built 5 gal cooler tun for neighbor. Bought it at HD, red rubbermaid 5 gal. Had a morebeer bulkhead on hand, supposedly the one they use in their cooler tuns.
Their site says to drill it out to 7/8. Tight fit. Bulkhead has to be screwed in thru the cooler walls. We filled it with water, no leaks. Unfortunately after an overnight mash we noticed the cooler had bubbled out the size of an acorn in the rear at bottom.
Bulkead leaked, cooler has liquid in the bottom. Ugh. Pierced the bubble to drain. Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, filled halfway with water. You can see a couple tiny little bubbles come off the bulkhead. Swapped silicone gaskets. Left washer off. Etc etc.
No luck. no matter what we do it leaks.
Is it the bulkhead? The offbrand “igloo” cooler? Whats the solution on getting these suckers sealed up with no leaks?
Their site says to drill it out to 7/8. Tight fit. Bulkhead has to be screwed in thru the cooler walls. We filled it with water, no leaks. Unfortunately after an overnight mash we noticed the cooler had bubbled out the size of an acorn in the rear at bottom.
Bulkead leaked, cooler has liquid in the bottom. Ugh. Pierced the bubble to drain. Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, filled halfway with water. You can see a couple tiny little bubbles come off the bulkhead. Swapped silicone gaskets. Left washer off. Etc etc.
No luck. no matter what we do it leaks.
Is it the bulkhead? The offbrand “igloo” cooler? Whats the solution on getting these suckers sealed up with no leaks?