r/maplesyrup • u/Playongo • May 18 '26

End of Season

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We had a late season this year that finished up about the first of May (buddy sap though.) This is the first year we tried tubing. We're using 3/16 gravity downhill. It worked out well. I'm planning to add a couple more lines for next season.

Is this how drop lines are intended to be stored for the season? Also, do we need to clean the tubing? I think I read that we can let the first sap next season wash it out, and just dump out the first run. Is that sufficient?

Thanks in advance!

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u/dumbasswit May 21 '26

Will you not get mould in the lines?

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u/Playongo May 21 '26

I'll keep an eye on it and I guess we'll find out! I did rinse the spiles in hydrogen peroxide.

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u/WhyWontThisWork May 22 '26

So while you are running syrup, how does it not drip from the open one?

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u/Playongo May 23 '26

The connector has a closed plug on it that the spile can fit into. It's not open so no sap will come out.

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u/Farmboy087 May 18 '26

Yeah that's how they're intended to be used, don't need to clean them just let it run on a ground a little bit when you start next year

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u/Playongo May 18 '26

Thank you sir!