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Bobby Smith
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I'm pretty dang sure you're not going to be able to run that 2HP chiller inside - that was a specific question I asked Hydro Innovations in my correspondence with them, and their answer was that it's a really, really bad idea - at temps over 90F, the efficiency cuts down dramatically.
You know how you said that 1/2HP chiller heats up your room already (in the winter)? Multiply that heat by four times and then add in the fact that it's going to be summertime as well - your basement will get fugging HOT.
At the very least, email HI and ask them what their thoughts are on the matter - pretty sure they'll tell you the same as they told me.
Lol, see the link below (lots of good info on watercooling and has a link to my email exchange with HI) - my original plan was to put ~300 gallons in my crawlspace which stays <70F year round (even with summer temps in the mid 90s):
I know this is an old one but here's my .02
i installed a Fresca Sol a few weeks ago, i got the entire unit with reflector for 300.00 shipped. Purchased a 100 gal industrial trash container at Lowes for 100.00 along with a 60.00 pump and some 1/2" hose. This thing has been working flawlesly.
I'm runnning a 1000w HPS 18/6 on it. the water temps in the 100 gal res are starting to get up over 90 when it's hot out, the light though is still cool to the touch though.
with the summer months upon us and the prospect of adding additional units it was decided that it was time for a chiller.
Last night, we took a 100.00 window a/c unit and converted it into a chiller. My rez is now under 70 with the temp control @ about 60%.
i basically have 600.00 in this reflector, chiller, pump, rez setup. Compared to the 400.00 i spent on a cool tube and 8" fan, it's a bargin.
The lack of fan noise is incredible and will facilitate a whole new level of stealthiness, which will open up this hobby to thousands more!
If I might add some "green input": While we are extracting most of the heat from the bulb, why not put that heat to use to save us money, instead of spending more money trying to rid ourselves of it? Think about this for a minute, why would you dump that heat outside or, to make it even more insane, run air conditioners to remove that heat, in turn spending more money to rid yourself of a resource that you will inevitably pay again for later on...
Install a simple boiler, perhaps an old electric boiler for which the components broke down and circulate the water contained within through the Fresca Sol / Liquid Lumens lighting armature. Hook up the boiler between your cold water feed and your regular hot water kettle/boiler. Cold water will first flow through this boiler and then to your water heating system.
Hence, the heat extracted from the bulb will pre-heat your hot water supply, in turn minimizing the amount of energy (fuel/electricity) spent to heat up your hot water to the required temperature.
Don't struggle to remove that heat, it's precious! Do you fancy burning gas, oil or paying for electricity to heat that water and remove the heat from your grow room instead? Just move the heat around to where you can use it, your op will become über-stealthy and your utilities bill will be lower than ever with those hundreds to thousands of Watts of heat at your disposal! ;)
Hey, I am new to this site. Can someone post links to all the good water cooled light makers?
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