So I just converted my cooler yesterday. Just gotta cut the slits. Its a 40 qt rectangular. My concern is that the drain hole seems to be kind of high. Wondering if I will have a problem with too much goodness left in the bottom. Here are some pics. The bottom of the outlet pipe seems to be 5/8 of an inch off the bottom. (I did not measure from the bottom of deeper channel near drain, since its only a 3-4 in long and 1 inch wide)
The manifold is at its highest point there, and slopes down to the opposite side of cooler where it touches the floor of cooler.
As a side question - I just noticed a crack in the bottom of the cooler that will leak. Can I use food grade silicone to seal it up?
By the way...the replacement bottom seal of a Fluidmaster refill valve for a toilet works great as a seal for your bulkhead! I got it over a 3/4 thread(which is actually 1" wide. It was a stretch and the seal seems it would work for smaller threads too, maybe as low as 1/2".
Here are some pics:
The manifold is at its highest point there, and slopes down to the opposite side of cooler where it touches the floor of cooler.
As a side question - I just noticed a crack in the bottom of the cooler that will leak. Can I use food grade silicone to seal it up?
By the way...the replacement bottom seal of a Fluidmaster refill valve for a toilet works great as a seal for your bulkhead! I got it over a 3/4 thread(which is actually 1" wide. It was a stretch and the seal seems it would work for smaller threads too, maybe as low as 1/2".
Here are some pics: