Korishan
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The house has central air ducting, and I'm using a central air airbox for the recirculation. So air movement isn't an issue. Also, this takes care of the condensation as the unit is built with this in mind already. Condensation collects on the coils, runs down to a catch pan that dumps the water outside.
I agree that the pond water can heat up, this is one reason why I'll be planting shading plants around the pond. I'll have a fountain that will help with heat discharge. I have a larger pond (about 35Ft x 80Ft x 5-8Ft [depending on rain]) that has varying temps. The first few inches of the water can be hot, walk a bit further in down to the knees and it gets a lot cooler at the bottom. The deep sections I'm sure are even cooler and this pond has direct sun all day long. So the shaded pond shouldn't have much of an issue getting rid of heat.
Taking 80F air and dropping it down to 72F is a lot cheaper than trying to take 90F air and dropping it down 72F. That is why I don't mind doing a pre-cooling using the pond. Even if the air temp doesn't drop all the way down, this allows the secondary cooling system (if needed) to function better. Which, that unit has a secondary cooling system on the coils as well (another topic on this)
I had worried about the tote getting soft or degrading over time. But these are the types of totes that are commonly left outside in the sun to store all kinds of fluids in, including food grade liquids. But, they are made of HDPE:
I agree that the pond water can heat up, this is one reason why I'll be planting shading plants around the pond. I'll have a fountain that will help with heat discharge. I have a larger pond (about 35Ft x 80Ft x 5-8Ft [depending on rain]) that has varying temps. The first few inches of the water can be hot, walk a bit further in down to the knees and it gets a lot cooler at the bottom. The deep sections I'm sure are even cooler and this pond has direct sun all day long. So the shaded pond shouldn't have much of an issue getting rid of heat.
Taking 80F air and dropping it down to 72F is a lot cheaper than trying to take 90F air and dropping it down 72F. That is why I don't mind doing a pre-cooling using the pond. Even if the air temp doesn't drop all the way down, this allows the secondary cooling system (if needed) to function better. Which, that unit has a secondary cooling system on the coils as well (another topic on this)
I had worried about the tote getting soft or degrading over time. But these are the types of totes that are commonly left outside in the sun to store all kinds of fluids in, including food grade liquids. But, they are made of HDPE:
So I doubt temperatures will be an issue here.HDPE or High Density Poly Ethelene plastic has an amazing temperature range, and is considered safe for short periods up to 248F (120C) or for long periods up to 230F (110C.) Since boiling water never gets above 100C, this means that anything boiling and below is safe for a food grade bucket.