New Bottling Bucket! - quick question - Page 2

corvax13 · 10-08-2009, 02:48 PM

Just went through the thread - so the dip tube is to get that extra little bit left below the spigot?

Guess Im going to Home Depot after work...

Thanks Revvy!

**jeremysavoy** · 10-08-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by corvax13

I talked to Forrest from AHS, he said that their new buckets only have one ring - no problems there.

I recently ordered the spigot from NB, it did not come with an o-ring at all, but only a flat rubber washer.

I used it on the outside though ... made more sense to go there because I was tightening the nut with a wrench, didn't want the rubber washer to stretch or get gouged by the turning of the nut - since it was on the outside, it was only subjected to compressing forces, not twisting.

Seemed to work fine, no leaks and no chance of chewing up the rubber washer. The nut did actually have a groove for an o-ring, and I think I'll purchase one to fit it from Lowes/HD/Ace so that I'm covered on both ends ... but I think the flat washer should be used on the outside, at least by design.

I suppose it would probably work fine either way.

RunBikeBrew · 10-09-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Revvy

Good suggestion, mind posting it in my thread?
A couple of people have had similar issues. I never had.

Done.

I'm happy to have a chance to give back a little help. I've learned a ton from HBT. Honestly, I don't know how anybody ever learned to brew beer without the internet. Clearly, however, they figured it out, since beer pre-dates the internet by a few thousand years...

peachwein · 03-01-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremysavoy

I recently ordered the spigot from NB, it did not come with an o-ring at all, but only a flat rubber washer.

I used it on the outside though ... made more sense to go there because I was tightening the nut with a wrench, didn't want the rubber washer to stretch or get gouged by the turning of the nut - since it was on the outside, it was only subjected to compressing forces, not twisting.

Seemed to work fine, no leaks and no chance of chewing up the rubber washer. The nut did actually have a groove for an o-ring, and I think I'll purchase one to fit it from Lowes/HD/Ace so that I'm covered on both ends ... but I think the flat washer should be used on the outside, at least by design.

I suppose it would probably work fine either way.

I'm going to have to agree with you on this one... I forgot how i put it on the first time i used it, but i put it on on the inside this time, filled it up with san-solution... and it's dripping a little. Glad i realized this before i went and syphoned my brew in there...