please help me water cool a room the right way!

ttystikk

ttystikk

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Here's something to think about water chilling that can make for a nice setup; run two rooms, the lower wattage one during the day when it's warmer out. This is called a flip schedule, but you don't need a dedicated flip box to do it. The advantage is that with both rooms plumbed into the same water chilling system, they'll both get climate control automatically.
 
Myles117

Myles117

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I have the 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch tubing ready.... just gotta hang the iceboxes, hook em up to pumps in the barrel and install the circulation pump to flow through the chiller and back.


Supplies in place, just waiting on final room waterproofing , getting the drain set and the insulation to be installed
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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I built six way manifolds for supply and return, with valves. This allows me to reconfigure the system or maintain any component fed by the system without ever shutting it off. I highly recommend it, it will come in handy in ways you won't expect.
 
Myles117

Myles117

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This will be a barebones version of what you did no doubt. My setup won't need to be expanded or altered once setup. I plan to run this room exactly the same way for at least 5 years until I have a greenhouse built
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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BWAHAHAHA! I thought the same thing, and I have some advice for you; good luck with that! Seriously, design it for upgrades and then when you get them you won't be stuck rebuilding it so much.
 
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eebbnflow

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good idea bumping up to the 1HP .im currently running a 1.5 Hp. I just got 1/2hp chiller with an 8inch ice box to help my cooling needs . my 1/2 Hp chiller runs about 20mins to go from 60F to 57F with 40Gal of water using a 747cfm at half speed. doubt id get the water temp it any lower.:peace:
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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For all those following this thread and live where it gets cold in the winter, this is a PRIME reason to consider water cooling your op;

A trip to the local scrapyard and the hardware store netted me an old radiator, the fan shroud to go with it, a 20" box fan, and associated fittings to seal extraneous holes and make it fit the rest of my chilling lines.

I used duct tape and baling wire to hold everything together; in this case, the fan pulls the air through the radiator for best heat exchange efficiency. (In the growroom, heat is going the opposite direction so one wants to push the air through the exchange.)

Then, I waited until the thermometer dropped below 55f and plugged in the fan;

At 55 outdoors, it's maybe half a Ton. At 45, it's over a Ton. At 15f, it's providing so much chilling power than my indoor chiller shut off! This was not quite as good as it sounds; I use the rejected heat from my chiller to keep the house warm- so that fucker's gotta keep running during cold nights!

In other words, a sharp eye at the junkyard and less than $150 bought me easily three Tons of free chilling whenever the weather cooperates.

While it's not a panacea because it won't work in most places in the summer, it's going to pay for itself in power savings alone in a month or two. Seriously:

A Ton of cooling is about a thousand watts- more if your AC unit isn't very efficient. Running continuously, that's 24 kWh/day, or 720 kWh per month. That's about $75 at local winter rates. The colder it gets, the more Tons- and the more savings- I'll see.

This is like buying a junkyard Prius and realizing that after the first month of driving it, the thing will have paid for itself!
 
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eebbnflow

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ttystikk said:
For all those following this thread and live where it gets cold in the winter, this is a PRIME reason to consider water cooling your op;

A trip to the local scrapyard and the hardware store netted me an old radiator, the fan shroud to go with it, a 20" box fan, and associated fittings to seal extraneous holes and make it fit the rest of my chilling lines.

I used duct tape and baling wire to hold everything together; in this case, the fan pulls the air through the radiator for best heat exchange efficiency. (In the growroom, heat is going the opposite direction so one wants to push the air through the exchange.)

Then, I waited until the thermometer dropped below 55f and plugged in the fan;

At 55 outdoors, it's maybe half a Ton. At 45, it's over a Ton. At 15f, it's providing so much chilling power than my indoor chiller shut off! This was not quite as good as it sounds; I use the rejected heat from my chiller to keep the house warm- so that fucker's gotta keep running during cold nights!

In other words, a sharp eye at the junkyard and less than $150 bought me easily three Tons of free chilling whenever the weather cooperates.

While it's not a panacea because it won't work in most places in the summer, it's going to pay for itself in power savings alone in a month or two. Seriously:

A Ton of cooling is about a thousand watts- more if your AC unit isn't very efficient. Running continuously, that's 24 kWh/day, or 720 kWh per month. That's about $75 at local winter rates. The colder it gets, the more Tons- and the more savings- I'll see.

This is like buying a junkyard Prius and realizing that after the first month of driving it, the thing will have paid for itself!
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that's awesome . does the rad stay outside pumping the water through from inside ?
 
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