Plugging a Vino Drain.

Thanks for the info mang.

Excellent post Scott!

Plug it!

[MikeyC]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Excellent post Scott!

Plug it!

Does that plug actually fit the drain or are you just f'ing around?

[zmancbr]

Scott... great read. It really drives the point home.

Out of curiosity, what do you recommend to plug the hole with?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by zmancbr

Scott... great read. It really drives the point home.

Out of curiosity, what do you recommend to plug the hole with?

I just sent this to Mikey a little bit ago...

"Some guys use caulking, some guys use tape.
I use stuff called Electrician's Putty. It's like rubbery clay that never gets hard and never changes shape. Electricians use it everywhere to seal penetrations through exterior walls.
I have a one pound block that I've been using for 20 years.
It's great for all sorts of things.
I used it because all I have to do is pull it out if I ever want to use the winadors for something else. I didn't want to do any permanent damage and duct tape isn't very reliable. It dries out and gets ruined by water.
If not the putty, I'd jam a little wad of paper in the drain and put in a little gob of caulking that I could remove easily, I suppose. "

Silly Putty

[zmancbr]

Originally Posted by shilala

I just sent this to Mikey a little bit ago...

"Some guys use caulking, some guys use tape.
I use stuff called Electrician's Putty. It's like rubbery clay that never gets hard and never changes shape. Electricians use it everywhere to seal penetrations through exterior walls.
I have a one pound block that I've been using for 20 years.
It's great for all sorts of things.
I used it because all I have to do is pull it out if I ever want to use the winadors for something else. I didn't want to do any permanent damage and duct tape isn't very reliable. It dries out and gets ruined by water.
If not the putty, I'd jam a little wad of paper in the drain and put in a little gob of caulking that I could remove easily, I suppose. "

Word... thanks for the heads up... I haven't really used either of the 2 vinos I have yet... but I'm close to Max in the Cabinet so its time to get the vinos ready for duty

[lenguamor]

Scott, what size/diameter rubber/cork plug does the trick in the standard vinotemp?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by lenguamor

Scott, what size/diameter rubber/cork plug does the trick in the standard vinotemp?

Beats the hell outta me.
IIRC, 3/8" or so.

[Savor the Stick]

Thanks again Scott for the heads up.
I am a plug guy and have my original one plugged from day one.

But my second one has been sitting for the last 3 weeks with the hole un-plugged.
So looking at my wireless gauges I noticed that my unplugged was off by a couple of degrees and % pts.

This was just what I needed to encourage me to Plug it up!

Thanks Scott