Tomlinson 1018854 Replacement Cooler Faucet, White (Pack of 8)

I bought a Brita Ultramax unit from someone. I noticed the existing tap was pretty black and grimy and I didn't think I could clean it, so I bought this to replace. It fits well to the Brita - no leaks, easy to install. The lever is a bit larger/longer than the one provided on the Brita, but I just spin it to the side. Afterwards, I realized that the Brita tap could be disassembled by twisting off the top cover where the lever is and possibly cleaning it, but I feel much better using the new replacement. I've provided picture of the Brita and replacement next to each other.UPDATE: 2/26/19 I am still using this spout with no trouble at all. I keep water in my Brita all the time and it's still working great.

I bought this for the purpose of turning a watermelon into a watermelon lemonade dispenser for a summer backyard BBQ we hosted and it worked fabulously!! Didn't leak at all, even by the next day! If you use a standard size apple corer to make your hole, this spigot should fit into it perfectly. I just inserted some plastic wrap or tin foil on the sides of the hole to help get a nice seal and prevent any leaking but I think it would work just fine even without that. I got a million compliments!! If you're interested in the watermelon lemonade recipe I'm happy to give it upon request. It's easy to make with your blender!

I ordered three of these to replace the worn out and leaky spigots that came with the ceramic water crocks that we bought from a thrift store. (We make continuous brew kombucha in the ceramic crocks.)The replacement spigots were easier to install than the old spigots were to remove. There is a diagram showing correct placement of the washers printed on the heat sealed bag that the spigots are packaged in. The washers need to be installed properly (with the flat side facing away from the hole in the crock) and the jam nut tightened enough to slightly squish the washers against the crock walls.We have had no leakage issues from any of the three replacement spigots.I really like that these spigots can be disassembled for cleaning. The lever portion unscrews from the spigot body. We have one particularly exuberant kombucha strain that will quickly clog a spigot with a baby scoby. Being able to occasionally take this spigot apart to remove the little scoby keeps the kombucha flowing.I am very happy with these Tomlinson Replacement Faucets, and think had the ceramic crock’s previous owners known that they could have replaced the worn out and leaky spigots on their ceramic water crocks they wouldn’t have donated them to the thrift store where we found them.

Perfect replacement for Brita Ultramax. Couldn’t be happier as it saved me money and kept me from buying a new unit due to a broken tap.

I have bought two of these now. One to replace for my water crock and one for a ten or twenty year old Sun Tea jar.Each time, it has worked perfectly.I even did a 12 hour drip test (filling the crock and jar with water above the new faucet and then set it over paper towels for the night, to see if there had been an drippage) on each, before trusting that it would be a sure fit seal.Both times ( and note, that I bought each of these from two different sellers) worked perfectly.One thing to keep in mind, you will only need to use one of the rubber gaskets that they send you.

Was perfect for replacing our Brita cooler's inexplicably leaking faucet. This works very well because the two rubber washers are thick, but flexible, and are concave in design, allowing them to push into the hole, unlike the flat thing that Brita used. If you really want these to last, I'd suggest coating them with some food-grade rubber lubricant before install, though, in our case, I'm pretty sure everything in this packet will outlast the thin plastic of the Brita container.

Wouldn't you think that after designing a rugged, very well insulated cooler, that the likes of Rubbermaid, Coleman, and Igloo would try to provide a good dispensing spigot? I can only conjecture that all three of these look-alike brands are made by the same manufacturer, because how else is it possible that they all feature the same frustrating push button spigot with a minimal trickle flow rate, requiring a resistant button to be held down an agonizing time to fill a 12 oz. glass? (Let's see: Twenty kids in line, one adult (with sore thumb) pressing, times 30 seconds each-last kid stands ten minutes. Have any of these manufacturer reps ever taken kids on a picnic or gone tailgating? ) What we want is an easy to operate, durable lever dispenser with a good flow rate, of course, and Tomlinson, Aqua Nation and some others have joined the bandwagon to provide them -- except there are problems aplenty. These aftermarket spigots are pretty flimsy; they do not really fit the three major brands of coolers named above, and they present the following challenges. (1) if you attempt to use enough gaskets (three) to try to seal these spigots inside and outside with enough clearance for the new spigot lever, the threaded shank will be too short to secure the locking nut; (2) you may think to purchase silicone sealant in an attempt to make the seal watertight by applying caulk inside the tank around the shank, but don't; if you do that the plastic nut will be hardened against the shank so as to prevent further adjusting the nut without chewing it up with your metal tool; (3) The three named coolers feature a recessed spigot area that creates an upper lip above the replacement spigot lever on the dispenser canister, such that the spigot lever cannot be pressed down or raised up without being impeded by the lip; if the spigot replacement guys had realized that, they could have shortened the lever, lengthened the shank, or both, and if the cooler folks thought of it, they could have enlarged the recess. In fact, if any of these bozos cross-conferenced their design plans they might have saved us tons of frustration. So, who am I to complain? I am a verified purchaser of a Tomlinson spigot 2-pack and an unverified purchaser (from other than Amazon) of a Rubbermaid 5 gallon, orange colored cooler/dispenser. I have mounted the Tomlinson spigot in a makeshift "incorrect" configuration and am testing the water seal, but one thing is sure: I am giving only two stars to the plastic aftermarket spigot guys for making the shanks too short, and two stars to each of the named beverage dispenser designers for putting we consumers to such trouble because of woeful original spigots and poor geometry in the spigot area for lever spigots. Just look at the hundreds of questions raised by Amazon customers about coolers and spigots trying to wade through and solve these issues caused by sloppy industry design and coordination!Here is the followup: SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL. The Tomlinson spigot is installed and it works with a good flow rate without leaks with no silicone sealant, using the two supplied gaskets on the cooler exterior only (no extra gasket with the interior locknut). Why two gaskets outside instead of one on each side? Because with only one gasket outside the Tomlinson spigot lever is stuck under the lip of the cooler recessed area and can't be moved; the second gasket is needed as a spacer; even with two gaskets outside the spigot lever touches the cooler body but can still be manipulated. Why not install an extra gasket inside where it belongs? Because with two gasket spacers on the outside, the threaded shank is too short to receive the lock nut with a third gasket inside. We will see if this two-gasket-outside configuration remains leak free over time. Regardless, I attribute this success to sheer luck, not to the design intelligence of the manufacturers. Perhaps this overlong review can help guide owners of one of the three major 5 gallon plastic dispensers in installing the Tomlinson spigot. Now it's time to get a life again (whew) and dispense a beverage for myself while the wobbly spigot lever still works.It started to leak, because without an inside gasket (no room for one on short shank with 2 gasket spacers outside- needed to allow spigot to operate), liquid entered the tiny cavity between the outer shell and the interior insulated liner and made its way out at the hairline circular space around the white, outer shell plug at the bottom of the unit. The leak was very slow, but since I am using the unit indoors I elected to repair it by applying GE Silicone clear sealant around the plug and along the entire bottom seam of the outer shell. After curing 24 hours, the seal is complete.I apologize to any reader who actually waded through this overly detailed review, but I felt that having introduced the issue and voicing criticisms, I was obligated to finish this report. Because this Rubbermaid 5 gallon cooler now workswell with the Tomlinson lever spigot, I am increasing the rating to three stars -- no higher because of the trouble required to install an adequate spigot. I should also mention that Rubbermaid, believing somehow that its original spigot was defective, sent me a free spigot replacement (that I cannot use). I commend them for their courtesy.