Pull the spouts, remove from the drop, and.....
a) let the drop dangle?
b) plug in to T?
Last year I dangled. I'm thinking I'll do it again for this year.
Ken
De-Tapping Question
Pull the spouts, remove from the drop, and.....
a) let the drop dangle?
b) plug in to T?
Last year I dangled. I'm thinking I'll do it again for this year.
Ken
Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
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Both! I just pulled taps today and will let them hang for 3 weeks then go back and plug them 1st week of May before the bugs get bad. It seems to help them dry out. Not feasible for the guys with lots of taps but the woods is awesome this time of year before the leaves comes out so I enjoy doing it.
305 taps on 2 Shurflo's, 31 taps on 3/16" and 229 taps on gravity. 565 in all
Mountain Maple S3 controller for 145 of the vacuum taps
2x6 Darveau Mystique Oil Fired Evaporator w/ Smoky Lake Simplicity Auto Draw
Wesfab 7” filter press
I plug back into the “T” cup. I’ve had mud wasps move in when I let them dangle.
12 x 16 Sugarhouse, 12 x 16 Woodshed
2 x 8 “The Mutt” Evaporator with Marcland Drawoff
Leader oil fired arch, Dallaire raised flue, Smoky Lake syrup pan and hoods with pre-heater
New Leader Clear Filter Press/Air Diaphragm Pump
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If you dry clean your lines i would recommend capping it on the tee.
I pull my taps with the vacuum pump on. Cut the check valve tap off and plug it back into the dangling loose end. It pre-stretches the end nicely for next year, and allows me to suck the lines clear.
Boulder Trail Sugaring
150 Taps on Vacuum
Homemade 20"x40" Hybrid Pan - 15 gph
Homemade Steamaway - 10 gph
Waterguys single-post RO
1. Pull spouts
2. Cut off spouts, let drops dangle.
3. 4-6 weeks later go back and plug onto tees.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
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What I did was pull the taps and let them dangle. In the fall after the leaves fell off the trees I cut the taps off and let the lines dangle for the winter. Just before I tapped I put on the new taps so that all I had to do was drill and tap when it was time.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
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