How many taps can you put on 3/4", 1", 1 1/4" ?
Only got 18 " vacuum with an old dairy pump... Not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Thanks
How many taps can you put on 3/4", 1", 1 1/4" ?
Only got 18 " vacuum with an old dairy pump... Not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Thanks
On 3/4 inch mainline I would not want to go over 50-75 taps. On 1 inch I do 100-150. On 1 1/4 I would do 200-250. Many people do much more then that on their mainlines but it will hurt overall production per tap.
Spud
Spud, what do you use on a 1200 tap sugarbush?
Personally I oversize everything. Id say 3/4 no more than 75-100....1 inch less than 300. 1 1/4 i put 1000 thru without issue. But bigger is certainly better
18x30 sugarshack
5100 taps high vac
3x10 inferno with steampan
7'' wes fab filter press
10'' cdl air filter press
D&G 3 post reverse osmosis w/recirculation
For what it's worth... i have two, 1" main lines. one is 600' and has 150 taps on it. the other is 800-850' and has 100 taps on it. the 800 ' line gets 26-27" of vacuum at the end and the 600' mainline gets 28.5"-29" at the end. that is all if I'm keeping on top of the leaks. the lines are ran by a BB4 pump which I believe gives around 29 cfms?
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We run shurflo pumps. Would the main size effect our vacuum the same way? We have 1 grove with about 125 taps on 1/2" main.
Steve
2017
2x8 Mason drop tube evaporator
420 Taps
3 surflo pumps on 5/16
79 gallons of syrup made
2016
New kitchen addition to sap house
400 taps
52 gallons syrup made
I have 8500-9000 taps that are split almost in half. I run two vacuum pumps going to two different locations. I have 5000 taps coming into my sugarhouse and that is on a 10HP Kinney two stage pump. I then have 3500+ running to a pump house and that has a new Air-Tech 5HP. A section of my property is going to be sold in 2020 and then I will have 5000 +/- taps all running into my sugar house. And another 1700 taps running to a new pump house 600 feet below my sugar house. I am going to buy another 5HP Air-Tech for the 5000 and a 1 1/2HP Air-Tech for the 1700 taps. I will keep the 10HP pump as a spare just in case one of the other pumps breaks down.
Spud
Another thing to consider is main line slope. Higher slope mains drain faster and thus can support a higher tap count.
Camp Wokanda
Peoria Park District
2023 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, sap storage shack w/ 1100 gallon tank - 123 gallons
2022 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, homemade vac filter & water jacket canner - 104 gallons
2021 - 215 on 3/16 shurflo, added 2nd membrane to RO - 78 gallons
2020 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, upgraded hp pump on RO - 66 gallons
2019 - 150 on 3/16 shurflo, Deer Run 125 dolly RO - 73 gallons
2018 - 120 on 3/16 shurflo, 2x6 raised flue w/hood, homemade arch w/ AUF & AOF - 34.5 gallons