Captain Al Pilvinis wrote:
I've got three units plumbed in parallel using one pump, all three working
at the same time do well, no problem everything is Kool....(endsnip)
Yes, this is the correct way to share a pump on A/C's. I am right smack in
the middle of replacing / adding 2-16K Crusair units in "Friendship". The
correct sizing is 250 gal / hour for every 12,000 BTU of air. Oversizing
doesn't seem to hurt, but undersizing will diminish the effeciency of the
units. I'm using a 1000 gal pump on these two units, plumbed in parallel.
They even make a "special" Y for this purpose to make sure each unit gets
the right amount of water. I'm not sure it is necessary as the Y is about
$30, but in the overall scheme of things, I went ahead & used one.
Brent Hodges
Seabrook, Tx
Captain Al Pilvinis wrote:
> I've got three units plumbed in parallel using one pump, all three working
> at the same time do well, no problem everything is Kool....(endsnip)
Yes, this is the correct way to share a pump on A/C's. I am right smack in
the middle of replacing / adding 2-16K Crusair units in "Friendship". The
correct sizing is 250 gal / hour for every 12,000 BTU of air. Oversizing
doesn't seem to hurt, but undersizing will diminish the effeciency of the
units. I'm using a 1000 gal pump on these two units, plumbed in parallel.
They even make a "special" Y for this purpose to make sure each unit gets
the right amount of water. I'm not sure it is necessary as the Y is about
$30, but in the overall scheme of things, I went ahead & used one.
Brent Hodges
Seabrook, Tx
