corndogg
09/26/2006, 03:45 PM
Recently I upgraded from a 125 to a 210 and I used a lot of the same equipment including my iwaki rlxt30 return pump.
My chiller JBJ 1/3HP used to be able to bring down 1 degree in a few minutes but now on the 210 my chiller seems to run for over a half hour up to 45 minutes at a time. I have reduced my MH lighting from 4 x 250 to 3 x 250 due to luminarcs. The only thing that is different is the length of hose between my return pump and the chiller and of course almost doubling the amount of water I'm trying to cool. I would like to minimize wear on my chiller by not having it run for such long times and the only thing I can attribute this to is the chiller flow.
Has the increase in water volume affected chill time that greatly or do I have a shot a bring the chiller time down?
If I was to get a new return pump, would a pressure rated pump make a difference? I'd like to get one that won't triple the amount of power I'm currently using. Any recommendations?
Thanks
My chiller JBJ 1/3HP used to be able to bring down 1 degree in a few minutes but now on the 210 my chiller seems to run for over a half hour up to 45 minutes at a time. I have reduced my MH lighting from 4 x 250 to 3 x 250 due to luminarcs. The only thing that is different is the length of hose between my return pump and the chiller and of course almost doubling the amount of water I'm trying to cool. I would like to minimize wear on my chiller by not having it run for such long times and the only thing I can attribute this to is the chiller flow.
Has the increase in water volume affected chill time that greatly or do I have a shot a bring the chiller time down?
If I was to get a new return pump, would a pressure rated pump make a difference? I'd like to get one that won't triple the amount of power I'm currently using. Any recommendations?
Thanks