jeffbrig
Premium Member
The major problem I see is that the typical chiller plumbing is effectively a closed loop. The pump pushes water through the chiller, then returns to the sump or goes up to the main tank.
If you plumb in a RDSB, it's no longer a closed loop. You would need to rely on gravity to move the water back to either the sump or the main tank. That's going to be difficult unless you can elevate the RDSB sufficiently that it can have an overflow feeding back to the sump. Using two pumps is not an option, as you'd never be able to maintain the flow rates to avoid overflowing or emptying the RDSB container. Sealing the RDSB to keep the closed loop intact won't work, because I think you'll want open exchange over the RDSB.
Also, I'm not sure if the required flow rates for a chiller and RDSB are going to be the same. My chiller (1/3hp aqua logic) requires 600gph minimum. Unless you have a huge tank for your RDSB, that's going to be a ton of flow through the container.
What might make sense is to split the flow after the chiller and use some valves to adjust the flow rate. One would return straight to the sump, the other would run through the RDSB first.
If you plumb in a RDSB, it's no longer a closed loop. You would need to rely on gravity to move the water back to either the sump or the main tank. That's going to be difficult unless you can elevate the RDSB sufficiently that it can have an overflow feeding back to the sump. Using two pumps is not an option, as you'd never be able to maintain the flow rates to avoid overflowing or emptying the RDSB container. Sealing the RDSB to keep the closed loop intact won't work, because I think you'll want open exchange over the RDSB.
Also, I'm not sure if the required flow rates for a chiller and RDSB are going to be the same. My chiller (1/3hp aqua logic) requires 600gph minimum. Unless you have a huge tank for your RDSB, that's going to be a ton of flow through the container.
What might make sense is to split the flow after the chiller and use some valves to adjust the flow rate. One would return straight to the sump, the other would run through the RDSB first.