Stainless steel tubing spiles?
Anyone have experience using stainless steel taps for tubing? I see over on the SmokyLake site that they offer these in 50 packs for (presumably) 5/16" drops. I'm a small operation without plans to ever exceed a couple hundred taps on the line, I inherently like the idea of making the investment up front and then using material year to year...do they face any of the risks of increased microbial activity, though?
Just looking for any hands-on experience, I'm also considering the check-valve style for next year.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
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
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system