Chiller Recommendations For A 650g System

[64Ivy]

I've been running a 1hp UMI for over 10 years now and it's about to bite the dust. Does anyone here have any recommendations? Besides unit efficiency, customer service is of great importance. Thanks.

 

[ldf9999]

I would go for a ground loop chiller .
Drop a line say 20ft down and add pump.

 

[Stugots]

The ground loop would work and be the cheapest to run... and you would only have to have it 8 feet down... but the cost might be a little high...
Can i ask why you don’t want to go back to a UMI?

 

[64Ivy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14744830#post14744830 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stugots

Can i ask why you don’t want to go back to a UMI?

I might. I've gotten a decades worth of nearly trouble free service from the unit I have now. But since the company moved to Canada, the time and trouble of getting parts here has become much more of a problem. Just looking for alternatives that won't be held up in customs; certainly not UMIs' fault.

By the way, the logistics of going with a ground loop system would be a nightmare for me. Thanks anyway.

 

[KenT]

I use a Pacific Coast 1/2 hp. I used it on a 535 and now a 325. Works well. One problem I had is that it overheated. The housing, although slotted, did not allow enough heat to escape. The wiring was not a thick enough guage and the switch began to melt and blew a fuse. They immediatly responded and sent me 5 fuses so I had spares. My solution to the heat problem was to remove the housing. It has been fine ever since. Over 3 yrs. in use.