Water Chiller Question

Togs

Togs

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Was gifted a 1/10 HP water chiller that’s only a few years old and in good condition. The down side is that it was used in an aquarium situation. Saltwater no less
I have been cleaning this thing out for 3 days and finally have the water coming out clean & clear.
Ran water through the chiller overnight. When I check the PH & PPM of the water I’m running through it
I get the same #’s as my tap water. Seems normal but the amount of crap that came out of that coil is making me nervous. Is there some chemical reaction I need to be worried about when I introduce nutrient water to this water chiller? Is it safe/ok to use this unit? Can’t really afford a new chiller but definitely don’t want to fight with the home made chillers I have made anymore!
I’m at day 27 with my current DWC grow and coming up on 69 degree water temps at it highest point. Currently running Advanced Nutrients in the system. Thanks for any help!
 
J. Rocket

J. Rocket

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I run a coil in the nutes tank with the chiller water pumped through it back to the chiller.
no contamination concerns and much easier to keep clean.
 
Bucsfan80

Bucsfan80

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I would do like mentioned above, run it as a closed loop. Put a stainless coil in nute rez and run the chiller pump nice and slow, no cross contamination. Make sure all connections are right and tight. That's my two cents, not worth much since I don't care about rez temps lol
 
J. Rocket

J. Rocket

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I'm using an approx. 25' coil of 1/4" thin wall plastic drip tubing for the tank.
stainless would prob. be more efficient, but I had the 1/4" and it works, so...:mrgreen:

the chiller is the cooling water container.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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Togs

Togs

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J. Rocket said:
I run a coil in the nutes tank with the chiller water pumped through it back to the chiller.
no contamination concerns and much easier to keep clean.
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J. Rocket said:
I'm using an approx. 25' coil of 1/4" thin wall plastic drip tubing for the tank.
stainless would prob. be more efficient, but I had the 1/4" and it works, so...:mrgreen:

the chiller is the cooling water container.
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Thanks for the info! Now if I could figure how to react/like your post lol.
 
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