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    Default Source for tubing information?

    Can anyone direct me to a source of information, (a book perhaps?) that discusses gravity tubing in detail? There's a ton of great info right here on the forum, but I'm having a hard time making sense of it all due to my complete lack of knowledge about the subject. Something that starts with the basics and goes forward would be extremely helpful, as we have a place that, to me anyway, appears well suited to a gravity tubing operation.

    Would love to study up on the subject over the summer.

    Thanks!

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    Everything you need to know can be found here. http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/ Combine that site with this forum and you will have your set up figured out by next season for sure! Good luck

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    I suggest not reading into it to much. KISS is a well applied acronym keep line tight and slopped down hill and you will be fine.

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    North American Maple producers manual. It will have eveything you need.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

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    https://www.bascommaple.com/item/bdim/books/

    This is a pretty good book that covers the basics.

    https://www.bascommaple.com/item/bdim/books/
    I've never read this one, but is a guide to vacuum and tubing.
    You don't have to buy either from Bascom, just the easiest place for me to link to.

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    Another great book is Steve Childs "Tubing Handbook". However it was written before the new 3/16 concept.
    Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.

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    There is also good visual information on you tube. Just search on maple sugaring tubing installation.

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