DIY spigot on plastic fermentor

[Will_the-new-brewer]

So....

I decided to take the plunge and drill a hole into one of my plastic (PET) carboy to install a spigot. I am not sure that was the best idea. I had to lightly sand the hole on the inside to get ride of plastic "buildup" so the washer would seat properly. Now I am worried about the abrasions on the inside of the carboy. I kept it as small as I could, but I think some will extend out beyond the washer I will use inside.

Is this normal when people do this? Should I have done this a different way to prevent that?

 

[FrozenOcean]

Just make sure it gets an extra good soak in star san, and comfort yourself with the glorious feeling of not having to deal with that f'ing siphon rod/racking tube BS.

 

[RPh_Guy]

Is this normal when people do this?

Is it normal for people to drill through PET?
A ported Fermonster is around $30.

I wouldn't want to use plastic with scratches.

Just make sure it gets an extra good soak in star san

Soaking in Star San is unhelpful. It tends to leave a residue and there's no reason to think it would have higher efficacy.

 

[tellyho]

I have done this. No issues. Surplus of buckets + cheap bastard = bucket with spigot. I consider fermenters to be semi disposable anyway. Good for about 40 batches, and then there are enough scratches that I worry about infection.