Chiller Died - What to do???

[hurrifan]

I have a 6 year old Aqualogic Delta flow-through 1/3 chiller. It died today... I think some of the electrical components got wet during a water change accidentally. I have no idea how to even begin to fix this thing. Who can I call to repair it? My LFS is no help (what else is new).

The other option is do I just get a new one. This one is 6 years old. What is the average life expectancy of a chiller?

Also, if I do replace it what are the top models these days? I was happy with the Aqualogic, but I know there have been many advances and new competitors to the market.

Any advice would be helpful. I am in West Palm Beach, Florida if any body knows a person who repairs tchillers in my area.

 

[Cuby2k]

An air conditioning company with a sharp refrigeration guy could fix it for you. or look in the yellow pages under refrigeration suppliers, they might have some in house service. It aint going to be cheap.

 

[jareed101]

Re: Chiller Died - What to do???

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7999489#post7999489 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hurrifan
I have a 6 year old Aqualogic Delta flow-through 1/3 chiller. It died today... I think some of the electrical components got wet during a water change accidentally. I have no idea how to even begin to fix this thing. Who can I call to repair it? My LFS is no help (what else is new).

The other option is do I just get a new one. This one is 6 years old. What is the average life expectancy of a chiller?

Also, if I do replace it what are the top models these days? I was happy with the Aqualogic, but I know there have been many advances and new competitors to the market.

Any advice would be helpful. I am in West Palm Beach, Florida if any body knows a person who repairs tchillers in my area.

My Aqualogic chiller needed repair a couple of years ago. Fortunately for me, they are located here in San Diego, so I didn't have to ship it. However, they still charged a $75 fee upfront just to open the case and diagnose the problem. Then any repair will cost you additional $$$.

So in your case, you will have to pay shipping both ways, the $75 diagnosis fee, and any repair costs. In the end, it will cost a significant fraction of a new unit to get it repaired (not to mention the lack of a waranty that you will get with a new unit).

If you are still interested in repair, contact Aqualogic:

8268 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone - (858) 292-4773
Fax - (858) 279-0537
e-mail - info@aqualogicinc.com
website - www.aqualogicinc.com

Good luck.

Jeff

 

[davocean]

You know, as summer came and it started getting warmer I started looking at chillers, like $700.
I saw a post by sk8tr suggesting an in window AC unit, and it just totally made sense.
$200 and both my living room and aquarium are nice and comfy!
Funny, I wouldn't have bought one just for me, but the fish no problem!
It's nice to treat them and myself at the same time!

 

[hurrifan]

Thanks for all the input. I will contact aqualogic tomorrow just for drill.

 

[theatrus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7999619#post7999619 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davocean
You know, as summer came and it started getting warmer I started looking at chillers, like $700.
I saw a post by sk8tr suggesting an in window AC unit, and it just totally made sense.
$200 and both my living room and aquarium are nice and comfy!
Funny, I wouldn't have bought one just for me, but the fish no problem!
It's nice to treat them and myself at the same time!

Works when you're tank isn't in a huge open floorplan and running the AC causes you bill to jump by $200