So I visited a friend's farm and sugar operation today. I explained what my releaser looked like and told them what Dennis had said about the water/dirt trap. Turns out he was right. The vac shut off float now acts as the switch to turn on the evac pump and the spring with the ping pong ball is now the overflow stop. When the mason jar fills up the ball stops the vacuum. All I have to do is close off the opposite side of the vac. and pipe a manifold into the middle port of the tank. There you have it, good old Yankee inginuity at it's best. Thanks again for all the help.