Chiller voltage question (220V)

Siphilon · Jun 2, 2004

Hey I keep lookin' to find a cheap water chiller and a lot of the units I see require 200/220V and I live in the U.S. where most wall outlets are 110. I've found Step-Up/Step-Down converters, would this be suitable for this type of scenario, I realize getting one which could also handle the wattage is important too...

Thanks for any help.

mateo88 · Jun 3, 2004

I can't see any problem with it, so long as the transformer can provide enough amps.

arabarabian · Jun 3, 2004

You could do that just fine. One thing you could do which would be a lot cheaper is to run two power cords to the water chiller and then hookup both of the cords so that it will provide 220v. This is considered the "cheap" way out but if it works, try it.

Siphilon · Jun 3, 2004

wow dudes, thanks for the replies...that makes sense about attaching two power cords to the unit.

Just so i don't mess anything up, does this pic below look right? Basically I would splice the cables in the middle, merge the wires to the appropriate wire from the other cable ? sorry im just afraid of electricity so id rather be safe than sorry.

arabarabian · Jun 3, 2004

That looks good. You could even do it once the wires get into the water chiller if you want to. I am not an electrican but it is an easy trick to double the voltage.

EvilTool · Jun 3, 2004

Siphilon said:
wow dudes, thanks for the replies...that makes sense about attaching two power cords to the unit.

Just so i don't mess anything up, does this pic below look right? Basically I would splice the cables in the middle, merge the wires to the appropriate wire from the other cable ? sorry im just afraid of electricity so id rather be safe than sorry.

NO way man ....... That outlet is more than likey fed from the same side of the bus in your breaker panel.... Buy yourself a 110V chiller or AC unit, or run a dedicated outlet for your 220V AC unit.

greenman100 · Jun 3, 2004

EvilTool said:
NO way man ....... That outlet is more than likey fed from the same side of the bus in your breaker panel.... Buy yourself a 110V chiller or AC unit, or run a dedicated outlet for your 220V AC unit.

exactly.

arabarabian · Jun 3, 2004

greenman100 said:
exactly.

Is it not safe?

greenman100 · Jun 3, 2004

arabarabian said:
I am not an electrican

thank goodness

greenman100 · Jun 3, 2004

arabarabian said:
Is it not safe?

it is unsafe only if it crosses the hot and neutral legs

it will not work for what you are attempting, however, as all outlets I've ever seen are connected in parallel inside the box, not opposite legs of the 220.

Siphilon · Jun 3, 2004

Well thanks for the replies, you have all been very helpful.

I'd like some sort of inline chiller as opposed to rigging something up with say a tupperware container and a chilling "probe" set inside it...Every chiller I find that is inline, if that is the appopriate term, has 200v+ power requirement or is just too large to be worth considering....I guess I'll just continue to hunt..

_Siph

arabarabian · Jun 4, 2004

if you would like an inline unit check out some aquarium chillers. Here is a link http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=04-1512-1

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