Just moved into a place with a pool (chlorine type) and I was thinking of using a pump and using the liquid for chilling purposes to save water. Are there any precautions I need to make when using the pool to chill? Will the chlorine in the water cause any long term damage to the counterflow chiller or the pump? Do I need to rinse with fresh water afterwards?
Thinking about using pool to chill with a counterflow chiller - any precautions?
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Your pool likely has just a little more chlorine than your tap water. Should not be an issue in my mind.
No problem. I've been doing it for years. I've had both salt and chlorine pools, no problem.
My plate chiller is in a small plastic toolbox, but you can see the general idea here:
My plate chiller is in a small plastic toolbox, but you can see the general idea here:
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Excellent idea. Don't have a pool myself, but with the thermal mass one has, and a good pump you could chill without wasting a drop of water. I'm jealous. My hot tub is a bit too hot to pull this one off. Could top it off with the early/hotter water that comes from my chiller though now that I think about it.
There's also the very excellent "floating boil pot / pool noodle / with immersion chiller" method. I don't recommend this for the faint of heart, especially if there's a chance of rain (happened).
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Hot tub works. Mine overflows into pool. When I had the pool water flowing past the pot, it chilled really fast!
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If you use the same chlorine tester for the pool on your tap water, I expect your tap water will have more chlorine! Mine does.
Don't have the balls to do this, also I am doing 10 gal batches so I need a bit more floaties. Fun to see though, thanks for sharing!
