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Xringer · 06-17-10, 08:29 PM

I knew that heatpipes worked real well, since I've been using an 'AC' cooler
on my graphics board (the fan was going bad) for years Arctic Cooling
It was easy to install and doesn't make any noise.. (Like that)!

But, I didn't know how they really worked.. Had to read about it, just now..

Heat pipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pretty neat stuff.. Now I found another use for my vacuum pump!

50 microns is a pretty hard vacuum. I've done some tests with water using my pump, and
the water went to vapor kinda fast. http://ecorenovator.org/forum/projec....html#post4519

It's interesting that ice will keep the water from going into vapor and prevent it from being sucked out by the pump..

I would be very interested in seeing some pics and diagrams of your shower water heat recovery project(s)..

06-17-10, 08:29 PM	#8
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	I knew that heatpipes worked real well, since I've been using an 'AC' cooler on my graphics board (the fan was going bad) for years Arctic Cooling It was easy to install and doesn't make any noise.. (Like that)! But, I didn't know how they really worked.. Had to read about it, just now.. Heat pipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pretty neat stuff.. Now I found another use for my vacuum pump! 50 microns is a pretty hard vacuum. I've done some tests with water using my pump, and the water went to vapor kinda fast. http://ecorenovator.org/forum/projec....html#post4519 It's interesting that ice will keep the water from going into vapor and prevent it from being sucked out by the pump.. I would be very interested in seeing some pics and diagrams of your shower water heat recovery project(s).. Last edited by Xringer; 06-17-10 at 08:45 PM..