Home Depot 10 Gallon HLT and MLT conversion question

[flashburn66]

Hi everyone,

I just had a quick question. I decided to get a couple of the 10 gallon orange round rubbermade home depot coolers to convert into an HLT and a MLT. I got all the parts needed per one of the threads on hear that said to get a 3/8 ball valve with the 3/8 nipple etc. I get all the parts and go to put it all together and its way to small. I measured the hole and it looks like its a 1" hole and with the gromet that comes inside the cooler its 3/4. Has anyone run into this issue. I was thinking of returning all the plumbing parts i got and exchange them for 3/4 size parts. Please let me know if im missing something here. any help is appriciated

Thanks

 

[tofuguy]

I used a HD Cooler for my MLT for 3 years before moving on. I used the following to build my bulkhead and valve. I had to get a second washer to be able to close the valve fully. (Needed extra spacing)

http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=47&product_id=252

 

[day_trippr]

Check out this conversion kit and select the Rubbermaid option. Looks like a solid kit for the price.

Years ago I built a 10g HD Rubbermaid cooler MLT. The cooler did have a large enough hole to pass a 1/2" pipe through. I used somewhat similar parts to the kit above, particularly a bulkhead designed for that cooler and the domed FB, and I'm sure it cost more all up than that kit price...

Cheers!

 

[The_Bishop]

A *way* better option:

https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/coolermashfb10.htm

 

[The_Bishop]

Well, crap. Ninja'd.

 

[flashburn66]

awesome! Thank you for all of your help this deffinetley points me in the right direction.