Excellent update Donald, When I built my cooler boxes, the plumbing was the toughest part. Your new method and explanation will help everyone who wants to build one. Regards, Bob
A BIG Thanks for this plumbing vid Donald! I'm building a large patio cooler,in my wood shop now actually. It has a bowed front with two cabinets on each side for storage as well as a tile top. It should turn out nicely! I'm pretty excited! I'll try and get a vid up soon. I don't have any woodworking vids up yet but they r coming soon. Have A Super Blessed Week! .....Gus (aka..TheWoodWerker)
Thanks for posting these videos. I've been a woodworker for a long time, but just getting into building these ice chests, and your videos are extremebyly helpful. By the way, I see a KROQ bumper sticker in the background. I used to listen to that station back in the '80's when I was stationed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Hi Donald: Nice Update for the Plumbing. I had been using the flange type faucet in the cooler boxes that I built. Still using the risers and basically the method you originally used for the plumbing. Out of the 6 boxes I have built and sold... 2 of them leaked. as I had to make good on the product... I quickly found out when I drilled the holes for the screws in the flanged faucet... I drilled at an angle, not thinking and when I added the two screws thus created the screws to just barely spread the plastic enough and cause a leak. I replaced the plastic female bushing with another and made sure I didn't angle the screws back in via the flange on the faucet. I hope I explained that well enough.
perfect bro...even at Home Depot or ACE i have a hard time finding that black washer/gasket seal. lately being overfilling with white silicon,let it dry a bit then tighten on male to female. But prefer that seal though. great video man
I found another way for plumbing. I did use a female faucet and screwed in a plastic barb fitting 5/8 hose end. I also purchased 1 foot of 5/8 clear tubing and two small hose clamps. I then drilled the outer board and mounted faucet and barb fitting through it. I then measured the length between the barb and cooler outlet. I then cut the 5/8 hose to length and tighten it with a hose clamp on the barb. The other end went on the cooler outlet which is 5/8. I placed the tubing over the outlet and tightened it with a hose clamp. All done.
Is there any way you could put some links to all the fittings you used to plumb this? I took a trip to a big box store and couldn't find stuff to match up to what you show in the video. Thanks
I'm struggling with a good way to empty the remainder of the water. Below the drain valve. There is about half an inch of water in the bottom. Do you use a towel or leave it open to air dry?
@FunWithWoodworking I didn't notice that 😀. I am not much of a plumber but I think I figured out the fittings last night. Great video, thanks for sharing and replying.
Instead of a schedule 80 plug, just buy a reducer coupling. You won't need to drill it out. Also, not sure what the purpose is for the recess in your board. It's just another step that really adds nothing. If your cooler is anchored to the box with a couple of screws it won't move. The best way to solve this plumbing issue with the drain plug--that I haven't seen anyone mention yet--is what's called a "threaded bulkhead fitting" used in aquariums. It gives you a threaded fitting on the outside of the cooler that is easy to adapt to your spigot. Like this one: www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+10090+7629+4013&pcatid=4013
I bought a lgloo cooler and it does not have a drain plug so I was hoping you would please make a video on how to put a drain plug in a ice chest. Thanks! Denise
Question...what happens if while doing the plumbing you accidentally crack the inside plastic part that came with the cooler? Is there a workaround? Do they sell those pieces and a big box store?
Kyle Wilt If you are building it and then selling the finished project then more power to you. I welcome that. Please send me pictures of it built so I can share it out. If you are building it for a website or video, please give me credit for the design. If you want to sell the plan then please contact me and we can figure out a licensing arrangement.
Is there a down side if I use treated fence boards if I'm going to paint them ? I seen that you sold some of yours for $160 to $180! If you don't mind me asking, How much did it cost you to build them? I have made 3 for family with a 60 qt ice chest and a 54 qt ice chest and the average cost to make was $100. And one more thing, you said it only took you 8 boards, it takes me at least 12 boards.
glenn fox Plain, unfinished cooler boxes run me right around $85 to make. I am working on a cutting diagram for the pickets. I'll let you know when I get it done.
glenn fox I wouldn't use treated boards myself because I do not know what chemicals they use to treat them and wouldn't want unknown chemicals near my food.
I saw your Ice Box and now I have been making and selling them. Here is a link to my first ice box. I make and sell them with or without wheels. the Seahawk logo was for my own personal ice box. My plumbing is real quick simple and solid, I now use all brass it looks great. Since this first box, I have cleaned up all the screws so they are not visible except for 3 screws on each side of the lid. And now I 45 the lid corners th-cam.com/video/XuI_bLM4RAQ/w-d-xo.html
Great update, nice improvement to the project.
Carl Jacobson Thank you sir!
Excellent update Donald,
When I built my cooler boxes, the plumbing was the toughest part. Your new method and explanation will help everyone who wants to build one.
Regards,
Bob
RJBWoodTurner Thank you sir!
A BIG Thanks for this plumbing vid Donald! I'm building a large patio cooler,in my wood shop now actually. It has a bowed front with two cabinets on each side for storage as well as a tile top. It should turn out nicely! I'm pretty excited! I'll try and get a vid up soon. I don't have any woodworking vids up yet but they r coming soon. Have A Super Blessed Week! .....Gus (aka..TheWoodWerker)
Thanks for posting these videos. I've been a woodworker for a long time, but just getting into building these ice chests, and your videos are extremebyly helpful.
By the way, I see a KROQ bumper sticker in the background. I used to listen to that station back in the '80's when I was stationed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Hi Donald: Nice Update for the Plumbing. I had been using the flange type faucet in the cooler boxes that I built. Still using
the risers and basically the method you originally used for the plumbing. Out of the 6 boxes I have built and sold... 2 of them leaked. as I had to make good on the product... I quickly found out when I drilled the holes for the screws in the flanged faucet... I drilled at an angle, not thinking and when I added the two screws thus created the screws to just barely spread the
plastic enough and cause a leak. I replaced the plastic female bushing with another and made sure I didn't angle the screws back in via the flange on the faucet. I hope I explained that well enough.
Amazing video - exactly what I was looking for! Very good instructions.
thank you for the instructional. Thanks a lot. Very useful.
hmiguelena You're welcome!
Nice update!! This system works easier. Thanks forposting
Oh, man...I'm digging the street source shirt!!!!
Justin Bancs If you watch more of the project videos you can sometimes see the back corner of my Tacoma.
Thanks bro! Needed this info
perfect bro...even at Home Depot or ACE i have a hard time finding that black washer/gasket seal. lately being overfilling with white silicon,let it dry a bit then tighten on male to female. But prefer that seal though. great video man
Thanks!
I found another way for plumbing. I did use a female faucet and screwed in a plastic barb fitting 5/8 hose end. I also purchased 1 foot of 5/8 clear tubing and two small hose clamps. I then drilled the outer board and mounted faucet and barb fitting through it. I then measured the length between the barb and cooler outlet. I then cut the 5/8 hose to length and tighten it with a hose clamp on the barb. The other end went on the cooler outlet which is 5/8. I placed the tubing over the outlet and tightened it with a hose clamp. All done.
That sounds interesting. Do you have any pictures that you could send me or post on my Facebook page?
FunWithWoodworking posted on your face book site
Do you build a wood lid for that as well?
FloppyHatPhotos Yes. th-cam.com/video/jukgeFwaQ2M/w-d-xo.html
Is there any way you could put some links to all the fittings you used to plumb this? I took a trip to a big box store and couldn't find stuff to match up to what you show in the video. Thanks
I'm struggling with a good way to empty the remainder of the water. Below the drain valve. There is about half an inch of water in the bottom. Do you use a towel or leave it open to air dry?
I just lean the whole box to the side with the drain to get out as much as I can and then leave it open to air dry.
What size is the coupling and fitting
Can you list the items you used with links?
I made this video 10 years ago, I have no idea what I used for it. I most likely bought them at Home Depot.
@FunWithWoodworking I didn't notice that 😀. I am not much of a plumber but I think I figured out the fittings last night. Great video, thanks for sharing and replying.
Instead of a schedule 80 plug, just buy a reducer coupling. You won't need to drill it out. Also, not sure what the purpose is for the recess in your board. It's just another step that really adds nothing. If your cooler is anchored to the box with a couple of screws it won't move. The best way to solve this plumbing issue with the drain plug--that I haven't seen anyone mention yet--is what's called a "threaded bulkhead fitting" used in aquariums. It gives you a threaded fitting on the outside of the cooler that is easy to adapt to your spigot. Like this one: www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+10090+7629+4013&pcatid=4013
I bought a lgloo cooler and it does not have a drain plug so I was hoping you would please make a video on how to put a drain plug in a ice chest.
Thanks! Denise
Hágalo con una broca
did u get this fittings at lowest or have Depot thanks
Home Depot.
What do you think of my idea. Also the fauget maybe sightly mounted lower for better gravity drain.
Mark Light It looks like it would work very well. You could mount the drain much lower this way as well.
Question...what happens if while doing the plumbing you accidentally crack the inside plastic part that came with the cooler? Is there a workaround? Do they sell those pieces and a big box store?
Igloo has a parts section on their website and I believe that they sell them there. If not, then I have no idea. Good luck!
www.igloocoolers.com/accessories/parts
What do you think about people taking your design and selling them??
Kyle Wilt If you are building it and then selling the finished project then more power to you. I welcome that. Please send me pictures of it built so I can share it out. If you are building it for a website or video, please give me credit for the design. If you want to sell the plan then please contact me and we can figure out a licensing arrangement.
Is there a down side if I use treated fence boards if I'm going to paint them ? I seen that you sold some of yours for $160 to $180! If you don't mind me asking, How much did it cost you to build them? I have made 3 for family with a 60 qt ice chest and a 54 qt ice chest and the average cost to make was $100. And one more thing, you said it only took you 8 boards, it takes me at least 12 boards.
glenn fox Plain, unfinished cooler boxes run me right around $85 to make. I am working on a cutting diagram for the pickets. I'll let you know when I get it done.
glenn fox I wouldn't use treated boards myself because I do not know what chemicals they use to treat them and wouldn't want unknown chemicals near my food.
do you have the sizes for the pvc pieces ? 3/4" 1/2" ??
tsdub Everything is 1/2".
10-4 thanks got it figured out :)
Hi, I'm your follower and I builded a cooler following your instructions, I would like to share a picture with you about my project. Thanks !
That sounds great! Please post it on my Facebook page and I'll check it out.
+FunWithWoodworking i dont have Facebook but my wife has. Thanks for your videos from Puerto Rico
+Edwin Colon you can also email them to me at info@funwithwoodworking.com
+FunWithWoodworking perfecto!
+Edwin Colon thanks again !
Having trouble finding the 1/2 inch male adapter
Found it, look for schedule 80 Nipples, not adapters
Thank you for letting me know!
I saw your Ice Box and now I have been making and selling them. Here is a link to my first ice box. I make and sell them with or without wheels. the Seahawk logo was for my own personal ice box. My plumbing is real quick simple and solid, I now use all brass it looks great. Since this first box, I have cleaned up all the screws so they are not visible except for 3 screws on each side of the lid. And now I 45 the lid corners
th-cam.com/video/XuI_bLM4RAQ/w-d-xo.html
John Jensen Very cool man! How much do you sell them for? I have a really hard time selling them here in Southern California.
I have received 8 orders. I sell them for $200.00 with a Polyurethane clear gloss finish. They can add an additional $20.00 for wheels
First!!!