daveyd007

Schedule 10 is overkill, I agree that will be too heavy.

What I was referring to was slip-joint, heat duct pipe, made from 18 -22 gauge sheet metal. This is probably lighter than PVC at the same diameter, and may even be cheaper. Easily found @ Lowe's or Home Depot. Diameter sizes start from 3" up to 24", in one inch increments with an assortment of branches, tees, diverters, side gates etc. Thin metal is what you want because it can 'air cool' more effeciently than plastic. This works best if the water mist came in contact with the inside wall.

Oooh.  I wasnt even thinking about those.  Do you think there will be any issues stemming from the fact that they are aluminum?
At least with these, you dont have to worry about rust like you would with the black pipe.

+1 curious

~Fus

I am thinking those pipes are made of tin?  not alum?  im not terribly sure though. 

Can't believe this thread made it to 10 pages btw :P

Got a new atomizing showerhead I found here: http://www.amconservationgroup.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=104. Seems to direct flow more downward with less outward spraying.
 
 
 
 
The bell shaped part is deeper than the lowes shower head I was using so the water has a more directional dispersion. Hard to tell how well it is working since my ambient temps have shot through the roof over the last week or so. As I type it is 82 degrees F in this upstairs apt. room with 4 gpu's folding. Yikes. My cpu is at 24 degrees, about 3 degrees below amibient, but of course my cores are in the upper 30's at 1.3v. I ran out of the shin etsu 7783 so I gained about 2-3 degrees on my cores after that last time I had my block off, using one of the older shin etsu pastes now. The house I am in the process of purchasing has a "study" in the sunken basement area, with a window near ground level. I have big plans for that room Hope to be sucking cold air into my bong, ala Nate, this winter... Also, I checked out the tin pipe at home depot. The local HD stocks a single wye as well as a nice bottom plate that can work as a stand. 5 inch I believe. Next week when the ex has our children I will pick up a pipe and that wye and give it a try. The stuff is cheap. I will check out the duct dampers too just to see whats up with that. As usual, I will update with anything I get a chance to try out. I have an idea for a refinement for my water block but I gotta try and find a cheap drill press, or see if I can find an attachment for my dremel, that will let me accomplish what I have in mind. Nothing that hasn't been tried a thousand times before I'm sure, but new territory for me.

nateman_doo

is the bong louder with the water actually falling into the water?  I am convinced not a drop of mine falls, but all goes down the sides of the tube.

Well, I got 12 ping pong balls in the bottom of my bong so there isn't too much splashing going on, ha. I don't think it's really louder than before. The head is making a nice hissing sound, with some light sprinkling water sounds emanating from the bong. Kinda nice actually. Without the balls in the bottom it might be louder, but I think the actual droplets are smaller. Either way I like it and don't have a problem recommending it since the price is nice. But it won't revolutionize you bong experience I don't think. More or less something to try if you are feeling a little bored. I do like the heavy brass though...aesthetically pleasing as far as shower heads go lol.

nateman_doo

the price is nice? I think i remember my shower head being $5.00 :P

Comeon now don't go splittin pennies on us now, the basic one is 5.49. I will paypal you the .49 if u wanna get one hehe. Or you could check out this one: 
   625.00
 

Essentially, wind-chill.

~Fus

dear GOD!?!?  $600 for a SHOWERHEAD?!?


Yeah, I'm really torn between getting a GTX 480 or a showerhead lol. Sli showerheads only $1200.00 for double the cooling, wot a deal.

Going back to sprinklers for a second, I decided to try out what I had on hand.  My Purchasing Agent and shop foreman were kind enough to find me a Reliable F1 Fast Response pendant sprinkler head.

Even without the required flow, the sprinkler worked nicely and the water in my test basin was cold.


This is the sprinkler on setting 1 of the 655 Vario.  Kinda piddly.


Setting 2 - much better.  This produces some decently sized droplets


Setting 3 - starting to get a conical sheet of water.


Setting 4 - Definitely a conical pattern.  This would hit and run down the side of the pipe, so maybe not so good.


Setting 5 - Producing some great droplets but they spread out quick.  Probably the same problem as with setting 4.

I hope you liked my test pictures.  If I can source some cheap parts, I may take a stab at bong cooling with my new setup (I still need to post that) and this fire sprinkler head.

~Fus

More fun - I found an old old sprinkler head, made by Viking Corp, with a very high angle deflector and a 1.8 K-Factor.  This would sound nearly perfect, stat-wise.



I think I can get cheap PVC tube from Home Depot.  All I need to know now is what diameter pipe you guys are using.

~Fus

Fiius 
I think I can get cheap PVC tube from Home Depot.  All I need to know now is what diameter pipe you guys are using.

~Fus

I use 4 inch, which is largest pvc pipe I can find in my town at Home Depot or Lowes.

eviling

Fiius

i'll tell ya what mate, the water that you find in a normal sprinkler system will NEVER look that clean, and will be some of the faulest, smellyest crap you'll ever see. i blew a sprinkler pipe at work once while moving a life, i got up to high witht he presureized pipe with head inside the lift saftey rails (with out realising it) and once i started moving forward, BAM, next thing i know i have water up to my ankles and am trying to get the lift to go down, granted you im 17 feet in the air at this point. fun tim

Oh believe you me, I know.  Even though I'm an office person, I still see the fitters come in covered in "black water" stained clothing.
We had a fire relatively recently at a hotel - the Monte Carlo - and I saw on the news when the Fire Department connected their hose to the standpipe to fight the fire and a gout of "black water" came out.  Later, it was told to me that it was the standpipe water being flushed out.
 
~Fus

was the metal the thin hvac duct work?
 
I'm not 100% sure. It's not the paper thin stuff I have seen on the larger duct work. It is roughly the same weight as the pvc. It deifinitely "stiff" and not at all flimsy. It may be more of vent pipe of sorts, but I honestly didn't look at the description. It was 4 inches so I grabbed it.

I'm wondering if the pvc wye base may act as an isulator. Maybe having a full metal bong (lol) would be a little more effective. Seems like the metal would  definitely be more responsive to lower ambient temps. I have also been mulling over having maybe 2 or 3 shorter, smaller towers, how effective that would be.

Wonder if you put that in the bong if it would help to redistribute the water

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=941021&Ntt=941021&catalogId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchall&recN=0&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber

nateman_doo

but I did have an epiphany...

Did that require medication or toilet paper? JK. Sounds like an interesting idea. If you get a chance to try it out go ahead. Otherwise, I will see if can give it a try. Still getting my new mancave into order. Got a tv coming this week and may paint before it gets here, as well as running surround speaker wires. So it may be a while before I get a chance to play around with computer stuff.