I have a 9 gallon Bayou classic thin (very thin) stainless pot that I've been using for my boil pot for extract brewing. I am trying to make the jump to all grain and bought a stainless ball valve to install. Used a #4, 7/8 step bit to drill a hole and removed the burrs with a dremel.
For the life of me I can't get the ball valve installed without a leak. I have the orange O ring it came with on the inside, then the washer, then the female to female coupler. On the outside it's washer the ball valve fitting. Pretty sure I have it installed right but no matter how hard I tighten it I still have leaks. It does seem like the hole is a little big (not sure how as I used the 7/8 step bit and went all the way through, but the O ring more than covers it. Driving me crazy, any ideas of common causes and fixes? Maybe I should add another O ring to the outside as well?
For the life of me I can't get the ball valve installed without a leak. I have the orange O ring it came with on the inside, then the washer, then the female to female coupler. On the outside it's washer the ball valve fitting. Pretty sure I have it installed right but no matter how hard I tighten it I still have leaks. It does seem like the hole is a little big (not sure how as I used the 7/8 step bit and went all the way through, but the O ring more than covers it. Driving me crazy, any ideas of common causes and fixes? Maybe I should add another O ring to the outside as well?