Hi guys,
Thanks for all the input. The ladder was pulling the first day when I was getting 17 inches, but after that the ladder was just partially lifting about a foot. I was also thinking about putting in ball valves periodically it would make checking for leaks loads more easy.

We did rework some of the sags out and added in some more side ties, and as a result got 90 gal from 30 taps this week on gravity alone, with probably 3 days of runs going off of our other sites, and buckets. I think part of the issue is the ladder, another problem which was just brought to my attention is that we must have a torn diaphragm, since my brother told me at the first check valve 6 feet in, the gauge jumps to like 15 then zero, with every movement of the actuator. So I will fix that tomorrow….of course it is the last run of the season I think, so we will see. I would like to get this thing basically running 100% so next season it would be loads simpler.

We have 40 taps before the star, so I have 4 ladder lines, would increasing to 5-6 or decreasing to 3 help in any way?

Thanks
Mike