Hey guys, you were so helpful when I set up my watercooling I thought I'd ask your advice before moving it. I need to transport my PC from one end of the country to another, the whole journey will be about 6 hours by car. What would you recommend doing to the watercooling before I pack up my PC into its box and send it on its merry way?
Transporting a Watercooled PC
- Thread starter Deshman
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Usually if it's a full tower, I whack it behind the passenger seat and slide seat right back to clamp it between back of seat and front of the rear seat...
If you're not driving it there and it's being shipped or transported somewhere where you can't keep an eye on it, drain it first and refill at the other end. Wouldn't bother leaving it a few hours to settle. Pump'll just churn it back up again... it'll settle just as quickly running as off... so just plug it in at the other end, fill it up, fire it up.
If you're not driving it there and it's being shipped or transported somewhere where you can't keep an eye on it, drain it first and refill at the other end. Wouldn't bother leaving it a few hours to settle. Pump'll just churn it back up again... it'll settle just as quickly running as off... so just plug it in at the other end, fill it up, fire it up.
Lot of conflicting advice there but the general idea seems to be whack it behind the passenger seat, which I was thinking of doing but slapped myself on the hand for even thinking. It's the Thermaltake Kandalf Watercooled case and I think I've still got the GIANT box with the foam inserts so that should count as packaging. Hopefully it'll still fit in my car once it's in the box 
FragTek
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From personal experience you will be safe leaving the water in the loop as long as you keep the case upright and wedged properly.
I once shipped a case and watercooling bits minus PC hardware fully assembled via UPS across the country and when it got to the other end it was perfect, no leakage, perfect ready to be rebuilt and ready to rock.
My vote is for just whackin', wedgin', and drivin'!
I once shipped a case and watercooling bits minus PC hardware fully assembled via UPS across the country and when it got to the other end it was perfect, no leakage, perfect ready to be rebuilt and ready to rock.
My vote is for just whackin', wedgin', and drivin'!
tsinc80697
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Only just thought about this, going to be transporting my PC every 3 or 4 months. usually stick it behind the car seat so should be ok with w/c in it anyway, I hope!
It will be fine! 
If you trust your loop to run while the PC is on then you should trust it when it is off.
Ham had a piccar of one of his loops and he was holding it by the pump in mid-air.
Just goes to show how strong a well built loop is.
If you think you have done a good job on your loop then I am sure it will be fine.
If you trust your loop to run while the PC is on then you should trust it when it is off.
Ham had a piccar of one of his loops and he was holding it by the pump in mid-air.
Just goes to show how strong a well built loop is.
If you think you have done a good job on your loop then I am sure it will be fine.
name='Toxcity' said:It will be fine!
If you trust your loop to run while the PC is on then you should trust it when it is off.
Ham had a piccar of one of his loops and he was holding it by the pump in mid-air.
Just goes to show how strong a well built loop is.
If you think you have done a good job on your loop then I am sure it will be fine.
Might give it a quick nip with a spanner just for good luck
Aqua-Pc's
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We move "Alot" of PC's all around the country for LAN's and demo purposes mostly no using flight cases but back in the day the best low cost way was to wrap the case in a quilt and then put a bin bag over and wedge it making sure it cant tip over.
Do that and your sorted
Do that and your sorted
name='Aqua-Pc's' said:We move "Alot" of PC's all around the country for LAN's and demo purposes mostly no using flight cases but back in the day the best low cost way was to wrap the case in a quilt and then put a bin bag over and wedge it making sure it cant tip over.
Do that and your sorted
Nice one cheers
