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ttystikk said:
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How did you mount your cobs & holders to the blocks, screws tape paste ?
I'm trying to imagine hows this works, so is this like a closed loop with 1 inline pump that splits equally from a manifold to each block then rejoins at the bottom and runs through your chiller then back again or maybe just pumping water up then using gravity to run through the blocks to a reservoir where your chiller pipe cools the reservoir or something completely different ?
I appreciate all your help, your setup rocks very outside the box & efficient use of space and energy, your a true pioneer.
 
organic-fanatic said:
How did you mount your cobs & holders to the blocks, screws tape paste ?
I'm trying to imagine hows this works, so is this like a closed loop with 1 inline pump that splits equally from a manifold to each block then rejoins at the bottom and runs through your chiller then back again or maybe just pumping water up then using gravity to run through the blocks to a reservoir where your chiller pipe cools the reservoir or something completely different ?
I appreciate all your help, your setup rocks very outside the box & efficient use of space and energy, your a true pioneer.
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Thank you! Inspiring others is my highest calling.

COB LED chips, holders and lenses are all held down with screws; they're all drilled 'blind', meaning they only go to a certain depth and not through into the water cavity.

You only need one pump, because water is incompressible; the water pump drives water through the entire system, including through the chiller. As long as you keep the restrictions even, you'll get even flow through each of the lights.

At first my pump was on the floor underneath my cold circuit reservoir barrel. The return water would drop back into the barrel from above, completing the circuit from each return manifold.

The new chiller has its tanks inside with a pump, so now I need not source my own res and pump. The reason ChillKing did this was to place the heat exchange core in the tank, immersed in and with a constant water current across it to ensure maximum heat transfer. Their approach improves the efficiency of the chiller, allows the unit to safeguard itself against being drained, and saves me from needing to buy external pumps and tanks. HUGE time, effort and money saver!

This chilled water is then pumped throughout my cooling system. If a water cooled air handler needs to cool the room, its blower fan kicks on, but the radiator is constantly supplied with chilled water.

For RDWC, there's a copper water to water heat exchange coil in the control bucket.

The COB LED modules get water all day, and at night there's an electric solenoid switch that cuts off the flow of cold water to limit condensation.

In this way, the cold water system removes heat from every part of the grow room.

Yes, it is possible to remove too much heat from the growing space and yes, occasionally I've managed...

It's a peculiar problem to find oneself confronting a daily maximum air temperature of 71F while driving 5400W of lighting in the same space... in July?!

Now please pay careful attention; my chilling system has worked successfully for years with ChillKing chillers. When I purchased a Surna chiller, formerly Hydro Innovations, they told me the reason their chillers weren't working properly was because my cooling system was inadequate and refused to honor their warranty. That's how they treated this five figure customer.

When I purchased another ChillKing unit to do EXACTLY THE SAME JOB, it worked perfectly the first time I turned it on, and has been ever since. It's been utterly dependable. On the odd occasion that I've called the company, either the president or vice president was available most of the time.

You may draw your own conclusions.
 
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