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  1. 02-26-2016, 04:17 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekp View Post
    Jamie I guess my question was if I have a leak, will my whole system drop because of that leak or will I have less vac on the lateral that has the leak..I guess is it worth putting out more gauges to help find leaks or does it not matter?
    I agree with mellondome. The whole system suffers from one bad tap or leak, unfortunately. If you have 3/16" lines running downhill, then you'll still have good vac on that lateral even if the rest of the system has low vac.

    You only need one gauge, but some put them on top of their 3/16 lines to see how each of those laterals are pulling.
    Last edited by CampHamp; 02-26-2016 at 04:21 PM.
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