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I put a 4" piece of tubing on each tap. Have not lost one yet.

I drain my pan (2x4) after each boil. Takes about 45 minutes. To get my gradient back. Old timers used blocks of maple. To plug pans.

Getting 13+ gph on my 2x4. Burning pallets and half the insulation you have. You should do better. I run 3/4 inch in the pan. Gets scary bellow that. Keep up the good work.

A grate for fire to sit on and a hole in bottom for ashes? More importantly hole lets in air.
You'll notice a hotter fire. Tractor supply has generic fire place grates.

hi, check out pics from thread "one brick short". This is how I bricked my mason. Ramp is 2 inches from bottom of pan. works really well.

Also, you might consider hi temp insulation. Between the bricks and barrel. This will keep more heat under you pan. Nice job!

I bought the darkest tubing. Thinking it would thaw faster. Thanks for all the replies.

Thanks. Sometimes I think to much.

Hi, New to tubing (3/16). Does tubing freeze similar to ice in my buckets. And if so, how do you deal with it? Thanks

When you are just experimenting with tubing. A rig like this is great. Thanks for sharing.

Does she have a sister??

Place a long stem, clip on type. next to the draw off.

Getting 12+ like others. Running 3/4-1 inch in the pan. You get more below that. But it is scary running that low. Agree got to improve the preheater.

check out my "one brick short of a full lo...." thread. It is not the same arch. But may give you some ideas. Good luck.

Hi, the grey bricks create an air dam. They force the hot air/gases from fire box. Up against pan as they are being pulled
back and out the stack. These are missing from the web site picture. I was...

thanks for the reply. Been a crazy season so far. It's either frozen or just not running. Thanks again.

Here are some pics of finished bricking. Worked out, grey bricks on edge brought
air dam up to 2 inches below pan. So final brick count is 67 splits and 12 grey.

Started with sap level at top of...

thanks for the reply, will do. was also told i should make my fences higher. 2-2.5 inches from the bottom of pan. thanks again.

Hi, bricking a 2x4 mason. I used 71 splits and 15 grey brick. This included doubling up in the bottom of the fire box and the fences.
Starting in the front seemed to work. Everyting just fell into...

I use the large standard rat traps. Work great , low cost. Have you considered what you would do with "multiple (LIVE) squirrels at a time" ??????????

12275This is the system I used. No problem with freezing. There are many diy versions of pvc holders
Out there. Search homemade equipment and on YouTube.
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I use leader tree saver 5/16 taps. With a 2-3 inch piece of tubing. They do not seem to swing as much in the wind. You can find pictures here and on YouTube. Showing good examples of these. Good luck.

HI Last spring was my first year with sap sacks. DIY holders 8" piece of 1 1/2 inch pvc. With a 1 1/4 hole in side and a slot aroound bottom edge for the zip tye.
No covers on top. I filter going...

Hi, picked up a pair. Very nice for the price. No snow yet. So have not had a chance to try. Thanks for the info.

made 4.5 gallons with 46 taps. I do not have a grading kit. So I am just going by
what the color was along the way. light, medium, DARK.