Pretty slick. I didn't even know about those fittings.
Pretty slick. I didn't even know about those fittings.
Do those bulkheads have inside threads? The hole you'd have to drill in the cooler wall is pretty big but otherwise it's a good idea. You'd have to reduce the outside threads down to mate it to the ball valve unless it has inside threads from both sides.
you're including the SS washers in that space between the locknut and cooler wall, right? It seems like water could also drip in behind the o-ring where it's pressed against the cooler (space #3 in your diagram), especially if it's not squeezed tightly enough against the wall.That will stop liquid from getting through and the oring will just have to seal between the locknut face and cooler wall.
Locknuts are the only thing I found that could screw all the way up the threaded portion of the nipple...
You could probably put the assembly in the oven for a few minutes and get it to thread on even further as the CPVC heats up.
Would it be of benefit to apply some super glue or silicone caulk to the insulation portion of the cooler prior to inserting the 3/4" PVC reinforcement?
I see this as sort of waterproofing the interior of the cooler such that if the design did leak, there would be no wort seeping into the insulation of the cooler. Thoughts?
Thanks for the heads up. I had all the pics back up but some of them have ".jpg" in capital letters and that was messing up the links. Weird.
This has probably come up before but what about this variation:
Then you wouldn't have to worry about the threads in the nipple because the liquid would never come in contact with the nipple at all (well except for the interior surface of course). I wonder if this would seal better because any leakage would have to seep through a directly clamped surface, unlike the OP diagram where you are blocking leakage that would flow perp to clamping surface, ie along the outer surface of the nipple "under" the o ring.
Not that I've heard of any problems with the orig design but I was just wondering...
tre9er said:if I can find some flat flexible washers that are food safe and high temp safe are those preferrable to an o-ring?
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