Cheap & Easy 10 Gallon Rubbermaid MLT Conversion - Page 171

integra93ls · 09-08-2011, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by inkman15

You can get SS versions? I'm sure I could get them if I knew what I was looking for, but I'd be happy to throw you some cash for the parts if you have them. PM me.

oh im sorry i thought you were looking for them in brass. sorry i read it wrong. but hey ill check to see if they have it in ss. i dont think they even make it in ss but i might be wrong.

XtremeBrew · 09-11-2011, 05:34 PM

I picked up 2 5gal coolers at Home Depot, but the diameter of the hole where the spout is is much larger than every cooler mash tun build I've seen. The opening is just over 1/2" in diameter and I can't find anything to fit snugly in it. All parts are 1/2" or 3/4" so I'm stuck. Any ideas?

**bottlebomber** · 09-11-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by XtremeBrew

Any ideas?

You could return them, and buy a 10 gallon cooler...

XtremeBrew · 09-11-2011, 08:13 PM

.....yeah, its the same size opening. I already checked. So that's not gonna help me much.

**bottlebomber** · 09-11-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by XtremeBrew

.....yeah, its the same size opening. I already checked. So that's not gonna help me much.

That strange... I just did this build a month or so ago with a Home Depot Rubbermaid (are you sure its rubbermaid?) Cooler, and it worked like a dream. I think you should just buy the materials as listed, and make the build. Its the washers and gaskets that are sealing the rig, and the nipple that's passing through their smaller openings

XtremeBrew · 09-12-2011, 12:07 AM

Yeah its the Rubbermaid ones. They're the only place I could find the screw on top version too, so I guess I'm going to have to rig it up somehow and just make it work

**bottlebomber** · 09-12-2011, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by XtremeBrew

Yeah its the Rubbermaid ones. They're the only place I could find the screw on top version too, so I guess I'm going to have to rig it up somehow and just make it work

Your good to go, just go through the build. Let me guess, it has a Home Depot decal on the front on a square embossment. This is the exact cooler I used, I have done three batches so far and it works great.

day_trippr · 09-12-2011, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bottlebomber

Your good to go, just go through the build. Let me guess, it has a Home Depot decal on the front on a square embossment. This is the exact cooler I used, I have done three batches so far and it works great.

+1

I have the same 10 gallon Home Depot/Rubbermaid cooler, outfitted with an off-the-shelf Gott-style cooler bulkhead/ss ball valve assembly similar to this one:

Been brewing with this cooler MLT rig for about a year now with an FB and it still works great, no leaks inside or out...

Cheers!

XtremeBrew · 09-12-2011, 05:02 AM

Thanks. I'm going to end up using 1/2" parts instead of the 3/8" ones because of space issues. The 3/8 are just way too small for this cooler I have. Even the 1/2" leaves just a bit of wiggle room too much for my paranoia.

Hopefully I will have all my parts in a few weeks and start my brewing reeducation with AG

**MichaelBrock** · 09-12-2011, 12:08 PM

I don't think your cooler is unusual. The hole in your cooler is almost certainly the same as everyone else's. If you dig through this thread you'll find that many people report the same fit issues. The "wobble" issues some people reported are undoubtedly due to this poor fit. Some people have gone with 1/2 inch fittings but apparently the hardware is harder to find. I considered it but ended up going the traditional route and it worked out with no leaks or wobble, had no problems finding the washers (the Home Depot 'build a bolt' kit fit perfectly, the washers looked like they were made to fit the indentations in the cooler). You just need to make sure everything is tightened down pretty well.