Thanks guys! I'll post a pic in just a bit, but I am using a rubber gasket that came with the bulkhead kit, not a rubber o-ring. For the element I will use one, but on the ball valves it's just an orange/brownish rubber gasket.
yeah we did tighten it with a wrench. Should we only hand tighten them? and Slakwhere: I read that the soldered fittings weren't a good way to go because of the heating then cooling constantly can lead to the solder cracking.
Yes I do! I went per directions of a few of the posts on here and got the bulkheads and o-rings from bargain fittings.
http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=167
Hey guys, my friends and I are doing our first electric brew setup and we have all the parts we need thanks to all of the posts on here. We have the holes drilled and want to put the heating element in without welding and are having problems keeping it water tight. Any tips would be super...