Cooler Testing: Dry ice leak test

I used hot water and dry ice to fill the chamber with vapor. The hope was that after shutting the lid the vapor would show us if we had any leaks.

If you look hard you can see vapor pouring out of the bottom of the hot air exhaust vent. This is not necessarily a good thing.... haha. This was only happening on one side of the cooler. I am assuming this is due to the fact that we replaced the module on that side. In the process of replacing the module we must not have sealed the foam together as well as we should have. We'll know better next time.

Hayden and I having fun with the dry ice. We couldn't resist but have a little fun with the left over dry ice.

After completing this test we conclude that the cooler as failed the leak test.

The test specifications required the cooler to be completely air tight. The ironic information that the test provided is that the lid sealed very well. It sealed tight even after our "slight" modifications.