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    Default Vacuum pump and shurflow...

    I've been searching on here, but I can't see to find the right search terms to find the answer... I'm sure this has been asked before...

    I am wondering if I can take a piece of 6" PVC, run my mainline into it..., attach a vacuum pump to the top, a shurflow to the bottom...

    will it work? seems to be basically what the extractors do, right? I am curious as to whether the vacuum pump will overpower the shurflow and prevent it from emptying the cylinder.

    It's something I plan to play with this year and try out cause I'm way to cheap to buy an extractor or releaser for my little hobby...
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    It might work but most likely it will overwhelm the ball diaphragm in the shurflo. Try it and get back to us!
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    I doubt the Shurflo will over come the vacuum. That may depend on the vacuum level. The numbers I hear for Shurflo pumps is between 20-24" depending on several factors. It seems your vacuum would need to be less than that to work.
    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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