In order to improve a/c efficiency some have used misters.
Would increasing air flow by placing another fan in series with the original also help?
Appreciate any feedback on misting, etc.
Two ideas: Misting condenser or adding an additional fan?
Jul 20, 2010
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prepare for a misting :-)
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Don't laugh - I had a deli customer once that took the condensor coil for the walk-in and stuck it in a big leaky-assed bucket of water, then set a hose to slow feed constant-overflow the bucket. Nice.
He told me he regularly dumped a gallon of bleach in the bucket to 'de-calcify the coil'. Which was plugged solid with calcium, of course.
Couldn't understand why it was leaking in like 100 places, either.
Hi, IMHO increasing air speed i not a good idea. Too fast air velocity will reduce heat transfer. Same with evaporater blower.
Our mechanics where I work use misters to get a chiller through an extra season or two.
They work. But they deposit calcium on the coils, and that insulates them. It's not a long term solution, just an emergency stopgap.
Spray higher volume, and put in a drain. Like Aprilaire humidifiers.
OR YOU MEAN "MISTRESS"
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Hi, In my case I used distilled water.
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