Not a bad day yesterday. Collected 250 gallons of sap. This morning it is -3 and the sun is up. Temps expected about 5 today with no wind. Should be the first full run. Expecting 4-600 gallons of sap if things work the way I expect them to.
I walked all the lines yesterday. No leaks. No bubbles and good vacuum at the tops. Its all natural head drop vacuum so no fancy pumps to worry about.
I've got everything set up and tested. My sap shack is down at the bottom right at the edge of the lake. It is a good 40ft vertical back up to the evaporator by the garage. I pump it up through a 3/4 in black water pipe with a stainless jet pump. I keep a heating pad under the pump to prevent freezing and breaking. Both the pump and the heater are controlled by smart plugs so I can turn turn them on with a button on my phone. I sure don't miss the 140 pails I used to have. Really don't miss carrying the sap uphill 10 gallons at a time in snowshoes. The good old days.
Hope everyone's day is a sweet success today.