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We have an ice builder to rapidly chill the volume of milk. Without one we would need huge compressors beyond the size of our single phase.
Those of you without is your milk fully cooled at the end of milking
We have an ice builder to rapidly chill the volume of milk. Without one we would need huge compressors beyond the size of our single phase.
Those of you without is your milk fully cooled at the end of milking
Had thought of glyco cooler linked to the new tank,no compressors,just the cooler but costs were more than expected and no guarantee the cooler wouldn't cut in during the day to cool the tank,could get expensive with a 30kw cooler?Install a glycol snap chiller. Only cools the milk you produce down to an instant 3-4 degs so dx hardly or never kicks in plus use the waste heat off the compressors to preheat washdown water
Capital cost is highish but not when written down over 20 years
We have 3 ph compressors now but are looking at s/h ice banks for the same reason of cooling speed. Our issues arise from variable mains water pressure through the plate cooler. -Sadly no bore hole.
Presumably it would be saved for the pm milking?
How about 2 x 10,000l+ tanks and a decent pump for the plate cooler, its what we do to have enough water. One to hold cool water and one to receive warmed water.
Cheaper than battery storage. I'll just concentrate on keeping my usage down along with those pesky renewable and feed in taxes.
Had thought of glyco cooler linked to the new tank,no compressors,just the cooler but costs were more than expected and no guarantee the cooler wouldn't cut in during the day to cool the tank,could get expensive with a 30kw cooler?
We use the old milk tank to store the water so it is insulated. Milk goes in the tank at 16C, water is 9-10C, 2 litres of water per milk litre. The used plate cooler water is used to wash down and for cow drinking troughs. Its always fresh spring water into the plate cooler.Will, what temp is milk dropping in the tank at and does the temp of your stored plate cooler water drop enough on a summers day to be effective for pm milking?