Chiller Question

[rbredding]

I was looking at replacing my chiller the other day... and the

PACIFIC COAST CL-280 (1/10hp) chiller requires between 500gph-800gph...

isn't that a TON of flow for a 1/10 chiller? (seems like too much flow, IMO)



what do y'all know about Pacific Coast chillers (as opposed to Current USA, or JBJ, or EcoPlus)... ?

 

[siavashv]

Rbredding;656018 wrote: I was looking at replacing my chiller the other day... and the

PACIFIC COAST CL-280 (1/10hp) chiller requires between 500gph-800gph...

isn't that a TON of flow for a 1/10 chiller? (seems like too much flow, IMO)



what do y'all know about Pacific Coast chillers (as opposed to Current USA, or JBJ, or EcoPlus)... ?

That seems super high rate. JBJ suggests around 240 gph for my 1/10 up. But I don't know much about chillers. Still though that seems crazy high. The chiller would almost have to be at some ridiculous temp to cool water moving that fast thru it. IMO.

 

[morganatlanta]

Last summer I had a JBJ 1/15 HP chiller inside my cabinet and it worked, but I had to add vents and fans to move air through the cabinet. I found that two 3.5" computer fans run at 8v instead of 12v worked well and were quiet enough. I put the fans right next to the chiller and had them blowing out of the cabinet. I put another vent on the opposite side of the cabinet to allow air to flow in.

 

[siavashv]

Ruadh;655945 wrote: The MJ 1800 will work, but you might want to dial it down a bit just to prevent your chiller from overworking with the faster waterflow. My MJ 1200 works perfectly and like I said, the chiller never kicks on for long. I wanted to plumb directly to the DT to make sure the cool water was making its way in, works perfectly. It is a PITA to use the accessory kit and plumb to the DT, but I made it work....with the use of a lot of 4-letter words. I researched it before I made my decision, and the consensus was to plumb to the DT. If you have any questions about how I made it happen, let me know.

Ok... So I connected my chiller to the stock return pump of the RSM 250 and removed the MJ 1200 I had in the column... WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!! The temp has not moved in 20 minutes and the chiller has not come on yet!!!!! THis is THE WAY to do it... THANKS Ruadh!!!! I am going to reduce heat and power usage by a lot! Awesome advice.. much love...

 

[ruadh]

Anytime Sia! Glad it worked out for you.