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    First six taps in reds down on shore have slowed...

    First six taps in reds down on shore have slowed to a trickle, with red buds swelling overhead. The next six sugars up hill are running like mad today, and show little sign of stopping; another four...
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    2nd boil completed Friday 3/8; season total 98...

    2nd boil completed Friday 3/8; season total 98 gal sap on 16 taps 4 gallons syrup bottled; best ever performance from drip add to new flat pan, cut boiling in half, propane by a third and increased...
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    Gathered 10 gallons sap yesterday, accumulation...

    Gathered 10 gallons sap yesterday, accumulation since 2/28; 29 on hand, 58 boiled down to 2 gallons 76% syrup with rising sap sugar content now 3.6%, an interesting trend. New pan works well for low...
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    Gathered 10.5 gallons of 2.5+% on 14 taps...

    Gathered 10.5 gallons of 2.5+% on 14 taps yesterday about midday, and all were running strong in 50° sunshine, a vast improvement on the 1.5% on the 2/1-2/8 opening run. That was too soon to move....
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    7 of 14 bags have accumulated about a gallon each...

    7 of 14 bags have accumulated about a gallon each since 2/10; the rest even less. The cold hammer came and shut it down. Today the taps are just thinking about waking up, although the overnight low's...
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    Thanks for the replies. The membranes were new...

    Thanks for the replies. The membranes were new from the bags before they went out on the porch about noon, maybe 40°, and the needle valve was effective in getting an actual flow for about two...
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    I went to settings to see what the limit was for...

    I went to settings to see what the limit was for photos and it's like 250kb. What trailcam should i use for that? Guess they want no pictures hogging their memory.
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    Cold comfort in science

    Take a look down that the chart displaying the effect of temperature on performance. The baseline temperature is 50°, where 100 gpd membranes flow is 60. Does this mean outdoor operation in my...
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    8.5 gallons sap on 14 taps in two days; 5 came...

    8.5 gallons sap on 14 taps in two days; 5 came yesterday afternoon after the bags thawed out; erratic tree performance
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    ten taps in by Groundhog Day; modest accumulation...

    ten taps in by Groundhog Day; modest accumulation and no gathering; froze up overnight 25* four more today' 40-20 predicted as far as the eye can see, so what the heck? New 30"x17"x9" pan so RO on...
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    Pulled half the taps down by the lake after those...

    Pulled half the taps down by the lake after those 3 days in the eighties; peepers started and red maple buds swelling, but put two back out when the snow came back to try for a fourth boil, half the...
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    Tapped ten today, all froze up, probably a week...

    Tapped ten today, all froze up, probably a week late, but it's been snowing, often, and I was waiting for some footing. Stomped the trail with snowshoes again; they'll firm up. Here we go.
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    I ran this experiment (same pump, downsized from...

    I ran this experiment (same pump, downsized from 150 to 100 to reduce replacement costs) for similar reasons. If you think the first cycle is slow, the second is almost double. I did go from 3 to 6...
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    So I had to re=assemble everything and do 3 more...

    So I had to re=assemble everything and do 3 more boils, as cool temps lingered and the bags kept refilling for extra gallon syrup, nice and golden clear. Pulled bags today anticipating seventy degree...
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    Cleaning RO today as the snow falls yet again,...

    Cleaning RO today as the snow falls yet again, all 19 bags still frozen solid from the last few days. Got in 7 small batches this year, to the usual 4, carelessly scorching one, but a good yield for...
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    all taps go so clearing storage with first boil...

    all taps go so clearing storage with first boil today 9 gallons @ 7% concentrate, between tossing ice and two-stage 150 homemade RO
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    Frozen up for days. No Forties for a week? A week...

    Frozen up for days. No Forties for a week? A week ago it was too warm and raining. Weather's gonna run out the clock again.
  18. Thread: Steam Pans

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    No, but I should have. No time on small pans with...

    No, but I should have. No time on small pans with the fire going. Just scrubbed with snow between batches, which works inside, but the woodsmoke tar really did a number on the bottoms. Season-end...
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    Lucky Me

    I happen to have one of each, both non-functional after sitting the off-season dry, from the last two seasons. I took both caps off yesterday and they do not match exactly, the 8852 having pink...
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    10 taps in yesterday in 50 degrees; warm again...

    10 taps in yesterday in 50 degrees; warm again today and not one drop of sap
  21. Thread: Siphon Woes

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    Siphon Woes

    I built this system https://www.pinterest.com/pin/480829697719152909/ two years ago, and it takes my 2.8-3% sap over 6% easily, when it runs. But I had a rocky start to year two year, and I burned...
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    I don't think it's UPS. You and I are in the same...

    I don't think it's UPS. You and I are in the same boat today: all rigged for flush and no siphon again. Took out the valves and re-rigged it ***-backwards, in case my fading brain misremembered the...
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    So, what was it? I can't get mine to get going...

    So, what was it? I can't get mine to get going again either. Getting old and forgot what the hell it was when this happened last year and I burnt out the transformer. Did i put the check valves in...
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    After a string of sub-zero overnight lows, today...

    After a string of sub-zero overnight lows, today is sunny and 45•, and the forecast leapt right into range. Two feet of snow is turning to slush; the driveway a luge run. Yesterday, the ice and snow...
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    Two 32 gallon boils complete for 3 plus gallons...

    Two 32 gallon boils complete for 3 plus gallons syrup; 20 gallons sap in storage, and 14 taps still running, still over 3%. RO restored by new pump for second boil, and back to back comparison sure...
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