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    You might be able to get some on site advice from...

    You might be able to get some on site advice from Jesse Randall of Michigan State University or if your state has outreach foresters.

    Another option might be to contact your local county...
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    I would think that a high pressure shut off would...

    I would think that a high pressure shut off would be more important than the temperature function. Just my thoughts.
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    Would a vacuum tank seal tight enough to utilize...

    Would a vacuum tank seal tight enough to utilize the nitrogen blanket instead of putting the tank under vacuum?
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    ebliese, back to your original question. I think...

    ebliese, back to your original question. I think that you should also include a minimum price that the coffee shop is allowed to sell the syrup. In that minimum price, be sure that your 70% is enough...
  5. I think that I am missing something. Couldn't you...

    I think that I am missing something. Couldn't you install a low pressure shutoff after your filter. Then when your filter starts to clog, RO shuts off, and your pump doesn't burn up or if you go buy...
  6. I have used mine for a little over a year now and...

    I have used mine for a little over a year now and have had no problems. Sometimes I have to prime the pump and other times it takes care of itself. I have added a threeway at the outlet so I can...
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    I'm missing something here. My first RO was a...

    I'm missing something here. My first RO was a single post 4x40 and it had both high pressure and low pressure shutoff. I wouldn't run an RO without either of them. Too easy to burn up your pump or...
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    Put more taps in, fix more squirrel chews, rinse...

    Put more taps in, fix more squirrel chews, rinse and repeat. Oh, and at this rate. I will be tapping all weekend.
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    There are positives and negatives both ways....

    There are positives and negatives both ways.
    Inside, sap will heat up durring your boil (tank is elevated and hear rises) which causes bacteria to form causing darker and sometimes ropey syrup....
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    Squirrel damage is fixed, we'll all of it that I...

    Squirrel damage is fixed, we'll all of it that I have found for the third round since Christmas. I think washing half a dozen bulk tanks and the RO and I'm ready to tap. I should be all plugged in by...
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    Passing of a sugar maker and friend

    I am sorry to post of the passing of Pat Mihailov earlier this month. Pat had this great ability to notice and remember things. I know I had called him with a question about my tubing system years...
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    Amber instrument has stack temp probes. I got...

    Amber instrument has stack temp probes. I got mine a month or so ago. K-type.
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    My sugarhouse is in pretty good shape, need to do...

    My sugarhouse is in pretty good shape, need to do the final wash on the tanks and evaporator. I had to replace about 2500' of tubing along with a couple hundred tees and zap bak taps in my woods due...
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    Until last year, I could have said that same...

    Until last year, I could have said that same thing. Last year, I he'd minor damage only I didn't realize how minor at that time. This year, I have somewhere north of 10% of my tees damaged, a lot of...
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    Can I assume that you are referring to the Robert...

    Can I assume that you are referring to the Robert Frost poem?
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    That's impressive. I have gathered quite a...

    That's impressive. I have gathered quite a collection of thermometers, some really high quality and some not so great, and I seldom get two to agree to the tenth of a degree. Sounds like an...
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    And how sure are you of the calibration of your...

    And how sure are you of the calibration of your thermometer?
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    Call Jesse. He is a really knowledgeable person...

    Call Jesse. He is a really knowledgeable person and friendly. I'm sure that he will give you all of the information that he can.
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    In the destruction manual there is a way to...

    In the destruction manual there is a way to adjust the settings. Most glucose meters will be able to give readings as low as 20 but they are preprogrammed to show Lo at less than 50 (I think)
  20. My sugar house is insulated, with finished...

    My sugar house is insulated, with finished drywall, paint (of course) and trimmed. My reason and justification for the cost is that a lot of people stop in throughout the year and how can I tell them...
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    Mark, is this all experiment all vacuum provided...

    Mark, is this all experiment all vacuum provided by gravity? Will there be any with vacuum assisted by a pump? I wonder if the sanitation would be better if a pump would add to the vacuum provided by...
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    Now that's something I never saw before. An iv...

    Now that's something I never saw before. An iv bag hooked up to a tree. It must have been feeling under the weather.
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    My press actually came from the guy that Daryl...

    My press actually came from the guy that Daryl got his business from. My press is 40 some years old but Daryl makes the same press with a few upgrades from the version that I have. I run about 6 to 8...
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    I have heard a local rumor that the USDA is...

    I have heard a local rumor that the USDA is experimenting with not killing male (not seed producing) ailanthus and when an infestation of spotted lantern fly is present, they will inject a volume of...
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    I don't have any experience with the exception...

    I don't have any experience with the exception that I have seen them. That said, I understand that they are sap suckeres for there food, they originated in the US in the Port at Philadelphia and...
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