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General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
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Thermophile
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az
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I'm thinking of making a basic solar water heater here in Arizona. I want to use a Via Aqua or other cheap pump, but I'm curious what very high temperatures do to them. To be on the safe side I'd like a pump that can handle 95C water.
Am I out of luck unless I spend a lot to get a pump made for high temps? |
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Cooling Savant
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: France
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I dont think the aquarium pumps are rated for that kind of temp...(35-40°C tops?)
Problems I can foresee: -melting plastic -overheating/burnt out motor coil Seem to recall the Laing D4 was designed as a cooling/heating circulation pump? - need to check its spec though. Not the same budget either ![]() |
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Cooling Savant
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
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you probabily wont warp anything but you could **** a coil up somehow. just a random thought?
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Cooling Savant
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: orlando FL
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There are cast iron pumps designed to move hot water. Another option is using a plain old water pump from a car, with an electric motor attached to drive it. Thats under $50 and would shrug off the heat. I'll bet you could move a lot of water with one of those if you used a decent size motor.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
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