Pacific Coast 1/13 HP mini chiller

[PoonTang]

Perhaps it has a small leak in the coolant system. I had a car with AC that did and it slowly lost its effectiveness over a few weeks. Perhaps you can exchange it under warrenty.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Perhaps it has a small leak in the coolant system. I had a car with AC that did and it slowly lost its effectiveness over a few weeks. Perhaps you can exchange it under warrenty.

I am going to look into this..thanks.

[Marlin65]

I think it might be a bit small for your tank. I run a 1/10 on mine and it is about the same size as yours. Mine has been running more as well with the hotter weather. I had to upgrade on my other system as well as it just ran continues. That 250W throws off a lot of heat maybe try adding some fans on the top.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Marlin65

I think it might be a bit small for your tank. I run a 1/10 on mine and it is about the same size as yours. Mine has been running more as well with the hotter weather. I had to upgrade on my other system as well as it just ran continues. That 250W throws off a lot of heat maybe try adding some fans on the top.

Yeah I agree...pretty much my thoughts in the first post. I think they have it rated up to 50G but for a 34G set up like mine, it's undersized.

[oilfieldsafety]

I am running one on a 90 with a 33 gallon sump, so far so good, it runs about 20 mins. out of an hour and has been quiet. I will be looking for a 1/10 in the future though and moving this one to my BC. I tend to agree with the earlier post that you most likely have a small coolant leak.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by oilfieldsafety

I am running one on a 90 with a 33 gallon sump, so far so good, it runs about 20 mins. out of an hour and has been quiet. I will be looking for a 1/10 in the future though and moving this one to my BC. I tend to agree with the earlier post that you most likely have a small coolant leak.

Thanks, I will look into this.

Actually today was much cooler out and the chiller has only been on twice, so maybe it is just the warm weather. Last week we had some days I would say were hot like summer.

It seems to come on for about 15 minutes each time it kicks in. Seems a little long for a 34G tank but the light is quite hot.

I think I would have still preferred at least 1/10 HP chiller for this tank!

[oilfieldsafety]

Here is a contact for you if you need it.

denise@pacificcoastimports.com

Cheers

Shane