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01-10-2006, 06:54 PM | #1 |
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Review of Hailea HC-150A 1/10HP chiller
Was looking for a new 1/10HP chiller in the market which fit my limited budget.
Having read some review of the Hailea chiller from local and overseas aquarium forum, i have come to decide on the new Hailea HC-150A series chiller which come with 1 yr warranty. 1) Price wise it seem to be around the same range as Resun CL280 (also 1/10HP) but electricity comsumption wise it seem Hailea is slightly more efficient and consume less electricity based on the spec alone. 2) Hailea HC-150A specification state that it need a flowrate of 250-1200L/H for it to work properly. Resun CL280 recommend flowrate of 500L-1000L/H. 3) I was informed that compressor of Hailea was from MITSUBISHI. 4) Hailea chiller will show temperature with a 1 decimal place compare with Resun. But please note that setting of chiller temperature cannot be done for 1 decimal place. It can be only be set 24, 25, 26, 27C ..etc. 5) Like Resun, Hailea also OEM for a few manufacturers and one of them i found is Nisso brand from Japan. http://www.nisso-int.co.jp/new/IndoorCooler.htm Specification of Hailea : http://www.hailea.com/product-1/HC-150A.htm I think the AMP should be 1.1amp instead of 1 as stated in the box and the sticker behind my HC-150A. Once i got my HC-150A, i was eager to test it out and i wonder how can i actually gaudge the actual power consumption of the HC-150A to determine whether it's as efficient as what's state on the spec. Rated voltage of 220-240V with a 1.1amp. That translate to wattage of 242-264 watts for the HC-150A. Finally an idea struck me and the answer to my above question can be done via my existing APC UPS that i use for my PC. The UPS have a USB connection to my PC which i can use the software provided to monitor the device that's hooked on the UPS. My setup : With all the equipment ready, i was on the way to test my HC-150A Below is my test environment and result i got : Tank size : 2ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft Ambient temperature : 30 degree Tank temperatue : 27 degree Set temperature : 26 degree Flowrate : 1060L/H eheim 2228 canister filter Cooling time taken : 45 mins. Estimated total water volume : 115L Lighthing : 2 x 24W T5HO running. APC UPS : Support max of 400W. The HC-150A thermostat off the box was pretty accurate. It was having a difference of 0.6C from my tank thermometer. For example, if my tank is showing 27C, on the HC-150A is showing 26.4C. Luckily this differences can be easily calibrated on the HC-150A. It allow calibration of +/- 1.5 degree. This calibration instruction sadly was not mentioned in the manual. Press the UP and DOWN arrow button at the same time. You will heard a beep and the calibration is shown. For my situation, i pressed UP x 6 time = 0.6C increase. Press SET when done and you will notice that the temperature shown in the HC-150A is in line with my tank thermometer. To set the temperature for chiller to maintain just press and hold SET button and you will hear a beep sound. Using the UP/DOWN arrow button you can preset the temperature you want. During the test, i have also found that the temperature difference for HC-150A to kick in is +1 degree. For example i set 26 degree for my HC-150A. The HC-150A will only kick in when it's thermostat reading is 27 degree. What's most interesting is of course the reading from my UPS. I was pleased with the reading i got. I can see from the software that the HC-150A is drawing 240watts when it's running. After 10 mins it peak at 248watts constant till the chiller cooled my tank to 26 degree. Time taken to cool 1 degree from 27C to 26C is clocked at 45mins with lighting on. Conclusion : Overall i was pleased with the performance of the HC-150A because the performance is close to the specification and the kick in timing for the chiller is consistent from what i have observed. So for you guys looking for a small chiller for your 2ft tank, we have another option now. |
01-10-2006, 07:03 PM | #2 |
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Please take note that once your power off and on your chiller again. You need to calibrate and set the temperature all over again (which is a piece of cake anyway)
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01-10-2006, 07:49 PM | #3 |
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Very interesting way of using a UPS to chart the power required.
Can the software does wattage vs time charting? That will be able to exactly how much the electricity comsumption is. |
01-10-2006, 07:58 PM | #4 | |
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For my UPS even it's fully charged it can only power the running chiller for 10 mins. So i can't find out the wattage vs time charting. My above test was done and time clocked when chiller start till it stopped. |
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01-10-2006, 10:35 PM | #5 |
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is the fan loud compare to CL280?
any vibration when kicking in? another review here for 1/2hp it's not Mitsubishi compressor as claimed. it's HUAYI |
01-10-2006, 10:37 PM | #6 |
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is the fan loud compare to CL280?
any vibration when kicking in? another review here for 1/2hp it's not Mitsubishi compressor as claimed. it's HUAYI |
02-10-2006, 12:21 PM | #7 | |
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But seriously i don't have much issue with CL300 sound also. CL300 seem to cool the same amount of water faster but i think it's due to the bigger cooling reservoir and 300W rated. Too bad it's not in production anymore now. |
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04-10-2006, 01:15 AM | #8 |
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hi, how much is the Hailea ? Whr did u buy it ? Thanks.
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04-10-2006, 03:46 PM | #9 |
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What is the frequency of the chiller kick-in for your setup?
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04-10-2006, 04:26 PM | #10 |
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