Sorry, there is no news on a Flow manifold. All the beekeepers who have used a manifold system, have made their own.
You can see info here -
http://forum.honeyflow.com/t/manifolding-flow-frames/6105
http://forum.honeyflow.com/search?q=manifold
In regards to leaking with a manifold, you can see Stu’s response here - [quote=“Stu_Anderson, post:37, topic:5123”]
Hi Bruce,
The airlock is formed when the tubing and container is sealed. One example
of this was a Northern Beaches beekeeper who channelled six pipes into one
lidded bucket. The 25mm tubing fitted the Flow tube tightly and poked
through tight holes in the bucket and its lid was airtight. There was no
doubt that the honey could not flow down the tubing because the air
pressure quickly built up in the bucket.
Having said this - you are right - leaks can happen for other reasons than
airlocks. In your video it looks like there was a blockage at the base of
one of the vertical channels - you can see that the honey has not drained
on that side of the clear panel. I don’t know what the blockage was - could
be wax, a pollen plug…
All the best, Stu
Stu Anderson
BeeInventive / Honeyflow
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Impressive manifold!
I would watch the level of honey in the window around the tube insert hole
while harvesting. You can see when the honey level goes above the height of
the trough walls, therefore risking some leakage via the lower cells.
We are about to make a manifold which has elbows pointing down immediately
next to the edge of the box, therefore getting the honey away, out of the
horizontal area of the tube as quickly as possible.
All the best, Stu
Stu Anderson
BeeInventive / Honeyflow
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