Here is a few "DIY Kits" I put together from Amazon with everything you need to add this setup: Ice Barrel 300 Chiller DIY Kit with 1/2HP Chiller: amzn.to/3ExihP7 Ice Barrel 300 Chiller DIY Kit with 1HP Chiller: amzn.to/3QYi9iY
FYI the clasp and hex nuts for the 1/2 hp is wrong. The clasp are not big enough and the hex fits one way not the way into the pump. Which pvc nut did you use to connect the pump to filter?
For anyone doing this. I looked all over. I can’t find any plastic fitting that does 3/4inch x 5/8 pvc fitting to get this to work. If anyone has link please let me know. Plastic only. Steel or brass do not fit.
@davidmausjr I purchased the white threaded tubing in your Amazon kit and in this video link. BUT in this video you said the white tubing is your nemesis. Can you place a link to the black flexible tubing you recommend now. Thank you!
Thanks David, just ordered everything, the 300 and all the recommended parts and chiller. Your videos are awesome, simple for people like me who are..well..simple!
Hi Dave! Super helpful video! I just purchased an Ice Barrel 300 and the kit supplies from your Amazon list. Thanks so much for making my life easy! You're awesome! Keep up the great videos!
Loving your videos, David. I started last year with a horse trough. Hoping I can upgrade this year to this setup. Thanks for all your great advice. Keep the updates coming!
solid update Sir. Maybe theres a way to box that middle section in a small outdoor box of somesort? To block from kids/animals stepping on the pump area and could visually clean that up too. Nice!
I like this video, it is the best yet for DYI. Is there a change you can explain what size pipe you are using and what additional connectors you need. Thanks - Subbed
I followed your tutorial with the clear tubing. How dare you steer me wrong and not offer the best. Just kidding brother, thanks for everything. I may swap out the tubing eventually, as there's already a spot of folding that's happening. It still seems to circulate a lot of water though, so I may not need to for a while. Keep the great content coming.
Hey buddy, me again lol I thought I’ve watched all your videos and now this just popped up on my home screen while I was waiting on a subcontractor. I just finally hooked up my chiller however I use the old tubing and I’m seeing exactly what you mean? Where did you get that black hydroponic tubing? I definitely need to get some of that. Is there any place close to us that has it?
How has that inline pump been? I just bought one from your Amazon page to be submerged in my tub. Would really prefer it be an in line pump but worried it’s going to break on me.
Interesting rewatched this vid. Do you change the size tubing based on the HP of your chiller? I recently had my tiny pump from warrior willpower burn out and after getting a new 1000gph pump, the connectors on top of the chiller now slightly leak. It’s working with 1/2” tubing and a 1/3hp chiller
Thanks so much for this, I have it set up and it's working great. 1 question for you, when I turn off my pump and chiller my system leaks from the pump. Do you have a way to stop the pump leak? Thanks for your help.
FYI the clasp and hex nuts for the 1/2 hp is wrong. The clasp are not big enough and the hex fits one way not the way into the pump. Which pvc nut did you use to connect the pump to filter?
Has anyone received their Ice Barrel 300 yet? I ordered 3 weeks ago but can't get the company to answer the phone or reply to emails requesting updates.
Hi there! I was wondering what the approximate shipping costs for the Ice Barrel 300 were, I was quoted $800 via DHL to Puerto Rico, which I find outrageous since it's still domestic shipping! Thanks and keep up the great videos David!
I feel like a 1 HP chiller is overkill for the 70 gal ice barrel, shouldn't 1/2 HP be more than enough - especially if the barrel is now insulated? Also Penguin Chiller company sells a HE chiller that has a pump pre-installed inside and also has an ice barrel kit so you don't have to drill if you have the ice barrel. Not sure if you knew this, but wanted to see if you had any opinion on it.
for sure! I had the 1/2 and it was perfect, but i wanted to check out the 1hp and ended up giving the 1/2 away to a friend who wanted to start getting cold. it would work great with the insulated 300. I have heard more bad reviews on the penguin than positive reviews, but i dont have any opinions on it.
I noticed you have your chiller outside and unprotected---is it ok to keep it outside if it rains etc? I have mine in my garage with my tubing running outside to the tank. I also have a submersible pump in the tank pumping the water through the chiller. Since I spent like $1,100 on the chiller I want it to last---so thoughts on the weather set up is appreciated
I have had mine outside since the beginning and here in FL its hot and rainy all the time. Its been perfect with no issues but if its working the way you have it, no harm in keeping it like that.
There appear to be 2 places to connect on the 300. I have the 400 which only has one place to connect and would like to use the Ecoplus 1 1/2 hp per your previous video. How would I set this up including filter? Thanks
Important: All ports on the Ice Barrel 300 are 3/4 NPT (not GHT). Several of Dave’s kits include GHT threaded adapters that do not fit the Ice Barrel 300. Using those GHT adapters will result in damaging the threads on the Ice Barrel.
Thanks for the heads up. For reference, i agree with you however the pieces i have in the kits are exactly (after trial and error) what I am using and there are zero issues. I have updated all the kits for the 300 and they have both options. If you want to go with NPT to NPT exclusive, they are the brass options in the kits. Any questions, message me on IG: @dmausjr
Hi! I'm going to order the 300 on black friday :) chiller question..I live in the central valley of california..summer temps soar over 100 degrees on the daily. I plan on having it in my garage which gets super hot as well. Do you think I can get away with a 1/2 hp chiller with the 300 being insulated and all?
Just got my same set up but my pump is leaking from the top like crazy!! Are you finding that since you put the pump on the outside, it is still leaking? Mine is leaking from the top, not so much from the strainer.
It shouldnt be leaking, Sometimes the clamp is on a weird spot and water gets through so make sure to fiddle with the clamp, there is a spot that it doesnt leak but its finicky.
@@DavidMausJr took everything apart and realized there was supposed to be an O ring on that top barb. My only problem now is the pump and chiller are both very loud and wondering if this is normal.
Shouldnt be very loud, they can be noisy when first cooling the water but once it reaches temps the chiller (the loudest part) should kick off.@@killthebear71
Does anyone have any ideas on how to reduce condensation with the original ice barrel 400? I have a very similar set up, although I’m using the 1/2 HP HE Penguin chiller. I’m getting so much water on my deck that it puddles. It looks more like a leak but I don’t seem to notice a drop in water level in the barrel. I just set everything up a couple of days ago, so still trying to work out the kinks.
Anything i have tried without built in insulation condensates like crazy. Even the tubes will do it when it gets hotter out. I have a few videos from years past trying to figure it out. They make an absorbant mat on amazon that you could use that people have tried. amzn.to/3vgNx3K
@@DavidMausJr awesome. Thank you for the suggestion, David. Price point looks reasonable. I’m going to look into this and continue researching insulation options.
@@DavidMausJr thank you again. As I continue to work on identifying an insulation method that will work best for my set up let me ask you another question about water dripage. I have the Ice Barrel 400 but I have currently set it up like you set up your Ice Barrel 300. The filter and pump are set up inline outside of the barrel. The majority of my leakage is coming from those connections, and not necessarily the condensation. In regard to the Ice Barrel 400, do you think it’s better or easier to just set it up the way you originally set it up with the filter and pump inside the barrel… or have you found a method for minimizing or preventing leakage from the filter to the in-line pump?
They pop up on Amazon from time to time. But they always disappear so I don’t have a solid link. Keep plugging it in to Amazon and eventually there will be one.
@DavidMausJr I would totally put something under the pump in case one of the kiddos (or their friends) climb/step on it. Thanks a lot for posting these updates, super helpful! Very appreciative of all your reviews.
Here is a few "DIY Kits" I put together from Amazon with everything you need to add this setup:
Ice Barrel 300 Chiller DIY Kit with 1/2HP Chiller: amzn.to/3ExihP7
Ice Barrel 300 Chiller DIY Kit with 1HP Chiller: amzn.to/3QYi9iY
FYI the clasp and hex nuts for the 1/2 hp is wrong. The clasp are not big enough and the hex fits one way not the way into the pump. Which pvc nut did you use to connect the pump to filter?
For anyone doing this. I looked all over. I can’t find any plastic fitting that does 3/4inch x 5/8 pvc fitting to get this to work. If anyone has link please let me know. Plastic only. Steel or brass do not fit.
@davidmausjr I purchased the white threaded tubing in your Amazon kit and in this video link.
BUT in this video you said the white tubing is your nemesis.
Can you place a link to the black flexible tubing you recommend now. Thank you!
Thanks David, just ordered everything, the 300 and all the recommended parts and chiller. Your videos are awesome, simple for people like me who are..well..simple!
Thanks for the love! I’m simple too 😋
Hi Dave! Super helpful video! I just purchased an Ice Barrel 300 and the kit supplies from your Amazon list. Thanks so much for making my life easy! You're awesome! Keep up the great videos!
Awesome! Thank you for the support!
Ice Barrel 300 showed up today and the 1/4 HP chiller setup should be here next week - thank you for the great vids
Let’s go!!! Sick 🙌🏽
Can't wait for my 300 to get here. Solid update dude
Can't wait! Love it!
Anxiously awaiting mine! thanks for these!
Cant wait til you get it! Enjoy!
Loving your videos, David. I started last year with a horse trough. Hoping I can upgrade this year to this setup. Thanks for all your great advice. Keep the updates coming!
Thanks for the love and support!!
Super helpful, however the mesh strainer is upside down. You want the sediment caught to fall the bottom of the cup, instead of where the water flows.
I’ve tried it every way and it works regardless how it’s positioned.
WAY BETTER THAN BEFORE I LIKE IT.
Thanks!!
If you happen to need to get rid of an extra ice bath, please let me know! Love the videos
Thank you! Maybe, which one you want?
Maus’s videos 🔥. Keep the contents coming bro 😎 !
More to come! Thanks for the love!
solid update Sir. Maybe theres a way to box that middle section in a small outdoor box of somesort? To block from kids/animals stepping on the pump area and could visually clean that up too. Nice!
for sure! that would be easy
Awesome video, very helpful and clean install which I love. Is a more granular filter and UV/ozone not needed?
Very Helpful video
Glad you think so!
I like this video, it is the best yet for DYI. Is there a change you can explain what size pipe you are using and what additional connectors you need. Thanks - Subbed
I followed your tutorial with the clear tubing. How dare you steer me wrong and not offer the best. Just kidding brother, thanks for everything. I may swap out the tubing eventually, as there's already a spot of folding that's happening. It still seems to circulate a lot of water though, so I may not need to for a while. Keep the great content coming.
Rock on! haha! Mine folded in 2 spots and the water all but stopped so i had no choice. :)
Hey buddy, me again lol I thought I’ve watched all your videos and now this just popped up on my home screen while I was waiting on a subcontractor. I just finally hooked up my chiller however I use the old tubing and I’m seeing exactly what you mean? Where did you get that black hydroponic tubing? I definitely need to get some of that. Is there any place close to us that has it?
How has that inline pump been? I just bought one from your Amazon page to be submerged in my tub. Would really prefer it be an in line pump but worried it’s going to break on me.
Interesting rewatched this vid. Do you change the size tubing based on the HP of your chiller? I recently had my tiny pump from warrior willpower burn out and after getting a new 1000gph pump, the connectors on top of the chiller now slightly leak. It’s working with 1/2” tubing and a 1/3hp chiller
Hi David, could you show us another detailed video in how you attached all the adapters for the inlets? Much apperciated!
Also running a Active aqua 1 hp!
for sure! traveling right now but ill do that when i get back!
David, fantastic job. Could you set up links to the NEW hose, the fixtures, the clamps? Appreciate you!
They should be in the video description my friend! Thanks for the love and support!
Amen. Keep at it!@@DavidMausJr
My pump doesn’t have a threaded option for the inlet water. Just a nipple to attach a hose. Am I missing something?
Thanks so much for this, I have it set up and it's working great. 1 question for you, when I turn off my pump and chiller my system leaks from the pump. Do you have a way to stop the pump leak? Thanks for your help.
So good! Thanks for the support. I noticed the same thing and I dont have a fix yet, i just keep it on. Ill keep working on it though!
My pump leaks for some reason did you ever encounter that
FYI the clasp and hex nuts for the 1/2 hp is wrong. The clasp are not big enough and the hex fits one way not the way into the pump. Which pvc nut did you use to connect the pump to filter?
send me a pic on IG if you can, not following. i put exactly what i used into the kits so im trying to figure out what you mean
Has anyone received their Ice Barrel 300 yet? I ordered 3 weeks ago but can't get the company to answer the phone or reply to emails requesting updates.
I ordered mine about a month ago and it shipped last Tuesday. They are super busy.
@@vercasson Thanks.
for sure, i also just got an IG message that someone got one that I wrote a note and put in. That was super cool!
When you need to clean the filter by unscrewing the clear cap, won’t you waste a good amount of water every time?
yes but i plan on just changing the water when i do that so its all good. probably every month or so
Hi there! I was wondering what the approximate shipping costs for the Ice Barrel 300 were, I was quoted $800 via DHL to Puerto Rico, which I find outrageous since it's still domestic shipping! Thanks and keep up the great videos David!
That is insane, I did hear that any shipping overseas is insane. That bums me out!
Any idea on how to get rid of air gaps that are in the tubing?
Maybe turn it all off and purge water through the tubes. (Use a hose and force water in there to push the air out) but it might come back.
@@DavidMausJr I’ll try that today and get back to you!
I feel like a 1 HP chiller is overkill for the 70 gal ice barrel, shouldn't 1/2 HP be more than enough - especially if the barrel is now insulated? Also Penguin Chiller company sells a HE chiller that has a pump pre-installed inside and also has an ice barrel kit so you don't have to drill if you have the ice barrel. Not sure if you knew this, but wanted to see if you had any opinion on it.
for sure! I had the 1/2 and it was perfect, but i wanted to check out the 1hp and ended up giving the 1/2 away to a friend who wanted to start getting cold. it would work great with the insulated 300. I have heard more bad reviews on the penguin than positive reviews, but i dont have any opinions on it.
I noticed you have your chiller outside and unprotected---is it ok to keep it outside if it rains etc? I have mine in my garage with my tubing running outside to the tank. I also have a submersible pump in the tank pumping the water through the chiller. Since I spent like $1,100 on the chiller I want it to last---so thoughts on the weather set up is appreciated
I have had mine outside since the beginning and here in FL its hot and rainy all the time. Its been perfect with no issues but if its working the way you have it, no harm in keeping it like that.
There appear to be 2 places to connect on the 300. I have the 400 which only has one place to connect and would like to use the Ecoplus 1 1/2 hp per your previous video. How would I set this up including filter? Thanks
Right here: ruclips.net/video/Xa52Q0B5_VY/видео.htmlsi=Kc6PPMQrsKRBa6V9
Important: All ports on the Ice Barrel 300 are 3/4 NPT (not GHT). Several of Dave’s kits include GHT threaded adapters that do not fit the Ice Barrel 300. Using those GHT adapters will result in damaging the threads on the Ice Barrel.
Thanks for the heads up. For reference, i agree with you however the pieces i have in the kits are exactly (after trial and error) what I am using and there are zero issues. I have updated all the kits for the 300 and they have both options. If you want to go with NPT to NPT exclusive, they are the brass options in the kits.
Any questions, message me on IG: @dmausjr
Thank you @DavidMausJr Very appreciate of your helpful reviews.
Hi! I'm going to order the 300 on black friday :) chiller question..I live in the central valley of california..summer temps soar over 100 degrees on the daily. I plan on having it in my garage which gets super hot as well. Do you think I can get away with a 1/2 hp chiller with the 300 being insulated and all?
I totally do! That should work great!
Just got my same set up but my pump is leaking from the top like crazy!! Are you finding that since you put the pump on the outside, it is still leaking? Mine is leaking from the top, not so much from the strainer.
It shouldnt be leaking, Sometimes the clamp is on a weird spot and water gets through so make sure to fiddle with the clamp, there is a spot that it doesnt leak but its finicky.
@@DavidMausJr took everything apart and realized there was supposed to be an O ring on that top barb. My only problem now is the pump and chiller are both very loud and wondering if this is normal.
Shouldnt be very loud, they can be noisy when first cooling the water but once it reaches temps the chiller (the loudest part) should kick off.@@killthebear71
Will a 1/4 horsepower get the water cold enough in the 300 barrel?
Yes. Recently updated the kits in the description to include that it’s solid
I wanted to do the 1" as well, but with a 1/2" HP chiller. Do you think that will pose any problems?
Nope! Just more water flow
Does anyone have any ideas on how to reduce condensation with the original ice barrel 400? I have a very similar set up, although I’m using the 1/2 HP HE Penguin chiller. I’m getting so much water on my deck that it puddles. It looks more like a leak but I don’t seem to notice a drop in water level in the barrel. I just set everything up a couple of days ago, so still trying to work out the kinks.
Anything i have tried without built in insulation condensates like crazy. Even the tubes will do it when it gets hotter out. I have a few videos from years past trying to figure it out. They make an absorbant mat on amazon that you could use that people have tried. amzn.to/3vgNx3K
@@DavidMausJr awesome. Thank you for the suggestion, David. Price point looks reasonable. I’m going to look into this and continue researching insulation options.
@@DavidMausJr thank you again. As I continue to work on identifying an insulation method that will work best for my set up let me ask you another question about water dripage. I have the Ice Barrel 400 but I have currently set it up like you set up your Ice Barrel 300. The filter and pump are set up inline outside of the barrel. The majority of my leakage is coming from those connections, and not necessarily the condensation. In regard to the Ice Barrel 400, do you think it’s better or easier to just set it up the way you originally set it up with the filter and pump inside the barrel… or have you found a method for minimizing or preventing leakage from the filter to the in-line pump?
afternoon David, I dont see the link to the filter with the inline water pump. what brands are they and where did you get them? thanks for the info!!
Should be in the vid description. Thank you for the support! amzn.to/3QYi9iY
@@DavidMausJr got it, I didnt realize you took the end off the pump. I got it now thanks again!!
Awesome! @@jasonporcello1623
anyone have a link for 3/4 to 3/4 T or Y with shutoff that would be ideal for draining
They pop up on Amazon from time to time. But they always disappear so I don’t have a solid link. Keep plugging it in to Amazon and eventually there will be one.
Do you have to add something under the pump to support the weight? I would think that could weaken the joint over time.
Its more solid that i anticipated, you could, but its stiff as can be.
@DavidMausJr I would totally put something under the pump in case one of the kiddos (or their friends) climb/step on it. Thanks a lot for posting these updates, super helpful! Very appreciative of all your reviews.
DAVID... WHAT'S THIS FOR..uxcell PVC Pipe Fitting Hex Nipple G3/4 X G3/4 Male Thread Adapter Connector 5pcs?
to connect the 300 directly to the strainer.
@@DavidMausJr OH OK..ILL HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR CONNECTION I DIDNT SEE IT ON THE STRAINER
New video just dropped that gets closer and deeper into each connection.@@leelunk8235
@@DavidMausJr PERFECT THANKS