[ny_driver]

I was messing with the room sensor, although I was wondering about the tube sensor when it kept shutting off.

Tube sensor is @ room temp and the room sensor is taped to the compressor for warmth.

The coolant temp only rose to -15c after sitting there in the cooler for 7-8 hours with the lid ajar. Amazing I say! I'm now running it to see how quickly it gets back down to COLD

[Witchdoctor]

Nice work man ..........

Looks like you are having a ball ..........

[ny_driver]

Check it out....I'm on the team

This thing doesn't cool down quite as fast as I was hoping, but it stays cold.

[Kal-EL]

Originally Posted by ny_driver

Check it out....I'm on the team

This thing doesn't cool down quite as fast as I was hoping, but it stays cold.

to the Team buddy, hunker down and get to know your peeps.


Pull down on these chillers can take up to an hour and a half in my experience before you reach the best temps possible.

[ny_driver]

Thanks Kal-El and OCA for allowing me to join the team so soon.

-32c after ~an hour...not too shabby eh?

[FACE]

Welcome to the team buddy.... can you smell the hardware we're cooking?

[ny_driver]

Thanks again. And yes I can.

So I managed to get the chiller tidied up a bit today....got everything level and the evap lines installed. Just need to cut to size some of my support blocks and screw them down....and that's about it. I'm going to be drilling 2 holes in the lid later(where the grommets are) to add my feed and return hoses. I think 1 on each side of the evap will work well, with the return pouring down the side for better dissipation, and the feed at the bottom with a strainer/filter from a Wagner paint gun on it.

Probably insulate the board next weekend somehow. Here is a couple more pics....sorry the one is so blurry, must be I moved, but you can still see.
Do you realize the exposed part of the evap still had snow all over it when I got up this morning...and the lid was ajar. Pretty good cooler I guess.

I wonder how fast it would get beer cold. I'll have to try a cold activated Coors light can in there sometime.

EDIT: I had to add 1 more because I got it looking a little better yet. Nice and quiet like a good air conditioner with those bricks on top..........I just cannot believe how long that coolant stays cold?