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Review on Igloo Parts Kit Ice Chests by Drew Poulin

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Be careful when drilling the hole.

I bought this for the new Igloo 50 Qt cooler. After one use I decided I needed drainage. After reading other reviews I wasn't sure which one would fit so I bought this set which comes with both standard versions. As I suspected, he was not small. So I took the obvious spot in the radiator where it looked like it should go and drilled a hole. I fell for the trick. Igloo made this part of the cooler even thicker, and the long drain wasn't long enough. Luckily I'm an engineer so I redesigned it. I cut a larger hole on the outside and made a wooden donut (I'm also a professional carpenter) with an inside diameter that matches the outside diameter of the gutter and an outside diameter that matches the larger hole I drilled from the outside. I used a 1" thick piece of wood since the drain fits a 1 1/8" wall. So 1 inch wood and 1/8 inch cooler wall and I'm golden. Now the cover is lowered towards the radiator, but it works. Without my modification it would work in a different spot on the cooler where the wall is thinner. Another joke.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Useless features