I recently put together a DIY glycol chiller with a 5000 BTU window unit and an ice chest. It's currently doing a great job of keeping the fermenter at 60°F in a garage that it about 80-85°F.
I have it hooked up to a Johnson digital temp controller and I'm keeping my glycol reservoir at about 36°F. The controller shuts the AC off when it gets down to 36° and then it turns back on when it gets up to like 44°. I set the short-cycle delay to 8 minutes so that it doesn't wreck the compressor
It seems like the window unit is running pretty much any time I check it. Is this pretty typical? Or should I make some adjustments in my settings?
I have it hooked up to a Johnson digital temp controller and I'm keeping my glycol reservoir at about 36°F. The controller shuts the AC off when it gets down to 36° and then it turns back on when it gets up to like 44°. I set the short-cycle delay to 8 minutes so that it doesn't wreck the compressor
It seems like the window unit is running pretty much any time I check it. Is this pretty typical? Or should I make some adjustments in my settings?