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jakew215
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Heya Jakew,
If you google diy chiller or diy A/C you will find a bit of info on this conversion/hack it has been done with limited success. It can work but the problem is one you mentioned, how inefficient it is...with that being said, if you are the tinker type and like the diy path it could be a fun project and a good thread. On the other hand if you are looking for something that will work without the work break down and buy a water chiller, you can find them in the bay area used or on craigslist for a decent price.
As far as solution temps for soil ladies a cool 68 deg well aerated solution will be rewarded with a phat healthy root system (assuming a healthy rhizosphere is present now)
You said "out the tap" so i'm guessing you are using city water which is typically not the greatest. I dont know if its in your budget but a r/o unit would be a good buy, or if you're close to big market maybe you could buy water, it would be cold and clean!
I wish you the best of luck,
FJ
If your grow room is attached to your living quarters, then why would one want to get rid of that heat? Do you not heat your house or use warm water daily? And yet you must spend more money, use more electricity, to get rid of heat, a resource you *need*?
Install a solar boiler, or an old broken down electrical boiler, heck, build your own insulated boiler if you feel up to the job... Fill it up with water, hook it up between your cold water feed and your water heating installation (kettle/boiler). Recirculate the water from the boiler through your water cooled HID armature and voila: The heat is gone, your thermal footprint reduced and even your utilities bill will be lower, how about that.
The water in the boiler will be warmed up ("pre-heated") by the heat dissipated by the bulb, in turn requiring less fuel/electricity consumption to bring it up to the desired temperature by your hot water installation.
cuz plants like cool water. i was thinking about it for chilling my res water. my house already has two hot water heaters, one is powered by a solar panel.
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