2 Ton ChillKing chills EVERYTHING! Money Saved.
Thanks for the pics. I have a coil from a local shop here, maybe it is just too big for the 13gallon module. I probably need a custom coil.
Here's a good place to source your chiller coil. Fits in a 5 gallon bucket, so it should fit anything bigger:
http://www.nybrewsupply.com/products/wort-chiller-stainless-steel-immersion.php
If you feel you need all the controller gear, then go to hydro innovations and get their kit:
A few pieces of advice: I've seen the Iceflow boxes hooked up to cool ducted outlets from hoods all the time, and I think it's a serious waste of effort- and power. Instead, just run outside air through your vented hoods, and then back out of the room through an inline fan. Make sure the fan PULLS air thru the hoods, pushing adds enough heat to make it not worthwhile. In other words, don't actively cool the hood air, just get it out of the room.
If you're gonna cool with your chiller- and I highly recommend you do- use fans to blow room air through the Iceflow boxes. Just attach your fan to blow through the Iceflow box, mount both to the ceiling, and you're chillin' the growroom. In order to effectively manage temps, you'll want a thermostat. I highly recommend the one from the hydro innovations people, as it's designed to specifically balance the fan speed with the temperature in the room:
Using manifolds to send water where you want it is a GREAT idea, don't try to set things up without them. Be certain that whatever manifold you buy or build it has valves on all the ports so you can isolate any circuit and maintain/repair it without having to shut the whole system down. It comes in damn handy, trust me on this.
Use a big reservoir. I use a 55 gallon drum and it's working out well. Do not try to use a pump meant for hydro or aquarium use; they're too flimsy. Go to the big orange box and get a 1/2 hp Flotec pump, or go to Hydro Innovations for an even better one:
Quick install tip here; do not use flimsy hose to get water to the inlet side of your pump; it will get sucked flat, kill your waterflow and cause the pump to cavitate, which will quickly destroy it! Use stiff reinforced tubing, or PVC.
Start with a large diameter hose (I use 1" ID) off the outlet side of your pump. When you split that into lines to go to various manifolds (I'm currently running two sets, will add another set when I add my second bloom room on the flip), those can be serviced with cheaper 3/4" hose. Each line from your manifold to a piece of gear can be 1/2". The idea is to keep your flow rates up throughout the system.
Yes, it will take some planning and a fair amount of work to set things up. Once you do, it will be dead simple to run it, and you will be saving a small fortune in costs over AC. Money Saved. It has inherently better flexibility than AC, since of course AC units can't cool water- and as if that weren't enough, this is the hands down best solution to cooling several rooms. Money Saved. And, you'll be able to reconfigure the system on the fly to handle whatever expansions you may have in the future. Money Saved.
Oh, and one more thing; when you get the hang of this, you'll start to seriously consider some other power saving ideas, like;
1. putting your Chillking inside your house for the winter, and the heat it puts off will warm your home. Money Saved.
2. running some waterlines outside to either another radiator or an old AC compressor, where the cold weather will cool your water WITHOUT a compressor section running at all. This is called FREE COOLING. Money Saved.
Oh yeah, did I mention all the ways your new Chillking unit will save you money?
