Next question , water coolers

Jul 22, 2013 Last reply: 4 years ago 10 Replies

I have 2 refrigerated water fountains at the house in Memphis , both have cracked water receptacles . But both also have intact refrigeration systems ... I'm considering using one as a basis for a water cooler for my



18 torch - is this overkill ? I can adjust the temp setpoint up from icycold , what's a good target temp ? I think the hardest part will be gettingv the refr system out of the coolers intact , they're both charged with R12 and that stuff is almost as precious as gold these days . If this works out , the only thing I'll need to buy

So your fridge idea is overkill.

I agree with Eric. You have too many things to do. So do not spend time o n a water cooler. We are on a well here, so water is not costly. So I jus t use tap water and run the water from the torch to someplace away from the house. If the summers were dry, I would run it to the garden, but we hav e been getting a lot of rain.

Dan

Nice, I'll have to see about getting one. Whenever I turn on the Syncrowave I always stick my head behind it and check the paddlewheel flow indicator on the Coolmate V3 to be sure there is flow.

I also have a flow indicator visible from the front of the welder. Before I built my cooler I just used water from the tap. I did forget to turn on the water a couple times and that's when the fuse saved my torch and cables. My cooler is plugged into the welder so it comes on whenever the welder is on. When stick welding I unplug it since I'm already opening the welder cover to change the settings from TIG to Stick. I still wouldn't run a water cooled torch without the fuse though because the fuse is so much cheaper and easier to replace than replacing the cable and /or torch. Eric

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