Hi all. I thought I would try to "give back to the community" by showing you this DIY glass rinser I made. I've always liked the idea of having a glass rinser installed in the drip tray of my keezer, but didn't really want to pay the price that some of them go for (or have a way to plumb a water line to a rinser). I still have yet to install mine into my keezer, but thought I would share just the basics of what I done.
First what I bought were the items pictured.
^^ Pictured above are a Vinator, some 1/2" ID diameter tubing, a 4.25" drain strainer, a pack of 1/2" conduit lock nuts, and a 1/2" x closer nipple riser. All these items I got at Home Depot, except for the Vinator and pint glass obviously. The 1/2" tubing I bought a 10ft roll as that was all they had. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it. I also didn't have to use all the items listed, so for now all you 'need' is the vinyl tubing and drain strainer.
I took some cutters and cut out the four inside square holes to make the center square bigger.This was still not big enough to slip the 1/2" nipple through, so I decided to forgo using it and the conduit nuts. The tip of the Vinator will pass through it though which is what I was wanting. Also, the 4 nibs that were left from making the center of the drain bigger are big enough for me to pushing the tubing in and strong enough to bite and hold on to the tubing, as you see in this picture below.
Next I cut the tubing where it would bottom out on the top half of the spray head as indicated by the red arrow.
Two other views of the rinser assembly
It's tight on the spray head, but you don't have to use a lot of force if you twist it on/off. The Vinator can put out a pretty good stream too, so don't think it's not up to par for some taller glasses. Here's a (somewhat blurry) show of how high the stream can go.
And a shot of it in action.
All the items I bought, even what I haven't used, was a little over $17. Since I only used the tubing and strainer, the cost is probably closer to $10-$11.
First what I bought were the items pictured.
^^ Pictured above are a Vinator, some 1/2" ID diameter tubing, a 4.25" drain strainer, a pack of 1/2" conduit lock nuts, and a 1/2" x closer nipple riser. All these items I got at Home Depot, except for the Vinator and pint glass obviously. The 1/2" tubing I bought a 10ft roll as that was all they had. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it. I also didn't have to use all the items listed, so for now all you 'need' is the vinyl tubing and drain strainer.
I took some cutters and cut out the four inside square holes to make the center square bigger.This was still not big enough to slip the 1/2" nipple through, so I decided to forgo using it and the conduit nuts. The tip of the Vinator will pass through it though which is what I was wanting. Also, the 4 nibs that were left from making the center of the drain bigger are big enough for me to pushing the tubing in and strong enough to bite and hold on to the tubing, as you see in this picture below.
Next I cut the tubing where it would bottom out on the top half of the spray head as indicated by the red arrow.
Two other views of the rinser assembly
It's tight on the spray head, but you don't have to use a lot of force if you twist it on/off. The Vinator can put out a pretty good stream too, so don't think it's not up to par for some taller glasses. Here's a (somewhat blurry) show of how high the stream can go.
And a shot of it in action.
All the items I bought, even what I haven't used, was a little over $17. Since I only used the tubing and strainer, the cost is probably closer to $10-$11.
