Does it matter if I have the gauge positioned on my 3/16 lateral (at the end/top of the line) above the line or below? It's still pulling vacuum either way but I wonder if I'm impacting the reading accuracy...
3/16 end of line gauge above or below lateral?
Does it matter if I have the gauge positioned on my 3/16 lateral (at the end/top of the line) above the line or below? It's still pulling vacuum either way but I wonder if I'm impacting the reading accuracy...
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Best to keep the gage above the line to minimize any chance of sap getting to it and gumming it up. Its position would have no affect on accuracy. I bungee the gage to the tree and slip a clear plastic cup over the gage to provide some weather protection.
Ah, right - I didn't think of sap getting in there. It is behind the T of the last drop by about a foot but I guess it could back flow once losing vacuum. Thanks!Originally Posted by RedMapleCreek
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
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