I am using the Morebeer WC30 1/2" x 50 ft Immersion Chiller. I want to use a recirculating pond pump and just purchased the following:
Total Pond 285-525 GPH Fountain Pump (MD11500X) from The Home Depot
The pump can accomodate a 3/8", 1/2" or 3/4" hose and has the following output:
585 gph @ 0 ft
500 gph @ 1 ft
191 gph @ 6 ft
0 gph @ 8.7 ft
There's a lot of discussion about pumps with chillers, but not much dealing with this size chiller. Is this pump sufficient to push chill water through the WC30 IC at an adeqaute cooling rate? My LHBS owner uses a 1400 gph pump! It seems you would have to put a valve on the output side to reduce flow a little, but he did not mention that.
The top of my chiller will be approximately 4' off the ground. If I had to I could place the cooler with the pump in it even with the kettle. I thought I may run a 3/4" hose to the chiller and let it neck-down naturally into the 1/2" copper.
Thanks for the help. Extra thanks if you have personal experience or are familiar with fluid dynamics/hydraulics/etc.
Total Pond 285-525 GPH Fountain Pump (MD11500X) from The Home Depot
The pump can accomodate a 3/8", 1/2" or 3/4" hose and has the following output:
585 gph @ 0 ft
500 gph @ 1 ft
191 gph @ 6 ft
0 gph @ 8.7 ft
There's a lot of discussion about pumps with chillers, but not much dealing with this size chiller. Is this pump sufficient to push chill water through the WC30 IC at an adeqaute cooling rate? My LHBS owner uses a 1400 gph pump! It seems you would have to put a valve on the output side to reduce flow a little, but he did not mention that.
The top of my chiller will be approximately 4' off the ground. If I had to I could place the cooler with the pump in it even with the kettle. I thought I may run a 3/4" hose to the chiller and let it neck-down naturally into the 1/2" copper.
Thanks for the help. Extra thanks if you have personal experience or are familiar with fluid dynamics/hydraulics/etc.