Great video this is how I clean mine..

@RoseumMapleSyrup

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

To clean my lines I use the vacuum pump and fresh water. I just reverse the pump so it pushes water through the tubing. I start by pulling a couple of taps at the end of the line then I turned the pump on and let the water start pushing through. I go to the end of the line and start pulling taps as I work my way towards the pump fresh water keeps pumping through. When I'm done I use a small compressor to blast the lines out with air. That's it, done. I'm not a fan of using any kind of solution, many of them attract critters. I should add I do use seasonal taps but not CV taps.

@RoseumMapleSyrup

Жыл бұрын

Similar process here - flip pump around and pump fluid back up the lines after vacuum pulling them dry. Let it run out of each tap and close them up for a bit to maximize contact santization time. Then suck them all dry again with the pump flipped back to vacuum. Food grade hydrogen peroxide breaks down to water and isn't known to attract the critters like the chlorine solution. If using air compressors, make sure you have a good air filter and it is oil-less. You can introduce oil and other contaminants from the air. You might want to consider pulling them as dry as possible with the vacuum pump instead.

Currently, I clean my 3/16" lines by pumping hydrogen peroxide / air solution up the lines and go tap by tap allowing the mixture of air and hydrogen peroxide to "blast" out of the tap. The big problem we have is the required pressure to push the solution up the hill. My bush is remote - no power or cell - and I use all natural vacuum created by the drop in elevation. I have a good 60 feet of rise in the first 100 yards from my collection tank, then about a 3% rise to the back of my bush. Each year, I need to remove my lines at the end of the season. Some lines are 1400 feet with 30 + taps. I've been splitting them into 3 sections when removing them for manageability and so they fit on the reel that I'm using. I have a taping system that allows me to re-install the lines exactly as they were. I'm thinking now that I might clean my lines using your method but AFTER taking them down and transporting them home where I have power and could avoid pumping the solution up the hill. How could I contact you to get more specifics on where you sourced your components? Love your spool idea, but that won't work for me (unless I re-route my lines) because at various points the trees grow almost in clumps, and I have to pass my tubing reel between trees where the bucket and carriage would not fit. But, I think for future lines I'll try your spool idea. Like how the bucket keeps the drop lines managed.

@RoseumMapleSyrup

Жыл бұрын

You can definitely do this with the tubing on your reel if you can easily access your spiles. I previously did it this way. The only downside is it is more difficult to get the line sucked nearly dry afterwards. I have similar length lines and numbers of taps and the bucket spooler works incredible for taking them down and putting them back up. It saves me and unbelievable amount of time and frustration!

Another really helpful video and discussion in the comments. Thank you! We have five 3/16 lines with about 100 ft. of gain to the last trees, each about 800 ft. Do you think my Shurflo 4048-153-A75 would be adequate (has a santoprene diaphragm and a 55 PSI shutoff)? Also, any sense of how many taps or feet of 3/16 line a 4 gallon batch of 3% H2O2 will cover? Thank you for lending your experiences!

@RoseumMapleSyrup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It * might * work. Elevation alone will eat up nearly 45 psi. Friction losses may very well eat up the rest of the 55 psi the pump can operate at. You could always give it a try, and if it won't work with the lines installed, you could coil some of the line from the top down to a lower elevation that will work. 4 gallons will FILL over 8000 feet of tubing total but you also need to account for fluid flowing out of each tap. Last year I used approximately 8 gallons of solution for 5000 ft of lines with 100 taps.

@glalbrecht

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I didn't have a practical sense for the outflow volumes or the pressures. This gives me a much better place to start from! Hope the rest of your season goes well!

I used a well pump controller so it shuts off at 20 psi

@RoseumMapleSyrup

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! For those with higher elevations, a higher psi might be required to push fluid to the top of the lines.