Stagecoach, I pulled all my spouts with the vacuum on and segregated all my main lines so I was able to do 200-250 taps at a time. Always washed (rinsed really) over the years just with water and low pressure on water pump. I just want to give it a try this year 'cause I have seen other bushes that do not wash their lines and I cannot tell the difference. Sorry for being involved in the hi-jacking of your thread wdchuck. As far as the snot & slime..I didn't see any of that. I did however vac water down my main lines. ps: I only made 252 gallons...too early and fast. I am hoping for 2000 taps next year and would like to make a minimum of 500 gal. Still working on maximum vacuum.
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