- Joined
- Jun 14, 2002
- Location
- Hampton Roads. VA
My new toys keep coming in, so I decided to do "VERY SIMPLE" test on flow rates last night between my old Caprice Heatercore and my new Thermochill 120.3. I'm not BillA or Cather, so this test should NOT be taken to seriously.
Testing Gear:
(2) 2 foot long pieces of 1/2" ID clearflex tubing
Caprice heatercore
Thermochill 120.3 Radiator
Ehiem 1250
There were 3 runs each of the following 3 tests:
1) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into a one gallon millk container.
2) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into the Thermochill Radiator then a 2' piece of tubing running to the milk container.
3) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into the Caprice Heatercore then a 2' piece of tubing running to the milk container.
I placed each heatercore on its back with the barbs facing upwards to the ceiling. I then filled each heater core up completely with water before running each test. Here are my results in the number of seconds it took to fill a one gallon container to within 1/2" of the top of the container
Ehiem 1250 only
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Run 1 = 16 seconds
Run 2 = 15 seconds
Run 3 = 16 seconds
Ehiem 1250 and Thermochill 120.3
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Run 1 = 24 seconds
Run 2 = 25 seconds
Run 3 = 25 seconds
Ehiem 1250 and Caprice Heatercore
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Run 1 = 24 seconds
Run 2 = 23 seconds
Run 3 = 24 seconds
Not bad. I thought the Caprice heater core would have had a much more commanding lead on the Thermochill then it did.
Some pictures:
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Testing Gear:
(2) 2 foot long pieces of 1/2" ID clearflex tubing
Caprice heatercore
Thermochill 120.3 Radiator
Ehiem 1250
There were 3 runs each of the following 3 tests:
1) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into a one gallon millk container.
2) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into the Thermochill Radiator then a 2' piece of tubing running to the milk container.
3) Ehiem submerged in a sink of water with a 2' piece of tubing running into the Caprice Heatercore then a 2' piece of tubing running to the milk container.
I placed each heatercore on its back with the barbs facing upwards to the ceiling. I then filled each heater core up completely with water before running each test. Here are my results in the number of seconds it took to fill a one gallon container to within 1/2" of the top of the container
Ehiem 1250 only
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Run 1 = 16 seconds
Run 2 = 15 seconds
Run 3 = 16 seconds
Ehiem 1250 and Thermochill 120.3
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Run 1 = 24 seconds
Run 2 = 25 seconds
Run 3 = 25 seconds
Ehiem 1250 and Caprice Heatercore
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Run 1 = 24 seconds
Run 2 = 23 seconds
Run 3 = 24 seconds
Not bad. I thought the Caprice heater core would have had a much more commanding lead on the Thermochill then it did.
Some pictures:
old picture
old picture