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Outstanding job can't wait to see pics of that thing full and the products coming out of it
Figuring costs...
Cooling system; for everything= $475 ($125 of that was the aluminum baffle plates and clips)
dH system; for everything= $300 ($30 of that was for the aluminum baffle plates; $50 for the PVC header)
Paint, painting supplies- $100
Caster Tray, Casters, welding, supplies = $260
Controllers =$70
Hardware, bolts, nuts, rivet nuts, foam, tape, misc. stuff = about $400...guessing, but I had to buy some tools and that is included in the cost... take out the tools and it is probably around $300. I bought some furniture dollies for $32 so I could get started before the caster tray was complete, but will use those in the future.
So all in, around $1600....take out the tools and call it $1500. Still a bargin for what I have and what I can do with it. If the price of aluminum and PVC (and everything else really) was normal, this project would have been $200 cheaper. I definitely got nickle and dimed to death....$5 bucks here....$10 bucks there...I know the cashiers at Lowe's on a first name basis now! LOL!! But I am happy.
Oh- included in that cost was replacement parts too. I have spares for just about everything, just incase something goes out I can change it quickly to have the chamber back up and operational without waiting.
Considering I was quoted $2,500-3,000 just to a install a new compressor cooling system installed, the total cost for what I have is very reasonable.
Ditto.............Outstanding job can't wait to see pics of that thing full and the products coming out of it
Thanks piney! Still doing small tweaks...but she's running along nicely! First real test tonight with adding new salamini chorizo sticks to the chamber.Sounds like you've got that thing really dialed in awesome job
I plan on it...in time...Looking at those pics I think you better get busy making lots more stuff to hang in that new unit. It still looks pretty empty
On the fans- be sure you buy static pressure fans and not airflow fans for the radiators.....