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Acuario · 10-09-13, 01:21 PM

Do you think there is enough tube in the condenser to be able to transfer the heat?

I remember when I made my first heat exchanger for the pool it proved to be way too small so heat transfer was minimal.

The second attempt used much more copper (10 metres) in 3 concentric coils and works wonderfully, so much so I've now built 3 of them, 2 heating the pool and the 3rd in the central heating.

The difficulty you obviously have is the limited size of the hole you have to insert the tube and that you have to screw the whole ting in place.

The tanks I've been using are much easier as they have a flat plate and flange washer with bolts to hold the plate in place. I guess you could machine up something like that with the correct tools and save yourself the problem of having to screw the unit into place.

10-09-13, 01:21 PM	#9
Acuario Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tortosa, Spain Posts: 221 Thanks: 2 Thanked 81 Times in 46 Posts	Do you think there is enough tube in the condenser to be able to transfer the heat? I remember when I made my first heat exchanger for the pool it proved to be way too small so heat transfer was minimal. The second attempt used much more copper (10 metres) in 3 concentric coils and works wonderfully, so much so I've now built 3 of them, 2 heating the pool and the 3rd in the central heating. The difficulty you obviously have is the limited size of the hole you have to insert the tube and that you have to screw the whole ting in place. The tanks I've been using are much easier as they have a flat plate and flange washer with bolts to hold the plate in place. I guess you could machine up something like that with the correct tools and save yourself the problem of having to screw the unit into place.