Need help on watercooling.

[Etlar]

Hi OC3D.

Like it says, need some help on the watercooling part. Have 2 ways to go in my case. mode the case so it will fit a RS360 rad or keep it to a EX240 rad in the top, have a RX240 in the buttom. The will be to my CPU "i7 - 3770K @ 4.4 to 4.6 ghz" and GPU "HD 7970"

And the second i need help on, is that my local water place says that i needed to flush the rads before use. Have never done this before, so he says i need to build all the things up and then flush the things.

Can't you do that out site the case ? So it will be easyer to do ?
And is it only the rads or also the block and fitting you need to do ?

Thanks on the help.
Christian "Etlar" Hesselberg

 

[tinytomlogan]

If its the 600t Mod it simple.

Yes you need to flush the rads out but you dont need to build it

 

[Etlar]

If its the 600t Mod it simple.

Yes you need to flush the rads out but you dont need to build it

I'am on the "Corsair C70" whit a black and Yellow theme going on

- Negative build in that case was lovely, so have taken his ideer whit the top rad and then one in the buttom to give more head high to my cpu and gpu.

But have long do i need to flush the rads ? It is first time on the watercooling front to me.

 

[Whaler_99]

My new rads, I boil up some distilled water, filll em, shake vigurously and then empty. The another fill, shake and let sit for 15 mins, then empty. If there still seems to be some residue or junk, fill again and empty.
Just make sure when flushing, just because it is not in the "loop", you don't use tap water or anything. Just get some baisc distilled water to flush them with...

 

[S_I_N]

when flushing them I have no issues using tap water I normally flush with hot tap water for about 20 mins shaking it as it flushes. I use a pump for this I also try and catch the first bits ( on some kitchen towels) as it comes out to see whats in it. Then I use distilled water in the same fashion. I do the distilled water at least twice. That was for new rads. For my maintenance flushes I add some vinegar to the distilled water for the first 1 or 2 flushes then flush it with just distilled 2-3 more time. Main thing there is making sure the vinegar smell is gone. I have never grown anything in my loops so I'm pretty sure my method works for me. I also replace the tubing every other maintenance cycle. Oh and dont forget to add your PT nuke or whatever biocide your using.

 

[Etlar]

My new rads, I boil up some distilled water, filll em, shake vigurously and then empty. The another fill, shake and let sit for 15 mins, then empty. If there still seems to be some residue or junk, fill again and empty.
Just make sure when flushing, just because it is not in the "loop", you don't use tap water or anything. Just get some baisc distilled water to flush them with...

That sounds so easy most i say, i will have a go on that this friday after taken some picture of my system to my build log then

 

[B NEGATIVE]

when flushing them I have no issues using tap water I normally flush with hot tap water for about 20 mins shaking it as it flushes. I use a pump for this I also try and catch the first bits ( on some kitchen towels) as it comes out to see whats in it. Then I use distilled water in the same fashion. I do the distilled water at least twice. That was for new rads. For my maintenance flushes I add some vinegar to the distilled water for the first 1 or 2 flushes then flush it with just distilled 2-3 more time. Main thing there is making sure the vinegar smell is gone. I have never grown anything in my loops so I'm pretty sure my method works for me. I also replace the tubing every other maintenance cycle. Oh and dont forget to add your PT nuke or whatever biocide your using.

This ^^

But i dont use vinegar,just hot water to flush.

 

[Reily234]

This ^^

But i dont use vinegar,just hot water to flush.

Many people say that vinegar is a little strong for radiators because you run the risk of eroding some of the copper inside of your radiator.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Many people say that vinegar is a little strong for radiators because you run the risk of eroding some of the copper inside of your radiator.

Flux is water soluble,not acid soluble...this thing with vinegar is urban myth,it will attack the solder first and is not something i would recommend.

Hot water is the best kind of flush.

Stained blocks can be cleaned up with acid bases on the waterside,people seem to think they can carry the method over.
If you insist on using acids base then use a neutraliser,BiCarb being the easiest to use.