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I just received this yesterday. Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow...
Quote from: narcout on May 07, 2021, 01:25:42 pmI just received this yesterday. Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow...A 1/2"x50' coil will do the same thing at a fraction of the cost. It's just about how much water you can move.
Water flow is important but surface area is equally important. The hydra has 75' of 3/8" tubing, which has more surface area than 50' of 1/2' tubing.
Quote from: Richard on May 10, 2021, 02:37:44 pmWater flow is important but surface area is equally important. The hydra has 75' of 3/8" tubing, which has more surface area than 50' of 1/2' tubing.At a different forum we compared the SS hydra to the coil I described above with differing water flows and temperatures. The performance difference was basically a wash. Which incidentally is harder to do with that mess of coils.
Quote from: Bilsch on May 10, 2021, 03:56:48 pmQuote from: Richard on May 10, 2021, 02:37:44 pmWater flow is important but surface area is equally important. The hydra has 75' of 3/8" tubing, which has more surface area than 50' of 1/2' tubing.At a different forum we compared the SS hydra to the coil I described above with differing water flows and temperatures. The performance difference was basically a wash. Which incidentally is harder to do with that mess of coils.Yes, my first reaction to seeing the picture is that it would be hard to clean. It is interesting to hear that the two coils performed similarly, but I stand by my statement that surface area is important in addition to water flow.
Yes, my first reaction to seeing the picture is that it would be hard to clean. It is interesting to hear that the two coils performed similarly, but I stand by my statement that surface area is important in addition to water flow.