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4maggio · #1 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:51 PM

High all..

I just stumbled upon this via and email from these guys about this gizmo..
It is supposed to go into the opening of an aircooled hood and mist out going air with water to lower ambient temps.. I've tried to read it 2 times and can not compute from about 1/2 way thru.. anyone know if what they say is reasonable.. and worth $150?

Paradigm Gardens*::*Environmental*::*Air*::*Accessories*::* Hydro Innovations Ice Box Water Cooled Heat Exchanger 6"

Would probably raise humidity..

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DieAbetic · #2 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 04:50 PM

ive been waiting for things like this to come out, there are a few companies that do something like this. basically its set up exactly like a water-cooled computer. water runs across a metal surface that transfers heat, take the heat back to the reservoir to cool down while new stuff comes in, and so on and so forth.

But there are always draw backs - water leakage with high watt lights = not good. you have to change the res every once in awhile, along with cleaning the tubes. also, unlike a computer processor, lights give off alot of radiant energy around the bulb, as opposed to computer chips which have a very specific point of heat exchange (sometimes only a few cm squared).

What we reall need is a relfective light shade that has cooled water that runs through the whole thing. then use a CoolTube-like device to have light air exhaust to take out surrounding hot air.

So this would probably work to take SOME of the heat off, but you cant really replace your whole air heat exhaust system with it. Would i buy it? Yeah maybe if I had an extra $150 laying around and I felt like experimenting with it. but i dont, and i think i can cool just fine with a CoolTube.

*edit* after looking further, this looks like it cools the air AS it exhausts from your reflector. So this may actually be a good alternative when put on a CoolTube or other air-tight relfector device. Now if only we can see it in action..... :-D

4maggio · #3 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 05:45 PM

High DieAbetic.. evryone..

Yes, exactly.. air on the exhaust side is cooled.. yes, to pretty much all you said up there...matinenance and all.. it says if you can run water 20 degrees cooler thru it you can turn off your ac.. hype!?? I guess if one could get that -20degee water free without using an electrical device to cool it (can you use your res juice?).. copper core? not stainless..

I wouldn't mind turning the ac off! OTOH that is what is venting my room to the garage.. I'd improvise if I could turn that baby off..

purplehaze4u · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 08:52 PM

lol well that theory is how we cool the building where i work we cool it by running water through a similar device only the device is the size of a trailer lol anyway it does work it keeps our building 14 acres under roof 4 open stories high cool. now here are somet hings to consider before buying it, make sure you read the what you need list like a chiller, vent fans and all the plumbing to run the water. could you cool your room with that it all depends on how much air you could move across there and how cool you could keep your water.. whew now with that said would i buy one? nope... and why? all of the other added expenses that would go along with that.. i will post my pic of my diy chiller on here but even with that there is a lot of water to move to cool a room.. if anyone does get it, let me know how good it is because to run enough air through a 6 inch opening enough to cool a room... well maybe a small room .. cheers..
haze