Water Cooled Air Conditioner
This Water Cooled Condensing Unit Is No Swamp Cooler
This Water Cooled Condensing Unit Is No Swamp Cooler
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How much can you save with a water cooled air conditioner?
Charles Mullin, a casino worker who lives in North Las Vegas is also single. So every
utility bill comes from his lone paycheck. That's why he switched the air conditioning
system on his 1,500-square-foot home to a water cooled condensing unit.
"Before I installed it, I had my thermostat set at 75 to 78 degrees to try to keep my
electric bills down," he said. "I tested the new system at 65 degrees - felt like a meat
locker. My bill went down to $86. That's about a 45-percent savings and the house was
set cooler."
Mullin told all his friends about the units and the savings he's seen. He figured the Freus
system will pay for itself in about two years.
Richard Waite, president of Hal Mechanical, installer of Mr. Mullin’s water cooled air
conditioner, said they are specifically made for the desert climate.
“The only extra that's needed to swap out an old air conditioning unit for a new water-
cooled one is to run a water line to it. The unit has an automated system, similar to a
toilet tank, keeping the water at the correct capacity. The system also flushes itself to
avoid calcium buildup.”
Due to the almost constant capacity, the condenser size does not need to vary due to
climate zones, like air-cooled units. The Freus is installed in much the same manner as an
air-cooled condenser and has the unique ability to service multiple air handlers. This
provides the space saving convenience of housing two or three compressors (up to 10
total tons) in a single cabinet.
Jim Kilby of Green Valley, a casino management professor, replaced his 10-year-old air
conditioning units, one 5-ton and one 3-ton, with two water-cooled air conditioners of
roughly the same capacity. He figures his electric bills dropped by a third.
"The hotels have been using this technology for years," Kilby said. "When you think
about it, water does a better job of cooling the air than air. It just makes sense."
Whether you call them evaporative water cooled air conditioners or water cooled
condensing units, this mini version of the 250 ton chiller is sure to revolutionize desert
cooling.
Charles Mullin, a casino worker who lives in North Las Vegas is also single. So every
utility bill comes from his lone paycheck. That's why he switched the air conditioning
system on his 1,500-square-foot home to a water cooled condensing unit.
"Before I installed it, I had my thermostat set at 75 to 78 degrees to try to keep my
electric bills down," he said. "I tested the new system at 65 degrees - felt like a meat
locker. My bill went down to $86. That's about a 45-percent savings and the house was
set cooler."
Mullin told all his friends about the units and the savings he's seen. He figured the Freus
system will pay for itself in about two years.
Richard Waite, president of Hal Mechanical, installer of Mr. Mullin’s water cooled air
conditioner, said they are specifically made for the desert climate.
“The only extra that's needed to swap out an old air conditioning unit for a new water-
cooled one is to run a water line to it. The unit has an automated system, similar to a
toilet tank, keeping the water at the correct capacity. The system also flushes itself to
avoid calcium buildup.”
Due to the almost constant capacity, the condenser size does not need to vary due to
climate zones, like air-cooled units. The Freus is installed in much the same manner as an
air-cooled condenser and has the unique ability to service multiple air handlers. This
provides the space saving convenience of housing two or three compressors (up to 10
total tons) in a single cabinet.
Jim Kilby of Green Valley, a casino management professor, replaced his 10-year-old air
conditioning units, one 5-ton and one 3-ton, with two water-cooled air conditioners of
roughly the same capacity. He figures his electric bills dropped by a third.
"The hotels have been using this technology for years," Kilby said. "When you think
about it, water does a better job of cooling the air than air. It just makes sense."
Whether you call them evaporative water cooled air conditioners or water cooled
condensing units, this mini version of the 250 ton chiller is sure to revolutionize desert
cooling.
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This water cooled air conditionter
from Freus, shouldn’t be confused
with a swamp cooler. Although
water is used to assist with the
cooling, it is sprayed over
condensing coils rather than pads.
The water cooled condensing unit is
a residential application of the 250
ton split system chillers already
used by commercial buildings. Think
of this technology as a mini-chiller
for residential use.
Evaporative water cooler units for
split system air conditioners have a
number of advantages over air-
cooled units.
from Freus, shouldn’t be confused
with a swamp cooler. Although
water is used to assist with the
cooling, it is sprayed over
condensing coils rather than pads.
The water cooled condensing unit is
a residential application of the 250
ton split system chillers already
used by commercial buildings. Think
of this technology as a mini-chiller
for residential use.
Evaporative water cooler units for
split system air conditioners have a
number of advantages over air-
cooled units.
Water removes heat from the condenser coils far more
efficiently than air. This reduces the temperature of the
compressed R-22 refrigerant, which in turn reduces the work
load of the scroll compressor.
Not only will the compressor last much longer, there is only a
minimal loss of cooling efficiency when the outdoor temperature
exceeds 100 degrees.
Typical air cooled units can lose as much as 25% of their
efficiency at the same temperature.
efficiently than air. This reduces the temperature of the
compressed R-22 refrigerant, which in turn reduces the work
load of the scroll compressor.
Not only will the compressor last much longer, there is only a
minimal loss of cooling efficiency when the outdoor temperature
exceeds 100 degrees.
Typical air cooled units can lose as much as 25% of their
efficiency at the same temperature.