Bong cooling

[The_Beast]

I was wondering if anyone here has used or are using a bong cooler


If you want to know what it's check this out
http://www.wc101.com/guides/bongs/

[SoulsCollective]

In other news, no.

[RickH]

They've been around for many years, since shortly after CPUs first started needing heatsinks. They work really well and can be made pretty cheaply, but never caught on because they're noisy (though it can be a nice fountainy sound), dump tons of humidity into your house (as in danger of mildewed walls unless you live somewhere really dry), need constant refilling, and almost inevitably turn into gross algae, bug, and lime scale farms. Gotta admit they're pretty cool in theory, but there're reasons why pretty much everyone sticks with closed-loop systems.

[Jedda]

Yeah, they really need an extraction fan in the ceiling or can be quite a health menace.
Done right, though, it's another matter. Check out Aussie-Jester's bong if you're ever on Overclockers Australia's extreme cooling forum.

[Chewbenator]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=78543&page=9 Here's a link to AussieJester's contraption.

[OCme]

LOL, silly overclocker bongs are for really good weed... You'll be much happier cooling your PC with a PA120.3

[1badhabit]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=78543&page=9 Here's a link to AussieJester's contraption.

Heh, that is so awesome!

[ColonelCain]

Ahhh.. AussieJester's work of art. That was one well thought out piece of work right there. I wonder how it is working out for him now?

[Jedda]

Still going strong.
He was building his new quad case last I heard. Building it for an under $200 case contest but every bit as good as a MM.

[The_Beast]

They've been around for many years, since shortly after CPUs first started needing heatsinks. They work really well and can be made pretty cheaply, but never caught on because they're noisy (though it can be a nice fountainy sound), dump tons of humidity into your house (as in danger of mildewed walls unless you live somewhere really dry), need constant refilling, and almost inevitably turn into gross algae, bug, and lime scale farms. Gotta admit they're pretty cool in theory, but there're reasons why pretty much everyone sticks with closed-loop systems.

What if I put a condenser/reducer on the top???

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=78543&page=9 Here's a link to AussieJester's contraption.

sweet

[The_Beast]

bump

[Xeon th MG Pony]

What if I put a condenser/reducer on the top???
sweet

First be for bothering I'd take a wet bulb dry bulb temp to see if it is worth while, your wet bulb will be the most important as it will determine if a cooling tower is the best option.

If you have low wet bulb temps year round then most certainly go for it, how ever set it up out side of with good exterior exhausting to keep the now humidified air to the out side.

And if you really want to do a good job read up and study about cooling towers, that is all a bong is, a scaled down cooling tower.

[ColonelCain]

Still going strong.
He was building his new quad case last I heard. Building it for an under $200 case contest but every bit as good as a MM.

Good to hear. Wasn't that thing so massive that it brought down the water temps by a good 3-4C?

[Jedda]

Good to hear. Wasn't that thing so massive that it brought down the water temps by a good 3-4C?

It performs really well.
I'd call it elegant. So well thought out and constructed. Auto top up and extraction fan deal with the usual down sides to evap towers.
That's where he started investigating non-toxic additives, as the tower is open to the room air.
Desk height to just below the ceiling. So not really massive. His styling helps it look less in size too.
Cooler, case, blocks all by him. Impresses the hell out of me!

[The_Beast]

First be for bothering I'd take a wet bulb dry bulb temp to see if it is worth while, your wet bulb will be the most important as it will determine if a cooling tower is the best option.

If you have low wet bulb temps year round then most certainly go for it, how ever set it up out side of with good exterior exhausting to keep the now humidified air to the out side.

And if you really want to do a good job read up and study about cooling towers, that is all a bong is, a scaled down cooling tower.

What is a wet bulb or dry bulb??? I'm kind of out of it tonite

[speed bump]

Here is another good resource for bong building information.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=321055

[-Acid-]

there are loads of articals

i,ve made quite a few over the years but as its been said there effectiveness depends on your environment tho

best bang for buck cooler ever in the right environment can rival tec's

[The_Beast]

I have a window where the bong could go, I'd like it to be closed so I don't get mold

is there anyway that you can recycle the water by using a long copper tube to cool the water vapor make it liquid water again???