HC's are three a penny, who cares if one 'silts' up every 3~6months?, if it gives superior cooling (as I think it would with the evaporation) then why haggle?.
I understand your reasoning Nicozeg!, not sure if it works out though, if there's no heat left to absorb, ie, the H2o is sub ambiant already then the tables turn and the water cools the air until enough heat is absorbed by the H2o to be the 'cooled' again, instead of the cooler

, I'd like someone with abit more aurthority to answer it for all time...
This idea got shot down last time it was voiced did'nt it?, I seem to remember a thread asking the same question before a couple of months ago?, or simular anyway.
It seems like alot of trouble to me, why not just use the bong?, you'll get better temps, and you still have to maintane the bong whatever, if you're worried about scale on/in the block use distilled water, it's cheap enough if you buy it bulk is'nt it?, or filter it yourself with a 'carbon' filter/jug~thingie...