Hydro Innovations Ice Box video part 1/2

This video shows all components for an indoor garden water-cooled system and how to install. This setup includes Ice Boxes, HydroGEN water-cooled co2 generator, drop in coil nutrient cooler, and water-cooled a/c. This video was shot at the San Francisco indoor gardening expo 2009.

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• chiller

[Bublonichronic2]

i just got a ice box heat exchanger, but didnt realize i would need 3/4 hp chiller to cool my 3k flower room efficently?.....or can i get more heat exchangers and daisy chain them together off one 1/4 hp chiller? cause if i need 1/4 hp chilling power PER LIGHT, thats gonna cost ALOT more than i expected, and will prolly be returning your products...

[sbkeen]

@Bublonichronic2 You are correct that you would need a MINIMUM of 1/4 ton per light to cool the room. No, you cannot just add heat exchanger to obtain more cooling capacity, sorry it doesn't work like that.

[Bublonichronic2]

@sbkeen damn man....you think a 3/4 hp chiller will still use less energy than a couple intake/exhauast fans, and a 14000 BTU A/c? 3/4 hp chiller runs at what 4.4 amps? and a a/c at like 3.5b righ? also, just wonderin what you think about making a DIY chiller out of a deep freezer? like runnin coiling in it and makin water pass through that b4 it hits the ice box? sorry for all the questions, tryn to get my shit right on the cheap!

[sbkeen]

@Bublonichronic2 The amount of energy that you will use, will be dependent upon the brand of chiller and the brand of a/c, and what type of compressor is used in each. As far as the DIY chiller out of a deep freeze, more than likely the compressor on the deep freeze will not have substantial output to give you the results you are looking for. Most freezers have a small (~1000 BTU) compressor, but very heavy insulation with no heat load to achieve very low temperatures.

[busycloud77]

I can not stop watching these videos! They have really helped me with planning my new setup. I have just about everything I need. 4 Iceboxes for 4 hoods, hydro gen pro, and a chiller.

Gotta ask, what type of pump are you using to force the water through your chiller, res, and ice boxes?

[sbkeen]

@busycloud77 We are using a 1/2 HP Flotec inline pump.

[Bublonichronic2]

@sbkeen right on bro, i must say, i appreciate your honesty and advice, peace

[sbkeen]

@enigmasfriend The chiller is a separate item called a "water-chiller". I was unaware that you vent to the attic. If you vent air from your cab to the attic then the Ice Box will not benefit your temperatures, because the Ice Box is designed to be run in a recirculating air setup.

[enigmasfriend]

@sbkeen What is that? Is that the icebox? I'm not trying to spand a lot of money on this, I was thinking of just getting the ice box heat exchanger, a 50 gal res and a pump to fit it all. But you're saying I should put it between my light and fan? Also my fan vents into the attic, but with the I.B. in between the two you think it'll cool my grow cab down?

[sbkeen]

@enigmasfriend You would want to use a 1/4 HP chiller, and swap your light and Ice Box in your setup mentioned above to maximize heat removal.