Connecting 275 Gallon Totes Together

[tgormley358]

We drilled a hole near the tops of our totes and connected them with 1" copper tubing and fittings with seals against the tanks.

Hey Maine woods, would you be willing to share a photo of your setup for connecting tanks ? I’m not plumbing savvy and not sure what kind of seals to use or how they install . I assume they’re food grade.

Many thanks.

Tom of MA
135 taps on gravity 5/16 in Harvard MA

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Hey Maine woods, would you be willing to share a photo of your setup for connecting tanks ? I’m not plumbing savvy and not sure what kind of seals to use or how they install . I assume they’re food grade.

Many thanks.

Tom of MA
135 taps on gravity 5/16 in Harvard MA

I'll see if my buddy has some pics but he's out of town until the weekend and he's the plumber who knows the part names. I think it was the plastic bulkhead tank fittings (just smaller than the bottom of the tanks) attached to the holes in the totes with the pipe connected between. He must have had some sort of fitting coming off the bulkhead fittings to connect the copper tubing.

[TomorrowRiverMapler]

Tom, Sorry I don't have any pictures either but like others I did this to two totes and installed a 1" bulkhead fitting on the back side very close to the top of each tote. Then I put in a male camlock into each bulkhead and made a hose with female camlocks using 90 degree fittings into the hose. I have the totes set up to be about 1/2" difference in height to have a little slope on the hose. I do have a steel bar zip-tied to the outside of the 1" suction hose to keep it from sagging however freezing should not be an issue as the hose drains empty when the sap stops running out of the first tote. If I had to do it again I would do this on the valve side for ease of unhooking while pumping out if you want to tip the tote a little. Mainline tubing should work too and maintain the stiffness.
Brent