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a drop a regular household oil will work but i believe your issue may be something other than that i could be wrong. check to make sure the fan blad is not rubbing anything , run the chiller level with out the cover on and look to see what is vibrating the fan mount any also be loose
 
ihavtats29 said:
a drop a regular household oil will work but i believe your issue may be something other than that i could be wrong. check to make sure the fan blad is not rubbing anything , run the chiller level with out the cover on and look to see what is vibrating the fan mount any also be loose
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Would WD-40 work ok? it's the only thing I laying around at the moment. How much would a new fan assembly run me if I took it to a place like Grainger?
 
JBJ Chiller 1/4hp

JBJ Chiller 1/4hp

I just sent my JBJ chiller 1/4 hp to have it repaired to the manufacturer they told me the compressor has to be replaced and they dont replace compressors. I spent alot of money on this chiller what do i do?
if you can help it would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Brian
 
Coraldude01 said:
I just sent my JBJ chiller 1/4 hp to have it repaired to the manufacturer they told me the compressor has to be replaced and they dont replace compressors. I spent alot of money on this chiller what do i do?
if you can help it would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Brian
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what is wrong with the compressor? just by them telling you its shot dont mean that its the compressor but again its the manufacture that has it, their repair techs could be good or they are going by a book or protocol to gut the unit and replace all parts , typically when a small chiller like these it is sometimes cost effective or cheaper to buy a new unit , what would i do? i would contact them back and ask what is wrong with the compressor if the say its locked up ask them about installing a hard start relay and start cap on the unit or if the replaced the run cap and other start components, if its grounded there is no fix but to replace the compressor. now if you know a A/C tech you can have them quote you a compressor at cost or have them check over the compressor ohm it out and see if it good or bad
 
if you can use a ohm meter or multi meter you can check it out yourself
just scroll back thru the posts and i have listed check out procedures on compressors
 
I have purchased a jbj arctica 1/10hp chiller for my 75g.....100g total with sump and equipment.....wondering what size of pump I should use to feed the chiller?? I only need to drop the temp lke 2-3 degrees faranheit......
 
I have a JBJ Artica 1/4 Chiller which i was using in my old 80 gal. I have upgraded the tank to a 125 gal. with a 30 gal. sump for a total 155 ga. water. I have been dialing the pressure thru the chiller because i have a T with the main tank pump.

I have dialed it to bring the temp down from 78.6 to 76.5 in 1 hr. 50 min. My question is, do you think it is in a good range to lower 2 degress in that time ??? It is a range of 1 min 40 sec. per gal. or i can dialer better??

Thanks in advance...
 
wcharon said:
I have a JBJ Artica 1/4 Chiller which i was using in my old 80 gal. I have upgraded the tank to a 125 gal. with a 30 gal. sump for a total 155 ga. water. I have been dialing the pressure thru the chiller because i have a T with the main tank pump.

I have dialed it to bring the temp down from 78.6 to 76.5 in 1 hr. 50 min. My question is, do you think it is in a good range to lower 2 degress in that time ??? It is a range of 1 min 40 sec. per gal. or i can dialer better??

Thanks in advance...
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I was told that a 1/4 hp was too big for my 75g with sump.....so do you keep your temp at 78.6 during the day and then 76.5 at night? I'm not too sure about whether you can dial it in better or not as I just purchased my first one this week.
 
I just picked up a free Pacific Coast Imports CL-650 chiller. It was free because the previous owner had spilled some water onto it and some had gotten into the controller shorting it out. I had found the faulty transistor and don't think I'll be able to repair the board. The led screen just reads E1. I feel like I have two options. Option 1 would be to find a replacement controller for it. I have been looking for replacement parts for this unit and can't seem to find any. Option 2 would be to wire the compressor strait from the plug and use my Reef Angel for temp control. I think I'm leaning toward option 2 unless there is some reason why that would be a bad idea?
 
dave540 said:
I just picked up a free Pacific Coast Imports CL-650 chiller. It was free because the previous owner had spilled some water onto it and some had gotten into the controller shorting it out. I had found the faulty transistor and don't think I'll be able to repair the board. The led screen just reads E1. I feel like I have two options. Option 1 would be to find a replacement controller for it. I have been looking for replacement parts for this unit and can't seem to find any. Option 2 would be to wire the compressor strait from the plug and use my Reef Angel for temp control. I think I'm leaning toward option 2 unless there is some reason why that would be a bad idea?
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either way would work
here is a controller that will work to replace all chiller controllers just be sure to heat shrink the temp probe.
http://www.etcsupply.com/goldline-s....html?osCsid=7b811092a11e9d32715f43ce06f72577
 
wcharon said:
I have a JBJ Artica 1/4 Chiller which i was using in my old 80 gal. I have upgraded the tank to a 125 gal. with a 30 gal. sump for a total 155 ga. water. I have been dialing the pressure thru the chiller because i have a T with the main tank pump.

I have dialed it to bring the temp down from 78.6 to 76.5 in 1 hr. 50 min. My question is, do you think it is in a good range to lower 2 degress in that time ??? It is a range of 1 min 40 sec. per gal. or i can dialer better??

Thanks in advance...
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should be fine why would you want your temp at 76 degrees?
 
just throttle back the pump with a ball valve a touch , it should not make a big difference but you may loose some of the efficiency from the chiller
less contact time = less cooling
 
ihavtats29

This is regarding Pacific Coast CL-650 , Yesterday when doing some maintenance and replacing the old hoses that go and from inlet/outlet fittings.....I noticed a broken twist on part that holds the elbow fitting and compressed fitting on tight. Where could I find replacement parts ? Or shouild I just try to epoxy the broken pieces together ?
 
here are some pics of the piece thats broken

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