Ghetto Water Chilling!!!

[blinky]

woo, i gave up on my chiller a while ago, but i was sick today so i decided what the hell, ill finish it. i decided to keep it ghetto, cuz ghetto cooling is the best

so i found a tide detergant tub, and cut a slot in it, then filled it with denatured alcohol/acetone mixture, for the coolant. the A/C is 5100btu for $80 at home depot. water block is a dtek spiral i got for $15, pump is some 100gph crap i got for $20 at OSH. soo it cost around $125 total, including tubing and random stuff

also i havent insulated at all really, so when i do that will prolly drop coolant temps by about 5c. im going to post more pics when its insulated and finalized

on to the pics:


the setup


OMG FROST!!!111


temps @ -13c not bad, not great


moar stuff


mooar


if u see where the top half of the evaporator is frosted, im going to duct air through that to get uber cold air for chilled air GPU cooling, through a duct with a fan on it


yay, im gonna update tonight when i finish insulting

[saaya]

oi ! nice!

ghetto indeed

i rerally love how the ice covered chiller looks like! this soft white... beautifull!

[blinky]

oi ! nice!

ghetto indeed

i rerally love how the ice covered chiller looks like! this soft white... beautifull!

i know, it will have to go soon once i insulate it


btw i just got a mag5 in the mail, dunno how im gonna fit it in that res, ill prolly have it outside and just stick the inlet tube into the res.

[saaya]

get a bigger res, it shouldnt be hard to find something that can house the chiller...

dont you have those double wanded plastic tons in the homestore shops in the states? they are double wanded and have air between the inner and the outer ton, so its insulating a bit already. should be perfect.

[blinky]

get a bigger res, it shouldnt be hard to find something that can house the chiller...

dont you have those double wanded plastic tons in the homestore shops in the states? they are double wanded and have air between the inner and the outer ton, so its insulating a bit already. should be perfect.

no clue what youre talkin bout, could u post a picture,,


and ill take a look around the house

[Tonic]

If I correctly understond, saaya is talking about container for your
waterchiller - this container have a two walls and air, which is in
between these two walls, is isolating heat

Just a larger reservoir with small insulation

[blinky]

If I correctly understond, saaya is talking about container for your
waterchiller - this container have a two walls and air, which is in
between these two walls, is isolating heat

Just a larger reservoir with small insulation

no i know that hes talkin bout the res.

but i dont know of any containers like that, except the ice chest kind, which doesnt really fit my evap all that well :/

[blinky]

update: i found a resorvoir, ... a KITTY LITTER TUB

on to the pics:










ill get better temps with the hot air not staying in my room

[moosturdsoed25]

try a water cooler, esky sort of thing. Dual walled with air in between will improve you temps even more.

[blinky]

try a water cooler, esky sort of thing. Dual walled with air in between will improve you temps even more.

yah, i might get one at target this weekend, that is if i can get a dam ride


this was the best thing they had at safeway

[saaya]

thats what i meant

sorry blink, dont have a pic for ya, but just ask for a double walled container in a home depot shop.

[blinky]

like that yah?

[moosturdsoed25]

yes, exactly, but you probably dont want that spout thingy, maybe just a standard ice-beer cooler would do

[blinky]

yes, exactly, but you probably dont want that spout thingy, maybe just a standard ice-beer cooler would do

yah, thats just the first thing that came up on google image search.

ill get a good one hopefully, if i can get a dam ride

[rhino56]

i got a coleman thermos and that sucker is insulated wonderful, all day in the hot sun my ice stays good.
i love the air intake idea. from experience they work beautifully.