Leak testing (oh ****). Couplr of queries

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:39

Well FINALLY got my loop all built and now in stage of leak testing. Just wanna ask a coupla q's

1) my res (single bay) is rather frothy and you can hear it 'churning'. Anything I can do to change this?
2) Seems to be a few air bubbles in thr system. Any thoughts of eliminating them?

Cheers

Speed · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:40

Give it time, it should settle down and the number of air bubbles in the loop will decrease.

Addicted · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:41

If it's the first time you've ran it it will be frothy until all of the bubbles are ironed out, just move your radiator about to try and force the to the next bit in the loop!

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:43

Speed said:
Give it time, it should settle down and the number of air bubbles in the loop will decrease.

It's been going since 10am this morning. Should this still occur?

Staffy50 · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:54

CSMonkeh said:
It's been going since 10am this morning. Should this still occur?

Have you tried rocking you cases side to side? Got most of mine out that way..

Cleeecooo · 13 Jan 2012 at 18:55

CSMonkeh said:
It's been going since 10am this morning. Should this still occur?

yes, keep tilting your case like mad (gently though!)

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 19:01

Cleeecooo said:
yes, keep tilting your case like mad (gently though!)

*Dense moment* with the pump still running??

:confused:

Cleeecooo · 13 Jan 2012 at 19:07

CSMonkeh said:
*Dense moment* with the pump still running??

why not

Try without pump on, then if it proves difficult, use pump at top speed.

BE CAREFUL THOUGH!!!

Jokester · 13 Jan 2012 at 19:08

Yeah, violent movement of the pump can damage the impeller.

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 19:16

Jokester said:
Yeah, violent movement of the pump can damage the impeller.

Thought that but worth asking nonetheless. No leaks SO far (fingers crossed!)

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 20:26

Oh **** just found out i've boo-booed royally! On my res I've got the inlet and outlets the wrong way.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-068-PB
Thats my res, check put pic #2. I've got the inlet on the left and out on the right where it should be other way. :mad:

stueng · 13 Jan 2012 at 20:32

PICS! give us PICS! we want to see!

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 20:35

stueng said:
PICS! give us PICS! we want to see!

What for?

stueng · 13 Jan 2012 at 20:41

to see what you are doing it sound interesting

CSMonkeh · 13 Jan 2012 at 20:46

stueng said:
to see what you are doing it sound interesting

Nothing special tbh, just 2 tubes that need to be switched round.
Haha gonna be fun draining the loop ALREADY and re-assembling loop (found a bit kinking also) :mad:

stueng · 13 Jan 2012 at 21:00

pics pics pics

bartledvd · 13 Jan 2012 at 21:04

i envy all water cooled pcs couldnt risk my own as i know wife would just be sitting there waiting to say told you so when almost certainly i balls something up. so pics plz

Cleeecooo · 13 Jan 2012 at 22:06

bartledvd said:
i envy all water cooled pcs couldnt risk my own as i know wife would just be sitting there waiting to say told you so when almost certainly i balls something up. so pics plz

Well, you can't say she didn't tell you so