AACH10HP Water Chiller Cooling System, 1/10 HP, Rated per hour: 1,020 BTU, User-Friendly

this is my first chiller, I bought the 1/10 Hp for my 25 gallons, it works great so far, stop when it reached the temperature set and start when the température is 2 degrees C higher than the one Set. the noise when the compressor is on it's comparable to an Ac unit. I set my chiller for 17 degrees but it seems to keep my water around 18 degrees (following my thermostat inside my tank but it is not the best thermostat you can find in store.

I must admit that after reading the low level of reviews, I decided to give this unit a chance even though the price tag was out of this world. I could buy a nice A/C unit for less and that's all it really is, a very small A/C unit with just a different function and way less parts. This unit should sell for 1/2 this price. Now, having said all of that, I needed something to cool about 16 gallons of water and keep it that way 24/7 and for the life of me, couldn't find a cheaper one than this. So, here I am reviewing a product I expected the worse from and all I got was GREAT service. I bought this about 5-6 weeks ago and just now turned it off. It never missed a beat. It never leaked and, it maintained my "set" temp the entire time which, btw, is easy to set up. It does put off heat just like an A/C unit or Dehumidifier would so be prepared for that. I used a pump that had a high GPM compared to what was recommended for my water volume. Didn't matter. Worked Great! But, 5-6 weeks of good operation does not a good purchase make, especially at $300, so if I have trouble in the future, "I'll Be Back!" to update this review. As of this writing, I would recommend this unit..... Be sure to place upright for a length of time BEFORE you start up the unit. For me, I waited for hours. Make sure everything is secure also. Imagine what it's been through on the way to your door. PURE HELL!!!!!

i ordered the 1/10 unit and so far it has worked perfectly. i had to purchase the 1/2 hose kit with clamps because the unit only comes with larger barbs by default but the kit was only $10 so thats fine. there are a few things that should be corrected about the description... 1. the description says the unit uses r410a coolant but the manual says the 1/10 model uses r134a coolant. i dont know how that matters because im no expert but it doesnt match what the manual says. 2. the biggest blunder is the power draw. it says it uses 460w of power and i was worried that it would be too much for the area with the lights and pumps and everything else. when i got the unit i immediately hooked it up by following the directions and once i powered it on and it was in the middle of cooling it registered the power draw at a very very reasonable 180w. now i havent used the fast cooling option since my res is small but idk if that would double the power draw. as of right now 180w while its cooling is more than ok for me. some things i would have liked to see (i knew they werent features of the unit but they would be very useful)... 1. a power plug for water pumps. right now the water pump will run 24/7 even when the unit isnt cooling the water down and having a pump that shuts off soon after the unit does would save some power. my pump isnt drawing crazy amounts of power but like ne thing that draws power it is producing heat which heats up the res faster than it would if the pump wasnt running which ultimately makes the unit run more often and longer than it would if the pump would turn off. it also increases the life of the pump not having to run every moment of everyday. 2. have the unit run the fans for a couple of minutes after it finishes cooling. right now when it stops cooling and the compressor turns off the fan turns off too letting the internals heat soak in the heat generated by cooling. if the fan ran for a couple extra mins the heat with be removed increasing the life of the components. 3. include the dang 1/2 barb kit with the unit lol. all in all the device works great and it cooled the res temps all the way down to 65 degrees in less than an hour and it barely runs every hour so im very happy with the way it performs.

It's the most expensive part of my hydroponics set up, by far, however, its an important piece and works flawlessly. I have no complaints, super easy to set up and use. Keeps my temps at 18c with no issues. I can't hear it run over the sound of my air pump, so that tells you how quiet it is. If I had to, I would definitely buy again.

I bought 2 of these and 1 of them works great. The other leaks all over the place and dosnt even turn on anymore. I only use for about 2 weeks.