I hate to do this, but I need help with a mash tun leak

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@davidgaines that looks like a solid setup. I think what I need to get is one of those silicone flat gaskets. Question about your cooler: how does the inside of the your cooler wall spigot hole look like? Is it indented like mine? I went to walmart shortly after I made this thread and noticed that the other xtremes have that indent.

I'm gonna try to play around with my cooler again today.

 

[davidgaines]

@davidgaines that looks like a solid setup. I think what I need to get is one of those silicone flat gaskets. Question about your cooler: how does the inside of the your cooler wall spigot hole look like? Is it indented like mine? I went to walmart shortly after I made this thread and noticed that the other xtremes have that indent.

I'm gonna try to play around with my cooler again today.

The pic in the first post makes it look like it's a little deformed, but the large indent is normal. The silicone flat gasket makes all the difference in the world for me, in this Coleman Xtreme and my last round Igloo MLT. I know it really sucks to have to pay shipping on just a couple small gaskets, but it's all worth it. Seriously.

My previous Coleman Xtreme that I damaged in removing the spigot, looks like yours on the inside. I'm going to try food grade sealant on it to set up a second vessel.

 

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Just an update. I played around with my cooler again yesterday, tried different variations of washer/oring setups, but to no avail. Actually, my first try, I thought I had done it right. No leak from between the cooler body/outside washer........then it started leaking between the two outside washers. I figured, "okay, I got it this time. I'll take it apart, put more teflon tape on the nipple, assemble it like I last time, and we'll be set!" Nope. For some reason, I couldn't replicate how I did it the previous time and this time the leak was from the cooler body. Either way, there was still water getting into the cooler wall from teh inside.

Defeated, I cleaned up, went inside, and hopped on my computer to order some things from Bargain Fittings. Ended up getting the 1/2" NPT flat silicone gasket, a large red 1/2" NPT flat silicone gasket, and a 1/2" NPS flange locknut for the inside-cooler part. Hopefully I get it in soon and it works....this leak is taking time away from my christmas old ale.