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VolcomStned · 02/21/2017, 10:53 PM

In my garage I have around 200 gallons of water volume which is probably going to double in the upcoming months. I made a pex heating loop to my water heater to heat the water. It works so flawless and cuts down costs so much since I don't need to use electricity to heat the water. My garage reaches temps in the high 40's to low 50's in the coldest part of winter, but the real problem is going to be when summer rolls around in the next few months. It gets hot where I live and its normal to hit triple digit temps on the regular. My garage will probably be close to 90 - 95 degrees some days. My question is has anyone made a pex tubing chiller using your homes cold water line?? I'm not expecting a miracle to have this be my only means of cooling, but if it can cut down on the use of my chiller then I'd love to explore this option. Does anyone have input if this would work or does anyone have any experience trying something like this??

Thanks!

02/21/2017, 10:53 PM	#1
VolcomStned Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Santa Clarita Posts: 149	PEX Chiller In my garage I have around 200 gallons of water volume which is probably going to double in the upcoming months. I made a pex heating loop to my water heater to heat the water. It works so flawless and cuts down costs so much since I don't need to use electricity to heat the water. My garage reaches temps in the high 40's to low 50's in the coldest part of winter, but the real problem is going to be when summer rolls around in the next few months. It gets hot where I live and its normal to hit triple digit temps on the regular. My garage will probably be close to 90 - 95 degrees some days. My question is has anyone made a pex tubing chiller using your homes cold water line?? I'm not expecting a miracle to have this be my only means of cooling, but if it can cut down on the use of my chiller then I'd love to explore this option. Does anyone have input if this would work or does anyone have any experience trying something like this?? Thanks!