Home Made 10 Gal MT

[MyCarHasAbs]

Built it like I did my 5 gal but I have one slight problem. It's a little wobbly. I think the problem is the washers in using. Notice on the spigot to the left the washer appears to be overlapping the opening to the spigot area, whereas the other I just built fits perfectly inside. 5/8 washer. Thoughts?

I poured about 4 gallons in there to test for leaks. Nothing obvious. I'm also using two o rings thinking that would help inside take up space for grip.

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[jake-k]

I had to use multiple washer on the outside to get mine nice and sturdy. I do not remember the sizes but I ended up using three.

 

[Spyk'd]

What's on the inside? I use another washer and O-ring, plus coupler.

It only needs to seal from the inside out, so it doesn't matter about O-rings on the outside; a larger washer is more important. You could even go smaller washer that fits inside the depression, followed by a larger washer on top of it.


Good luck!

 

[Sammy86]

I had to use multiple washer on the outside to get mine nice and sturdy. I do not remember the sizes but I ended up using three.

I use three washers as well, might want to add more.

Cheers!

 

[MyCarHasAbs]

I'm cool with it being wobbly so long as there are no leaks. I'm thinking if it didn't leak with 4 gallons of water inside then it should be okay...right?

 

[MyCarHasAbs]

By the way, this is the inside. Look alright?

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[jake-k]

If it seals, you will be okay. On the outside I have three, that fill the gap between the valve, and the side of the cooler for sturdiness. But only used one on the inside.

 

[MyCarHasAbs]

Hmm, alright, It's probably sealed but I know me..and I'm going to become annoyed that it's not secure and wish I had done it right. I'll probably go out and get some more washers and teflon tape. That's got me a little nervous as well even though I'm pretty sure it's unnecessary.