bkvail
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am looking at the DIY section and came across this - I'm assuming this is used for bottling beer? Or just easy dispensing?
am looking at the DIY section and came across this - I'm assuming this is used for bottling beer? Or just easy dispensing?
Without reading all 56 pages of this...where can I get SS 5/8" washers? I looked at Lowe's, which had every size BUT 5/8ths, and home depot, where they didn't have SS anything.
Not that it matters much, but I bought everything at Lowe's except the cooler ($18 - Walmart), and I'm pushing $58 right now.
that's what I am look for !!! thanks big time!! now we have today's 2 cent KEG!!
and I will do that one !! thank you!!
Put them in a glass of coke or pepsi. If that doesn't corrode them, you are golden.I got some supposedly all SS washers from Ace. I bought a few and will be putting one in a glass of water for a while to test if there's any corrosion. Should I up the acidity or should plain tap water be a good test?
Is it ok to put a rubber flat washer on the inside under a SS flat washer to give it a better seal? Or is the SS flat was enough?
Well, I hate to poo-poo this, but finding 5/8 ss washer is a tough call at stores in my area. The largest I've been able to find are 1/2 in ss washers. Home Despot, no dice, True Value hardware, nope, Ace hardware, nada. And as far as the metric goes nobody carries stainless metric washers. Asked at each one.
Would a steel washer be good enough? I can find regular steel washers in the 5/8 in. size no prob. Will they rust? Ahh, humbug, I'll just give it a try and see what happens.
Just sharing my experience.
I don't know if this has been addressed or not, but after all day of running around looking for a 5/8's inch "Fender" washer which did not exist at any store. I settled for a 5/8's Stainless steel from Ace Hardware.
When I got it home, it appeared to be an exact copy of what was photographed in the parts list, and of course, it worked just fine.
I'm heading out to get my parts now for a Coleman Extreme rectangular job. If I need it - where have people sourced food-grade silicone?
Cheers!
It's been addressed adnaueseum several times in the thread, INCLUDING on the parts list in the first post is the link to fastenal website which links to the parts number. It doesn't matter whether or not they are fender or not, just that they are 5/8th and staineless...
BrewWiki said:Here are the parts you will need for the conversion (see picture, left to right):
* Rubbermaid 10 gallon round beverage cooler
* all stainless steel ¼ hose clamps x 2
* brass square head plug (Watts A-737)
* ½ x 12 (or larger) braided stainless steel supply hose
* 3/8 female barb adapter (Watts A-298)
* 5/8 stainless steel fender washer (Note:You can convert a 1/2" SS fender wash by widening the hole to 5/8" if you cannot find one)
* 3/8 MIP x 1-1/2 brass nipple (Watts A-786)
* seal from plastic spigot of cooler (shown below)
* Teflon tape (note: everything to the left of the tape in the picture above goes inside the cooler, and everything to the right goes outside)
* 5/8 Inner Diameter O-ring (preferably heat resistant, if you can find one)
* 3 x 5/8 fender washers
* 3/8 threaded ball valve
* 3/8 male barb adapter (Watts A-294)
As long as the inside diameter is 5/8" and the washer is wide enough to provide a stable 'backing' for the fittings going through the cooler wall, you are golden. Just make sure that you don't find a washer that is TOO wide because it might not fit between the bottom of the cooler and the hole through the cooler wall.So just for confirmation the Stainless Steel washer I need is 5/8" X 1 3/4"?
I was at Home Depot yesterday and saw that they have very large diameter (looks to be 1") braided SS supply hoses for water heaters. 18-24" in length.
It seems to me that in the interest of larger surface area, it would be worth considering using these in a circle in the bottom of the MLT.
Has anyone else looked at these and if so, why have I not seen any posts about it?
Just a heads-up... I just returned from Home Depot where I picked up a Home Depot branded Rubbermaid 1610 10 gallon cooler for $39.97. Home Depot item #875-786.
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