have chiller pump turn off when chillers off?

[justinm0424]

Alright I just got my 1/3hp prime chiller. Should I program my acjr to turn off the pump and the chiller or should the chiller constantly have water running through it?

[marcrunner]

I spoke with a chiller company rep. and he said that it would be harmful to run the chiller without water even for a short period of time. You could also run a dedicated pump to the chiller. You would only be circulating through the sump, but I don't think that it woud take long to cool down the tank.

[clkwrk]

IMO no pump should run all the time. Otherwise water can go foul.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8306981#post8306981 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by justinm0424
Alright I just got my 1/3hp prime chiller. Should I program my acjr to turn off the pump and the chiller or should the chiller constantly have water running through it?
I froze my chiller up by not running water through it for five minutes . So you need to run water all the time trough it.

[Tang Salad]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8309841#post8309841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
IMO no pump should run all the time. Otherwise water can go foul.

Did you mean the opposite?

[justinm0424]

I'll keep it on. Also my pump isn't producing that much flow. Their site recomended 700-1400 gph and i prob have about 500gph through it. Will this cause a problem? It seems to be working fine.

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8310410#post8310410 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tang Salad
Did you mean the opposite?



I meant no (answer to ?),the pump should run 24/7

[Tang Salad]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8310612#post8310612 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
I meant no (answer to ?),the pump should run 24/7

Ah, I see. A comma would have fixed that.

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