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- Dec 28, 2002
Hi all. This goes along with another post I made, about using an old 5640BTU window airconditioner for chilling a watercooling system. I just wanted to know some scientific facts before i start the hacking and chopping (i am a National Honor Society member, so I "could" probably figure all this out...but, I am American...and why do something when someone else can tell you?)
You dont have to answer them all, just what u can ^_^.
-Okay...I dont want to run up the electricity bill, so I am going to be using an insulated reservoir - - how big do you think I need to be most effecient? How long will I need to run the darn thing too?
-This compressor is mondo-sized, about ...oh, 28cm tall, and 7 or so centimeters wide. How much heat do you think this thing will be throwing out...into my basement... ? Is there some better way to do this? to get the heat somewhere else? like, should i try and use my brain to figure out a way to vent it outside?
-Does it matter if I save $$$, and get a slow pump and a slightly cheaper cpu block? I mean, this thing is supposed to get to like, negative degrees here, so...I doubt it matters
-I wont be using a radiator, correct? That would warm the liquid with the room's heat.
-Umm...is plastic tubing okay? (albeit insulated)
-Eih...tell me anything else that you feel is important, please ^_^, because I want to start, and finish this thing by friday ^_^
THANK YOU ALL A LOT
You dont have to answer them all, just what u can ^_^.
-Okay...I dont want to run up the electricity bill, so I am going to be using an insulated reservoir - - how big do you think I need to be most effecient? How long will I need to run the darn thing too?
-This compressor is mondo-sized, about ...oh, 28cm tall, and 7 or so centimeters wide. How much heat do you think this thing will be throwing out...into my basement... ? Is there some better way to do this? to get the heat somewhere else? like, should i try and use my brain to figure out a way to vent it outside?
-Does it matter if I save $$$, and get a slow pump and a slightly cheaper cpu block? I mean, this thing is supposed to get to like, negative degrees here, so...I doubt it matters
-I wont be using a radiator, correct? That would warm the liquid with the room's heat.
-Umm...is plastic tubing okay? (albeit insulated)
-Eih...tell me anything else that you feel is important, please ^_^, because I want to start, and finish this thing by friday ^_^
THANK YOU ALL A LOT