ben333 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 Some of you might have seen the first one I posted. That unit was smaller and looked to be less powerful, this new one I picked up - still free - seems to have more cooling power. A larger condenser, two evaporators (water cooler and fridge) and longer gas lines are handy too. Stock photo (home from the trash) Taking the top off... Now, some of you might even stop before here and just stick a pump in that stainless steel bucket but I wanted the best possible setup of getting both the fridge evaporator and water bucket evap in my coolant tank. With all front panels off you can see the fridge, water bucket, quiet piston compressor and the heating tank. Condenser shot: Getting the evap off the water bucket was simple, I just had to cut off the Styrofoam around it and pull the evap off over the top but getting one out of a fridge means making your basement a bit more messy. And with a razor and putty knife, this is what you get in about half an hour: Right now I have everything mounted again, but the heater is removed aswell as the water dispensing valves, top and fridge. Both evaps are in the lower half ready to be stuck into a cooler when I find one the size of the fridge that was in there. I'm thinking this chiller should work fine for a CPU as my last one did. I'll be posting updates soon and more pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 Pretty cool, I've always wanted to try and make a chiller from one of those... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben333 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 Pretty cool, I've always wanted to try and make a chiller from one of those... If you have a dump near you it shouldn't be hard to find one This is the 2nd one I've found without trying and since I have trash pickup now I don't go to the dump much. ACs work too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marne_Aeok Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 nice. is this for a homegrown phase cooler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 nice. is this for a homegrown phase cooler? I'm pretty sure he's going to use it to cool his watercooling loop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 Sweet Any pics of it installed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben333 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) Yeah, I'll be putting the evaporator section in a cooler and pumping the water in it through my waterblock. Like a cheap phase change that doesn't get me as cold but still a lot colder than normal WC and quiet for FREE. Pics of the unit in its current state tomorrow. All it needs is a cooler to hold the evap and the antifreeze. Edited March 4, 2009 by ben333 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLS2008 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 That's pretty cool! How cold do you think it will get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marne_Aeok Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 thats AWESOME lol i wish i had the ingenuity to make something like this Nothing but luck brother Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben333 Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) Well my last chiller that I suspect is less powerful than this one could freeze a gallon of water in an hour or so, so I think this one will do well. No real ingenuity here, just digging through foam, cutting plastic and taking something apart without breaking it Here's what I have right now, all stripped with the whole evap section in the bottom half, to be dipped in a cooler. It doesn't look very sturdy but it is, its just missing all the pretty plastic. Sorry for the fuzzy pic. I'll have to do some testing over the weekend Edited March 4, 2009 by ben333 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a93j202k Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 good luck! looks really interesting. Hope you get good temps from this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCrookie Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 what kind of temps were you getting with your previous chiller and what are you expecting from this one ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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