Okay umm there are 2 things, which i guess i connect the hosing to. But theres no barbs. Do i barb them and hook a pump up to it and pump water through the evapourator then to the cpu etc. etc?
Also the wiring is a bit confusing so thats a problem. Could i get rid of the lines to connect the hosing up by cutting them then shutting them off and just sticking the evapourator in an esky to chill that?
I have no idea what you just said, and I can't tell much from your pics. Both need a little more clarity.
Alright out of the big gray thing there are 4 lines, one coming from the compressor and one going to the condensor. The other 2 from my thinking are barbs where i connect my clearfex tubing up which is included in the loop of the watercooling setup. One of the pics isn't working and is a proper barb the other one seems to be a hole to screw a barb in.
So if that dosn't make sense then argh.
Let's assume the big grey thing is a heat exchanger/evaporator. The tube from the evaporator to the compressor is the suction line. The tube from the bottom of the condenser to the evaporator is the liquid line, which should also have the cap tube at the evaporator end. The refrigerant flows from the cap tube end of the evaporator to the suction line end of the evaporator. The water should flow in the opposite direction, from the suction line end to the cap tube end.
Of course, this assumes that the grey thing is a heat exchanger/evaporator. If that is the case, then you won't need to stick it in an esky, which I assume is a reservoir.
Yer i think you got it right. Ill refill it and barb it to my tubings needs and give it a run.
Lets hope it all goes well.
I've decided to make this my project thread for my waterchiller so if anyone wants to see a noob in action come here.
Anyway i've started securing the system in a box. But when i was taking it out of the car i saw what caused the leakage.
Don't laugh at all this crap stuff i've got, im suuccch a noob. Only did watercooling on the christmas holidays so this a huge step.
I found an old fruit box which will do great to store this unit.
Staples.
Base
I then removed the two side peices so working on it would be easier.
Then tested everything in the box.
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I then marked up the holes to hold down the compressor then drilled then found some nice big screws and put them through the back then bolted the compressor down.
I bent down the copper suction line (if im correct) to show what happened.
Screwed down the compressor and placed the condensor on the side to see how it would look. I nailed in one side peice with pvc glue applied on to the sides. Im thinking this will reduce temps because the condensor isn't getting much airflow BUT, im gonna drill a seris of holes so airflow can be produced.
The condensor was moving around to move so i drilled 4 holes and used string to hold it in place as i had no other way to fit it in.
In future projects ill be using a more user friendly condensor.
The suction line(from condensor to compressor right?) had snapped and was too long so i need to dremel it down.
Suction line dremeled then fitted near the connection to the compressor. Also what has been done so far.
I tried to get the suction line as close as possible to the connection so then i could braze it if i would ever braze.
While i was moving the heat exchanger (i think) i made a 180degree turn. Should i have done this?
The thermal-stat controller (maybe).
Finished product for the night.
Hope you enjoyed my §§§§ty progress.
Your condenser is sideways. The tubes must be horizontal, not vertical. The line from the compressor to the top tube of the condenser is the discharge line.
Check this out:
http://www.refrigerationbasics.com
Look for the "Samples" button.
Aaaaaaaahhh, okay so change it to horizontal and should make it a little bit better?
it will make the difference between working or not.Originally posted by kommando
Aaaaaaaahhh, okay so change it to horizontal and should make it a little bit better?
sorry but your pics are hard on the eyes.
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