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    I was just on the shurflo web site. The marine water system pumps have the same materials for the pump housing (polypropylene) and diaphragm (santoprene). They have 12 and 24v versions. The pumps can be purchased from most marine supply houses, your local boatyard or online.
    The H305 pump on the More Beer page referenced above is a Shurflo. The pump model #'s from shurflo crossed over directly on the West Marine web site(not the h305 pump though).
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    Quote Originally Posted by whalems View Post
    I use a pump like this. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WAYNE-1-HP-P...item53e8ebf1f1.

    I bought a Simmer brand from this seller a few years ago and it works great I lift sap approxamatley 10 feet into head tank with it.
    I found this pump at Amazon for $125. I'll give it a try
    http://www.amazon.com/Wayne-PLS100-P...pr_product_top
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    40 taps
    20" x 40" evaporator
    4 sap haulers,
    6th season,
    mostly Understanding wife

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    thats the one im getting next year, not enough funds to get it this year
    Spencer Carney
    350 taps
    phaneuf 2x4 with hybrid pan
    2-350 gal, 5-55 gal drums, and a cage tank

    only 16 yr old at school making syrup!

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carney...3279081?ref=hl

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    thanks for the post about amazon, it will save me about $50 vs ordering it on northern tool. $159.95+ shipping vs $125 and free shipping!! hope this pump is faster than the one i used last year.
    2008 700 ranger xp sap hauler/45 hp 4x4 tractor/028 super stihl
    2x4 mason hobby/blower/new for 2014 smoky lake hybrid pan
    2014 300ish buckets and still need bigger evaporator/14 x 20 square log shack
    2015 2x6 drop flue phaneuf approx. 325 buckets, 1 year older, not sure about the smarter part ?
    gets expensive in a hurry!!

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    I was doing a search here for a food grade submersible pump that I could use to pump sap to my holding container. Nobody here said they found anything like a sump pump they could lower into a holding container and use that is food grade. When I get sap home I want to dump it in a barrel and pump it 150 feet or so to my storage outside the sugar shack. Does a pump that is 120v, submersible with a 1 - 1.5 inch discharge, and food grade exist for a reasonable price?
    RC Maple

    14X14 sugarhouse - new for 2012
    RO Bucket - RB10 - New for 2019
    2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
    55 taps - most on buckets
    This is next year!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RC Maple View Post
    I was doing a search here for a food grade submersible pump that I could use to pump sap to my holding container. Nobody here said they found anything like a sump pump they could lower into a holding container and use that is food grade. When I get sap home I want to dump it in a barrel and pump it 150 feet or so to my storage outside the sugar shack. Does a pump that is 120v, submersible with a 1 - 1.5 inch discharge, and food grade exist for a reasonable price?
    Google "hydroponic pump" most are food grade, I have one and it works good
    Spencer Carney
    350 taps
    phaneuf 2x4 with hybrid pan
    2-350 gal, 5-55 gal drums, and a cage tank

    only 16 yr old at school making syrup!

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carney...3279081?ref=hl

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    There are a lot of options that come up when I google hydroponic pump. I didn't see "potable" or food grade listed to describe any of those pumps. Which one do you have and how are you using it?
    RC Maple

    14X14 sugarhouse - new for 2012
    RO Bucket - RB10 - New for 2019
    2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
    55 taps - most on buckets
    This is next year!

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    I got mine off amazon, ill try to see if I can find the spefic pump I have online. In one of my threads on SBI we have basically discovered that there are no "food grade" pumps in the sizes we need,I figure for a small pump the best choice would be to get a hydroponic pump since those pumps are used to grow food without soil, so those pumps probably don't leach oil into the waster, cause no one would want there plants taking in water and oil to grow food
    Spencer Carney
    350 taps
    phaneuf 2x4 with hybrid pan
    2-350 gal, 5-55 gal drums, and a cage tank

    only 16 yr old at school making syrup!

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carney...3279081?ref=hl

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    I did go look up that thread you were talking about. Did you go with the pump that you posted the picture of? It looks like many have looked but no one has found the perfect pump.
    RC Maple

    14X14 sugarhouse - new for 2012
    RO Bucket - RB10 - New for 2019
    2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
    55 taps - most on buckets
    This is next year!

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    How about a RV water pump. They can be had for about $60.00, and have to be food grade.

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