates are alot slower than the nf270 I replaced and probably slower than the nf 90 however one thing i can say is it is not passing ANYTHING....the permeate is...
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    If You hold up the plunger that rises with the...

    If You hold up the plunger that rises with the float while the vacuum is on and spray food grade silicon (crc) so that it gets sucked into the tubing there it will go into the valve....this is more...
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