Guzzler Issue

[NTBugtraq]

Wildlifewarrior, I am on the same adventure as you are. On my Guzzler, I have been as high as 21.5", but I typically only get 10". FWIW, it can rise, and lower, for no apparent reason. I believe its ice ****s, but I have no proof. I have been struggling with my artery lines (my main is 1", my arteries are 3/4", and my lats are 5/16"). My arteries keep twisting as the temperatures rise. This often leaves saddles on their side, pulling on the loop from the lat. I have to believe this is having an effect on seals, but I don't hear anything when I put my ear to the saddles. I have come to believe that the theory you will be able to hear a leak from some distance away only applies to High Vac, not Guzzler levels (e.g. 10-15").

Anyway, I have a plan for next season...something you may want to try. I am going to put good shut-off valve at each major intersection. Being able to shut down an entire artery, and then checking to see if vac improves, is a far easier way of isolating problems, IMO. Heck I would put one where each lat meets an artery if I could believe they would be true shut off valves. But even putting such a shut off valve every X feet on your mainline still helps isolate problems.

As far as the ladder goes, I have had ppl here say the Guzzler can, and can't, do a lift like you have described. I desperately need ladders in my bush as its so up and down...the majority slope I have is maybe 2%, and often 0%. With my idea of isolation valves, next year I plan on trying a 5' lift (single star) while having all arteries shut off, so I can see how the Guzzler does.

One thing I have learned, while searching for a solution to the low vac numbers, I have far too often done 2, 3, or 5 things...never learning the effect of any 1 of them. May bad, but its equally bad there are no definite experts on this stuff.