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At first this type of failure seemed very sporadic, not really able to pin down why some people would have issues with controllers and others never had an issue. We were able to narrow it down that it was typically someone operating is very hot/humid environments, after we figured out what...

Sounds like a simple answer...... either another 1/3HP or sell the one you have and put everything on a 2/3HP XL, you'll probably like the inlet/outlets and lid design on the XL line more than the 1/3HP https://www.penguinchillers.com/product/2-3-hp-stainless-steel-glycol-xl-chiller/

Your right, the surface area on the coils is potentially a limiting factor. But making a bigger coil is typically outside the ability of the average consumer. So the alternative is to make that coil a little more efficient. By passing more glycol through it, you are lowering the exit temp...

https://www.penguinchillers.com/product/glycol-pump/

Blichmann chillers aren't even assembled in the US, it's just a re-branded Icemaster. Their other equipment might be Made in America, or Assembled in America, but the chiller is clearly an import. If my "marketing" efforts of trying to inform consumers about misleading advertising feels a bit...

While an insulated box like you describe would surely do the trick, you can also try to increase glycol flow. When trying to get those last couple degrees to come out it can come down to the nitty gritty. So a few things you may want to try: Take the lid of the chiller off and run the tubing...

It's cause I'm round about claiming they are falsely advertising. However I went on to explain how you could kinda skirt the rules and still claim those numbers, so technically it's not false advertising, just really misleading. I think I was pretty nice about SSbrew, who doesn't mislead so I...

Well clearly I’ll never win you over, you are obviously a fan of icemaster /morebeer. But here’s some more info for anyone else reading: We are American Made 🇺🇸 and employ a shop full of people right here in Knoxville TN. That means in order to compete with products made in China on price we...

The purpose of a post like my prior, or this one is so that future readers can make better informed decisions. All of the information I’ve posted can be verified/ retested, so if you don’t trust the source, that’s fine- go verify. If anyone has an issue with cold crashing, I encourage them to...

Just gonna put this out there since it came up earlier in this thread. Icemaster advertises 3200 BTU/hr Blichmann advertise 3400 BTU/hr Penguin 1/3HP is 2200 BTU/hr @28F At face value it looks like we are the lowest producing chiller of the bunch. However there is a major diffence in the way...

Yes, the 1/3HP can handle 4x CF15’s provided the ambient conditions are “normal” / favorable. If there are extenuating circumstances in regards to ambient temps it may be necessary to adjust chiller sizing to compensate.

SSBT and Spike pumps are same size as ours. It’s pumps other than those 3 you’d have to worry about.

The 1/3HP can fit 4 of our standard glycol pumps, no problem. If you are trying to use something other than our standard pump / Spike’s pump / SSbrew’s pump - can’t guarantee you’ll get 4 in there though.

Here's my original statement: To which you replied: The SSbrew chillers use reciprocating compressors, same as the Icemaster. There is an inherent difference in compressor efficiencies between reciprocating compressors and rotary compressors . While we don't have the new line of SSbrew...

My apologizes, I didn't realize it was someone else responding. My tone is a direct reflection of what vail was laying down.... was it the best tone... probably not... but hey we're here now. I did not expect this to be a hostile forum when all I was trying to do was inform anyone interested.

So now that there are hard verifiable numbers in front of you- you want to give up, or fall back on your prior inaccurate "facts" and still say I'm in the wrong? Yes, your tone has been off putting. Trying to say I'm making false claims and misrepresenting our products is a pretty serious...

As I said before HP in the small chiller world doesn't seem to make any rational sense if you are making assumptions based on knowledge from other industries/applications. Most of the refrigeration world is measured by the ton (12,000 BTU/hr), not HP. Ratio of power draw to cooling capacity is...

Another possibility that can stall a crash would be low flow of glycol, but in my experience this isn't that common.

Well normally I hear about people attempting to use colder than 28F glycol to start when the problem occurs. Then often times they turn the chiller colder thinking they need more cooling, only making the issue worse. Once and a while even 28F will cause problems. One very clear cut test -...

Any case I have ever seen of a stalled crash in the 40F-45F range is due to too cold of glycol. If you freeze beer to your cooling coils it acts as a bit of an insulator, the heat is not transferring to the glycol as it should. I've also posted this info on other threads in the past, and it's...