I was trying to think of a way to make large ice cubes with a lot of surface area that water could pass through quickly. Wondering if anyone had tried anything like this or if it will even work. I am worried the bottom of the bucket will contort when filled with water. The cube would be set sideways in a large ice chest with water.
Needed items:
1- 5Gallon Bucket
6- 2" 2foot precut PVC pipes
6- 2" PVC Plugs
6 - 2" long 1/4" bolts, nuts, and washer. Needs to have a shallow screw head.
1- Outdoor Silicon Caulk
1- PVC Primer and Cement
Take the bucket and mark 6 points on on the bottom. Think of the look of a Revolvers Cylinder. Drill a hole in those 6 spots. Take 6 plugs and drill a hole directly in the center of each. Put silicon caulk all over the bottom of each plug. Push the bolt up from the bottom of the bucket and tighten each plug down securely. Shallow head bolts will hopefully not push on the bottom of the bucket when water is added. so that the plugs stay straight up. Now prime plugs and 1 end of each pipe and cement them together. After its all dry it should be a bucket with 6 pipes stick up. Set in the deep freezer and fill much of the way up with water. I suspect it will take a few days to freeze. Once solid take it to the bath tub and grab a water pitcher. Start filling up the tub with hot water and pour hot water into each tube. That way it melts away from each tube and the wall of the bucket so it will release without suction. It should be one big cube with 6 holes. Place it in a large cooler with the immersion pump and water. Put the return hose into the top hole so it has to flow down the cube and return passing through it too.
Any ideas? Problems? Even Possible?
The other idea I had was just a single 6-8" pipe in the center to make a long tube cube.
Needed items:
1- 5Gallon Bucket
6- 2" 2foot precut PVC pipes
6- 2" PVC Plugs
6 - 2" long 1/4" bolts, nuts, and washer. Needs to have a shallow screw head.
1- Outdoor Silicon Caulk
1- PVC Primer and Cement
Take the bucket and mark 6 points on on the bottom. Think of the look of a Revolvers Cylinder. Drill a hole in those 6 spots. Take 6 plugs and drill a hole directly in the center of each. Put silicon caulk all over the bottom of each plug. Push the bolt up from the bottom of the bucket and tighten each plug down securely. Shallow head bolts will hopefully not push on the bottom of the bucket when water is added. so that the plugs stay straight up. Now prime plugs and 1 end of each pipe and cement them together. After its all dry it should be a bucket with 6 pipes stick up. Set in the deep freezer and fill much of the way up with water. I suspect it will take a few days to freeze. Once solid take it to the bath tub and grab a water pitcher. Start filling up the tub with hot water and pour hot water into each tube. That way it melts away from each tube and the wall of the bucket so it will release without suction. It should be one big cube with 6 holes. Place it in a large cooler with the immersion pump and water. Put the return hose into the top hole so it has to flow down the cube and return passing through it too.
Any ideas? Problems? Even Possible?
The other idea I had was just a single 6-8" pipe in the center to make a long tube cube.