Under Sink Water Chiller?

Lupine · 09/20/2012, 08:48 AM

I know this is crazy, but has anyone ever tried one of these? (they're meant to go under your kitchen sink to chill drinking water.) New they cost as much as an aquarium chiller ($300-$600), but I found one used and supposedly working for $30. It has a control knob for how cool it gets, doesn't sound very accurate, I'm sure it would take experimentation to get right, but my main concern is if it can handle salt water. I would put an extra inline filter in front of it for sediment.

disc1 · 09/20/2012, 08:54 AM

What are the coils made of? Copper?

Lupine · 09/20/2012, 09:06 AM

I knew there was a reason it wouldn't work. I imagine they are copper. Duh. I haven't actually gotten it yet. If it works, I'll at least have cool tap water.

09/20/2012, 08:48 AM	#1
Lupine Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 41	Under Sink Water Chiller? I know this is crazy, but has anyone ever tried one of these? (they're meant to go under your kitchen sink to chill drinking water.) New they cost as much as an aquarium chiller ($300-$600), but I found one used and supposedly working for $30. It has a control knob for how cool it gets, doesn't sound very accurate, I'm sure it would take experimentation to get right, but my main concern is if it can handle salt water. I would put an extra inline filter in front of it for sediment.

09/20/2012, 08:54 AM	#2
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	What are the coils made of? Copper? __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

09/20/2012, 09:06 AM	#3
Lupine Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 41	I knew there was a reason it wouldn't work. I imagine they are copper. Duh. I haven't actually gotten it yet. If it works, I'll at least have cool tap water.