Chilling water with A/c unit?

[Pimpsho]

well ive been thinkin of a way to get my temps down...and saw this and was thinking about takin the coils and putting them in a reservoir...
Ac unit

[\/icious]

i wouldnt go with walmart only because i bet those ac units probably use r134a and unless you are planin on gettin it recharged........ As far as the idea goes its a excelent way to chill water as long as your ready to combat condensation which will be plentiful. LoL as far a phase change goes this is probably only area i can help you in.

[bowman1964]

well buying a window unit is the cheapest and easiest way for anyone to start a chiller.
if you take your time you can make a nice chiller without breaking any tubes and without loosing any of the charge.

[TheDude]

Instead of practising on a new one, see if you can find an old junker that still blows cold. If you break it, you had some experience and it cost you nothing, then get a new one. I see them in the paper for free, you haul away because the dump won't take them because they won't pay to release the gases by epa guide lines.

[Pimpsho]

sweet! ill check the paper today! they always got some nice stuf in the sunday paper! thanks

[\/icious]

good call thedude

[TheDude]

That's what I'm doing with this one, when I get time. It still blows very cold air. Needs to be gutted and cleaned up...hopefully without leaking the charge.

[Apoc]

LoL.. That'll keep you busy

[TheDude]

Yeah....looks like a train wreck! lol but it works and what have I lost if I break it? I need practice straightening the lines without busting them, and other things too.

[Pimpsho]

r u planning on doing the same as me? if so can u show me what i would be puttin in the water

[TheDude]

You can't see it in my pic, but it's where the cold air comes from in front. Instead of air it cools water. Take a look around the forum, there are lots of clear pics.

[Pimpsho]

Originally posted by TheDude
You can't see it in my pic, but it's where the cold air comes from in front. Instead of air it cools water. Take a look around the forum, there are lots of clear pics.

aite man thanks again i should be finding one soon! i almost convinced my parents that the chest freezer was not gettin used enough and that i need it for my comp this thing is massive and i know for a fact it would do the trick but i would more then liekly have to get some copper coils and have it recharged...isnt the stuff inside it called freon?

[TheDude]

yep freon

LOL....I got this visual of you chopping up the family freezer....pounds of hamburger thawing out to rot....hurry up before they get home from work! lol love it!

[\/icious]

yep and propane would probably be the best bang for the buck as far as freon goes afaik btw thedude that thing is fuggly

[TheDude]

I wouldn't suggest a noob work with propane.
Yeah it's fuggly, but wait til I rip it out and clean it up....total cost = elbow grease.

[Pimpsho]

whered u score it ne wayz

[TheDude]

Neighbor was throwing it out and trash guys would not take it because they aren't allowed to dump it without evac of freon first...so I volunteered to dispose of it for her.