chiller placement

[BYU]

with fans on top my tank is sometimes reaching 80-83
I was contemplating adding a chiller but i have no room near the tank
can i place a chiller in my basement and plumb it up to the first floor with a strong pump or is there too much head pressure?

 

[kalapnath]

the only problem i see is the pump and chiller working more harder because of the distance......................

 

[jerl77]

i have mine in the basement and a coralife high pressure pump running it no problems at all will move the water i think 26 feet strait up
and plus i dont hear it run and no heat added to the room upstairs

 

[pauliwalnuts]

I also think it's a good idea. As long as you get a good pump to make up for the head pressure, you'll be fine.

 

[masterswimmer]

100% better than having the chiller sit underneath the tank in the stand, if the chiller were unvented.

Having it in the basement directly under the tank if possible is a fantastic way to go. You would not be compromising any efficiency at all.

Russ

 

[BYU]

do i put the pump before the chiller or after the chiller ?

 

[Wesley]

My cheap chiller, that you've seen, has some warning in the manual saying that it cannot have certain pressure at the output end. So if you put the chiller on the basement floor, I think the head pressure alone would cause some issue. But that's just my chiller. May be others are fine.

 

[pwreef]

I would make sure that there is no way the water can get down to the basement with just gravity. I would say dry pump with check valves in the sump and put the chiller in a tub of some sort with water alarms. You probably don't want 200G of water in your basement. :wink1: It sure is a plumbing challenge though.

 

[jerl77]

My pump pulls the the water out of the dump throw the chiller. And back up with no problems at all your welcome to stop by to take a look at it

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[jerl77]

Before so it pumps water throw the chiller

do i put the pump before the chiller or after the chiller ?

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[masterswimmer]

I would make sure that there is no way the water can get down to the basement with just gravity. I would say dry pump with check valves in the sump and put the chiller in a tub of some sort with water alarms. You probably don't want 200G of water in your basement. :wink1: It sure is a plumbing challenge though.

A chiller is only a component in a closed loop. Unless the chiller leaks there is no way gravity can cause 200g to flood. Not even one gallon.

As Jeremy said, the pump needs to be before the chiller to pump the water through the chiller.

Russ

 

[pecan2phat]

Bob,
Think about relocating your sump down to the basement if possible. If you have plumbing down there, maintenance would be a lot easier and you can also change out your present sump to a 150g Rubbermaid trough which would also give you added water volume. You can plumb the chiller after the pressure return pump but might need to manifold the return dependent on the flow rate of the chiller. If you go this route, I would add exhaust ventilation to the basement since humidity will be a factor.

 

[pecan2phat]

On another note:
Bob,
You central AC your home correct? Why can't you just duct some AC into the small room in the back of your tank?

 

[BYU]

i was thinking about that do you think it would be ok
i have a ac duct right next to the tank
do you think i could place the duct into the space above the tank?

 

[pecan2phat]

I would attempt to do that first before purchasing a chiller and or moving anything to the basement. It seems a lot easier and might just give you enough cooling to avoid the extra equipment and relocation.