BAP, I'm still waiting to learn how you clean the 3/16 lines so you don't get any plugged tees. Please educate us all, it could make the use of 3/16 laterals far more adventacious for many. There are a lot of producers who try 3/16, but then quit it bacause of plugging issues.
Dave
Dave Klish, I recently bought 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.
I would say that is true for many producers. If they are large enough to justify a pump, they tend to go that route. I feel it was over-recommended at the beginning by equipment companies. It should have never been recommended or used in flat or low slope installations. A good number who put 3/16" in their woods and then pulled it out and replaced it with 5/16" and a pump. It mainly has caught on with smaller producers who can't justify a pump, those with really good slope, and those who have figured out good sanitation methods that work for them. It does and will continue to have its place in the maple world.Originally Posted by maple flats
Unfortunately it takes a while for research to catch up to practice sometimes. Hard to study sanitation in 3/16" tubing until it was out there for 2-4 yrs.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
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