Which of these is the best inline chiller?

[Krustylove]

It is that time of year again to haggle with the warranty department over my Via Aqua chiller as it is running 24/7 & not doing anything but running up my electric bill-so I just don't have the fight in me to deal with it which brings me to my next question: out of these three brands of inline chillers, which one is the best
1. JBJ
2. Pacific Chillers
3. Trade Wind
I have a 100 gallon system w/a 30 gallon sump so a 1/4 horse should be enough chill? Thanks for some feedback-I am not looking forward to the wet water mess of changing out my chiller and only want to do this once should have installed ball valves when I had the chance-maybe this time after my ceremonial destroying of my Via Aqua crap machine.

 

[Yinger]

i had a 1/10hp jbj and it worked prefectly on my 40 gallon. I just recently sold it and bought a 1/4 jbj which i'm about to put on a 150 project coming up.

 

[NicoleC]

I have a 1/6 West Coast Aquatics on my 100g+40g+20g and it works fine for that much water volumn, but my house does not get very hot. In fact, it rarely kicks on, although it was working a bit when I had metal halides.

Sadly, my chiller gave up the ghost and I need a new one or I need to figure out how to fix it. It's only 14 years old...

 

[loc01]

I will pick trade wind. I had a 1/4hp on my 90g with 1X400w halide, in the summer it ran about 30-40 minutes each time it was on. I replaced it with 1/3hp aqualogic it came down to 6-10 minutes .

Loc

 

[DRC69]

I have a JBJ 1/10 on a 90. Works GREAT. 2 year warranty works for me.
400 watts of PC, runs during the summer 5 to 10 minutes per hour. Plus ALL the pumps I have in the sump.
THX

 

[saurus]

Aqualogic. Great chillers with the best internal parts. www.aqualogicinc.com

 

[golfish]

The compressors used on the Tradewind chillers are supposed to be the best out there. If and when I buy another chiller its going to be a TW.

 

[saurus]

Do they use the Tecumseh's like aqualogic? I have been told they are the best but I have not researched it.

Clint