You must have a moisture trap to keep sap out of any pump except a diaphragm pump. An oil reclaimer will catch the oil spray and then send it back to the pump. The guzzler needs no moisture trap. I used to make my own moisture traps using 4" PVC pipe, a drain at the bottom, inlet half way up. mount it vertically, put a racquet ball in it, and then at the top, reduce to 1.25", then have a tee with cap straight up, and out the side of the tee, go to a larger PVC pipe to carry the vacuum from the pump. If you get moisture in the trap, the ball floats to the top and plugs the exit. Then, shut the pump off, open the plug at the top, push the ball back down , drain the trap and you're back in business.
Last edited by maple flats; 02-08-2016 at 05:38 AM.
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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