I've found that I'm not alone in thinking the current state of home brew bulkhead solutions is seriously lacking. I'd even go as far as saying that the collection of spare parts that currently pass for bulkheads is seriousy jury-rigged.
IMHO, the fatal flaw in the design is the fact that the interior oring sits on the nipples threads which cannot be sealed properly without extra work.
A lot of the successes I've heard included either changing from an Oring to a flat silicone washer of some sort and/or wrapping the nipple's threads with half a roll of teflon tape to fill in those valleys.
Anyway, the point of this poll is to gauge the initial and long term success of these bulkheads as they apply to both metal vessels and cooler conversions.
IMHO, the fatal flaw in the design is the fact that the interior oring sits on the nipples threads which cannot be sealed properly without extra work.
A lot of the successes I've heard included either changing from an Oring to a flat silicone washer of some sort and/or wrapping the nipple's threads with half a roll of teflon tape to fill in those valleys.
Anyway, the point of this poll is to gauge the initial and long term success of these bulkheads as they apply to both metal vessels and cooler conversions.