
Originally Posted by
VTnewguy
I would oversize it now with 3/4". Not a lot of 1/2" pipe out there so it might be difficult to find saddles and the 3/4" pipe will be comparable in price but allow for more taps.
thanks, I am seeing that now - the only place I can seem to find 1/2" is at Roth's Sugar Bush and it's only 150 feet with 5/16 fittings exclusively. I just discovered I have two extra rolls of 3/16" so I may try to run them the entire way to the collection and pick up that extra 20' or so of natural vacuum. The slope should be plenty and worst case I will throw a Shur Flo pump on the end.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on bock arch and hotel pans
2017: 25 taps...same setup
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