Unfortunately its not just the fitting its the hole for the fitting. They end up on the bottom of the mainline and I'm pretty sure Vac won't suck sap straight up, let alone gravity.
The pipe just gets twisted.
Unfortunately its not just the fitting its the hole for the fitting. They end up on the bottom of the mainline and I'm pretty sure Vac won't suck sap straight up, let alone gravity.
The pipe just gets twisted.
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it does in sap ladders.Originally Posted by Dill
Maybe my logic is scewed. It wouldnt be the first time I was told so.
The vacuum will suck the sap up but it isn't the best situation for vacuum transfer.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
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Try cutting your 1/2" mainline and replacing the saddle fitting with a star fitting. Clamp with star fitting on top. Your 5/16" laterals should keep the star fitting upright when hooked to the wire.
Bob- 4 x 12 Small Bros. Lightning w/raised flues-open pans
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adk1,
my 2 cents
We are making between 100 and 150 gallons of syrup on that tubing we are 'putin up and takin' down every year. Yea it's not easy but there isn't much in this hobby that is. With a system it can be done. One of the things I like is that I can clean it well.
Regards,
Chris
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I wouldn't fuss with them. In fact I got a couple fliped on me and once the sap started running, it sure was easy to find the ones that leaked.
And I don't think there would be much vacuum loss. The sap running down will find the level of the sap in the line without ... even without vac, so you get a bit of gravity assist to get it back up a couple inches into the mainline. Not the same thing at all as a loss at a sap ladder.
Just put a splice in before the twisted saddles and turn that whole section of pipe back so the saddles are facing up. Next year if it does it again just twist splice around again.
2X6 deluxe Phanuef
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try using mainline grips and tensioning the mainline in the proper upright position before tensioning the support wire
good idea. Ive thgouht the same thing, but never did it
so how common of a problem is this twisting using the saddles? I have been thinking about using them, but also thinking about usign the in line 4 way lateral fitting. I kind og like the versatility of using the saddle though
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
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