would help anything, to wrap my condenser with an ice bag...right now i am using recirculated water direct from the sink...as the water temp warms up, i just refill the sink with cold water....but i was wondering is colder the water the better ??? right now i have no problem keeping my head temp stabilized???? thanks

In short, no. The only purpose of the condenser is to change the vapor back into liquid again so that it can be collected. So long as there is no vapor coming out of the end of your condenser and the emerging distillate is room temperature or below, your condenser is working just fine. The only thing colder water would do is take longer to warm up.

Think of it this way: if the ice you put around your condenser is actually working to lower the water temperature ,meaning the water going to your condenser isn't cool enough,, it will melt and quickly become useless. If, however, it does NOT melt, then your cooling water is working just fine or the steel is too thick to allow for efficient heat transfer.

The method you are using is perfectly fine. If you want to change the water less, try adding frozen soda bottles full of water into your sink.