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2400gpd is astonishing. I thought he said he was using 100gals of water daily. I think an average in-ground swimming pool is something like 10,000 gallons, yes? If I were to use that volume of water, I'm not growin' weed, I'm gonna grow sharks. With laser beams on their heads. No joke!And he also said gph not per day. He's at 2400gpd till repaired.
Evaporator coil is the cold side....
Evaporator coil is the cold side....
You could also connect the pump power to a thermostat to save some dough and h2o.
Kiddie pool (or 100gal tank) is the reservoir for the mister head. Pumped mist is activated by thermo and gets sprayed at the hot side of your chiller; some of this mist evaporates (drawing the heat up into the atmosphere), while the rest of the warm water drips into a collection system that diverts it back into the kiddie pool. Pool gets topped up auto with float valve to replace water carried away into atmosphere...
It's early. Let me know if that needs more clarification.
2400gpd is astonishing. I thought he said he was using 100gals of water daily. I think an average in-ground swimming pool is something like 10,000 gallons, yes? If I were to use that volume of water, I'm not growin' weed, I'm gonna grow sharks. With laser beams on their heads. No joke!
I have wanted very much to use misters, but our well water would clog them up with a quickness. That leaves the concept of filtration, but more along the lines of RO. Too wasteful I think.
What's worse, wasting electrons, or water..? I think water's more precious than electrons.
Winning idea... I bet 90 outside means nothing to you after installing the misters.
So, what I'm imagining is impossible? Now I'm confused. :)
Now, let's talk about 105...
I want to mention that this process will only work efficiently in a dry atmosphere just like using a swamp cooler. If the humidity is high it will not get the cooling effect. Also this process can increase corrosion and build up hard water stains. If manufactures recommendations for indoor location it may not be wise!
I won't be doing the eco plus but the Aqua Quest is a good candidate. The eco plus is like a split ac and recommends indoor or a vented dog house outside. The Aqua Quest is a window ac conversion
I think tty is at elevation, so humidity should be less of an issue for him. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Is the chiller on the sunny side of the building? Can you move it to a shady location, or at least create some shade over the unit?? That should add some efficiency, too.
Cheapest I found for a chill king 2ton
http://www.hydroponics.net/i/135265
- 'cause my memory is not always sharp ;-}Second, WAY too much veg lighting! Why so much?
I went with eco plus 1.5 HP commercial. Added a Aqua Quest 1hp also. 2k flower unvented.
The 1.5 worked but struggled in peak demand.
Yes the eco plus commercial is good unit but I haven't used a chill king to really compare.- 'cause my memory is not always sharp ;-}
Thanks for the replys and sorry for the delay, been way to busy!
My friend is running (2) 1k's in Veg, one lamp per table. Still (6) in flower though, two lamps per table. I agree setting up for a flip would be great. There are a few reasons he's not done that, which I won't boar you with. Someday I'll get in there and reconfigure it. In the mean time, would an EcoPlus commercial 1 ton make a dent? A 1.5 ton like Seebobsled is using?
Seebob - you're running a 1.5 and a 1 to cool 2kw of light at peak - is that with outside temps in the 90's during the day, or in the cool of night? I'll skip consumer chillers - thanks. I would assume the Eco commercials are not quite up to a chill king commercial but are probably like a 'pro-sumer' version of a camera. Better than run of the mill but not quite a professional rig.
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