Hi Bros with chiller, does anyone keep your chiller inside the cabinet? I know this is a bad idea, but I just want to know if there is any good idea to keep the chiller inside the cabinet. For e.g., use a fan to suck out the hot air?
If I can hide the chiller, then I will probably have higher chances of getting the permit to purchase one.
Make a hole the size of a mini exaust fan on the back of the cabinet (back part is usually cheap, thin plywood) and hook a mini fan inline with the chiller so it would run whenever the cooling device is on. You save yourself the look and some electrical bill.
In my opinion, as long as the cabinet is designed to store a chiller, it's the best place to hide it.
For me, I design my cabinet with a sliding base (with the rail at the bottom & not on the side) for easy movement of chiler (which is pretty heavy). I also design that the airflow is only from front to the back of the cabinet (suck by the built in fan in the chiller).
Hope this shed some light to you.
Cheers,
U.K.Lau
My chiller is sitting in my cabinet. The front and side of the cabinet are louvered. The back is bare, totally unblocked.
My hind supporting leg of my cabinet is about 6 inches away from the wall.
Inside the cabinet I have a partition to restrict the air flow from the chiller compartment to the rest of the compartment.
Do a search for my nick-name and you can see the cabinet layout if you want.
I keep mine in my cabinet, search on my name "rupert" or pm your email address and I will send you my set up.
Rupert
just do not place it too close to the filter or the CO2 cylinder...otherwise the filter will get hot, and the gas inside the Co2 cyclinder will expand as well..
Bro, any picture? especially how do you design the airflow?Originally Posted by uklau
Wow ... must say that your cabinet is nice. btw, can you send me the contractor for your cabinet and how much it cost? I am still searching for a tank cum cabinet maker. thanks!
for the benefit of the others, here's the url with Nicky's cabinet.
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=17646
Mine is just a simple design (done by me & a friend, none of us is professional). Just ensure that the air can only enter from the front part of the cabinet & exit to the back via the built in exhaust fan in the chiller.
Cheers,
U.K.Lau
I see ... thanks.
Since 2006 I received alot of queries on the maker on my cabinet.
I think instead of PM every soul who PM me, how about I put his contact here.
His name is Thia, mobile: 97609909.
I'm not making money out of this and so if you want, work with him on the design and price.
And I am in no way liable for his work and the end result.
Mods, if this is inappropriate please feel free to delete his contact.
I used to remember his price, but now I forgot. You see, he is the contractor for anything made of wood for my friend's place. So when I moved house, I asked him to do up my doors, shoe racks and some outdoor structures for me. On top of that, he did up my cabinet to hold my tank. He gave the breakdown of price but I did not keep the invoice.
Good luck.
Nicky, thanks!
Hi! Here's a copycat of Nicky's idea!
HAHA
Actually, thanks to Nicky, got my cabinet made using the same concept by Thia as well.
Notice the louvred doors and side panels along with the holes in the rear panels......no ventilation issues here
Its a pratical design vratenza. Lots of space to put stuff... and lots of holes. Needn't worry about overheating issue.
Vratenza, so this is how yours looks like..
good things must share.. very nice (like mine)
Hi vratenza and nicky, thanks for sharing. A picture really palnt a thousand words ... do you have any fan inside the cabinet or the gaps are sufficient?
IMO the louver gap is sufficient. As each piece of the louver is thin, you have more than 50% of the area of your door panel for air to move in. As a guide, if you put your hand at the air intake of a chiller you will know that the flow rate is not that high. You just have to make sure that you dust the louver door every now and then to prevent dust from clogging the gap. Same thing goes to the air intake filter of your chiller.
as Nicky said, louvered panels allows > 50% of the panel surface to be used for airmovements with minimal restriction.
Another thing to note is the direction of air flow for the chiller model.
I could have place the chiller unit facing the front, but as I place my cabinet/tank pretty close up to the wall, the hot air will be blown against the wall... thus heat may build up.....
If u reference my picture, the Resun C500 i used has the air intake from the front and hot air exits from the rear of the unit. Thus by placing my chiller sideway, i draw cool air from the left side and let the hot air exit the right side just next to the louvered panel so that the hot air can disperse out into open space just next to the cabinet. I made sure there was no obstruction on the right side of my cabinet.
oh... and how do I know the louvered panels allows for good air flow?
I put a fan inside the cabinet and I can feel ~90% of the expected airflow coming out through the panels when i stand outside
Last edited by vratenza; 23rd Jun 2007 at 10:13. Reason: spelling errors
Vratenza, how close to the wall areyou keeping your tankl? just a space of the wall skirting?
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