Massive Leak Help - URGENT

[Mikrouwel]

Hey Guys,

I have just set up all my water cooling in my rig and my CPU block sprung a leak, my water comonets are below:

EK - Supreme HF Full Copper

Black Ice Triplle 120mm X-Flow

XSPC 750lph Pump/Res combo

Koolance UV-Red coolant

When reassembling my CPU block I didnt put the O ring in proberly and when turning my system on it leaked.

I leaked tested my system with no Jet plate in and realised at the last miute so took the block apart and didnt seat the O ring properly. The system was on when the leak sprung and because my pump is so powerfull ALOT of water leaked.

I pulled power and mopped up as much as possible.

Please help Tom and rest

Oh and my system specs are:

Rampage 3 Extreme

i7 920 D0

GTX470

1250W Coolermaster PSU

Thanks Guys

 

[tinytomlogan]

You need to let it dry out mate, thats the only thing you can do and hope. But tbh dont be surprised if it doesnt work again.

Longer you leave it the better, at least a week in the airing cupbaord for ALL the wet parts tbh.

Thats why you always leak test with out any power cables attached ect.

 

[Mikrouwel]

Do you now if the Koolance coolant is Non - Conductive, if so surly none of the componets should short out?

Thanks for the fast responce

Mikrouwel

 

[tinytomlogan]

Do you now if the Koolance coolant is Non - Conductive, if so surly none of the componets should short out?

Thanks for the fast responce

Mikrouwel

Doesnt work like that. 1 spec of dust and its conductive again. The non conductive bit isnt very well explained. Its all to stop people worrying about taking the first plundge.

 

[Mikrouwel]

Oh okay thanks buddy, anything else I should do?

My stuff is pretty new and there were no sparks or smoke or anytthing so whould that count?

I was so focused on filling the res that i didnt even look at the screen to see if it posted

Mikrouwel

 

[rjay410]

i would take some stuff apart like take out ur gpu and stuff if it leaked reall bad and set it out on non conductive surface to dry out better so it gets more air flow

 

[Tortuga]

Theres a couple cell phone repair shops near where I live that claim to fix cell phones that have been submerged, with some kind of "Acid bath". I wonder if any process like that exists for computer components.

 

[rjay410]

i never heard of anything like that period so i couldn't tell you if that would work or not lol

 

[MeltedDuron]

Theres a couple cell phone repair shops near where I live that claim to fix cell phones that have been submerged, with some kind of "Acid bath". I wonder if any process like that exists for computer components.

A couple years back i dropped my 2 week old nokia 6500 Slide into a glass of sprite. Oh the joys of alcohol. immediately pulled the battery and left it out on the radiator for a few days and it worked, but the speaker was wrecked so i had to use handsfree all the time. I'm glad to be back on Vodafone with insurance to cover my twattishness

(on my 4th or 5th blackberry 8900 in 20 months now).

Anyway re: the PC, as has already been said let it dry out for ages in an airing cupboard and you may be lucky, but don't hold your breath. If the parts aren't powered up they probably won't mind a little water if you dry them out properly.

As tom has said, this is why you ALWAYS leak test with the rig off. It's not hard even in a fully built rig, just unplug everything except the pump and get a scrap of wire to jump the green wire on the ATX connector to any of the black wires.

I only hope your mistake wasn't too expensive. If you pulled the power as soon as you noticed water you might just be lucky. Good luck.