Coralife Aqua Chill - Page 3

raquel · #1 06-24-2005, 06:27 AM

Wow, good job!

I bet you sleep better at night even though your wallet may have been hit hard.

Raq

reeferaddict · #2 08-05-2005, 08:24 PM

It's now plumbed into my 135 and 72.... all this nice weather, and I still have yet to hit 80 degrees....

Johnny Reefer · #3 10-20-2006, 01:32 AM

Hey Jim,

How's this chiller workin' out for ya?
Still satisfied?
Any problems?
Is it quiet?
What's the wattage?

Thanx much and cheers,

Johnny Reefer · #4 11-05-2006, 09:57 PM

Well I've purchased a 1/4 HP Coralife Aqua Chill chiller.
Haven't got it running yet as I'm still in the upgrades planning/waiting stage.
I have a question, however, in the meantime.
The manual does not state how many watts this baby consumes, nor does it say so on the unit itself. (Strike One). I would like to know this. I did a Google search for conversion tables and found a site that lists "horsepower hours" in the "from" column so am I correct to choose "watt hours" in the "to" column?

In doing so, I get that a 1/4 HP = 186.5 watts.
Does this sound correct? I was expecting more.

Thanx much,

Johnny Reefer · #5 11-14-2006, 11:36 PM

I just got a reply from Coralife as follows....

"The ¼ horse chiller consumes 455 watts on a 115 volt circuit with normal running capacity (intake fully open and not clogged)."

....for those that might be interested.

Cheers,

Johnny Reefer · #6 02-01-2007, 02:41 AM

I fired up my chiller about 4 weeks ago and I'm a bit puzzled. The water temp was at about 82F. I set the chiller for 79F with a 2 degree differential. For the first evening the chiller kicked on and off a number of times and pulled the temp down to 79F. (Nice and quiet, BTW). But here's the thing....I haven't heard it kick in since, and yet the tank temp remains 78-79F.

Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with a Coralife chiller....or any chiller, for that matter. I also have a 300W heater running off the chiller.

Any ideas?

Thanx much,