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    I made three gauge drops yesterday. Piece of cake!
    10th year in….
    100 sap sacks...Actually, I hope to never have to use them again!
    1000' feet of 3/16th on gravity (not sure how many taps yet)
    14x14 sugar shack
    New 2x5 Hybrid Drop flue from Smoky Lake
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    Vacuum gauge before or after the tap?

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    It will work either way but I usually like to install after the last tap.
    Smoky Lake 2x6 dropflu pans and hoods on homemade arch
    Smoky Lake 6 gallon water jacked bottler
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    250 Deer Run RO
    325 taps

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    Also, on a few of my 3/16 laterals I also add a gauge about 1/2-3/4 (in elevation drop) of the way down to see what the vacuum is there. Since that woods also has 19" vacuum at a vacuum tank, I usually see the same reading as at the top. If the vacuum pump is not running for some reason, the lower gauge reads lower vacuum.
    My vacuum tank is being redone this year. I'm going to eliminate vacuum on the tank, then run 23-24" on a releaser. Maybe next year I'll even get a better pump for more vacuum.
    Dave Klish, I recently ordered 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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