Change spiles yearly???

[Shepp]

How long had it been since the old tubing had been used? How had it been stored?

I picked the tubing up in the summer last year. They had removed the lines from the bush that spring. They were stored in an open stainless steel collection tank in the barn yard. The lines had water in them because I tasted it. They were complete lines with drop lines and spiles still attached. Judging by the dirt on the outside of the tubes I would say they had been in the bush a long time.