How to empty loop?

traveyb · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:18

Hi Guys,
Only had my loop running about 2 weeks however have a new GPU coming tomorrow with a block (yay for silence now)

I am running the XSPC 360 kit (so twin res), would it be easier for me to syphon some of the water out of the res? Or just carefully take off one of the tubes to say the CPU/Rad and let it flow out? I plan on changes all the fittings to compression also.

Tonester0011 · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:29

Get yourself a bowl, and some kitchen towel. Place the bowl under the lowest pipe and take off from the fitting, there might be some splash so that's that the kitchen towel is for!

That'll get most of it out, and that's how i (used to) drain my loop (got QDCs now) when i want to switch out components, be careful if your PSU is facing upwards, don't want any liquid going in there!

a lot less hassle than taking dribbles of water out at a time, a lot of people build drain ports into their loops though for easy draining!

Might not work if your GPU has the inlet and outlet facing towards the CPU mind, but food for thought.

Jokester · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:30

The way I would usually do it would be to remove the CPU block and then disconnect one of the tubes to it over a pan or something to catch the water.

skylineboy · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:31

Without seeing the loop it is difficult to say really. As it is a full empty. Take it from the lowest point, will make it much easier to do. Have a large sink bowl ready. If you are changing fluid colour run some distilled water (or similar) to flush.

Or do as jokester suggests.

Addicted · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:39

Get a T-join next time and attach an end-stop so you can drain it

AtaRo · 28 Oct 2013 at 21:46

I usually don't drain my loop unless it is really necessary and just use small clamps like the one below to control the fluids when working with my loop.

traveyb · 29 Oct 2013 at 08:20

Thanks guys, lot's of ways of doing it! Will defiantly get a tjoin next time to make it easier. Think I will try and syphon the majority of it from the res and tilt the system forward. Once the majority of the water is removed, will take out the rad and drain it from there

traveyb · 29 Oct 2013 at 20:40

Managed to siphon most of it from the res. Got most of the fluid out that way and then laid the PC down and but some stops in the CPU block so I can tilt it around.

ozzaman · 31 Oct 2013 at 11:03

AtaRo said:
I usually don't drain my loop unless it is really necessary and just use small clamps like the one below to control the fluids when working with my loop.

How successful have you found the clamping method AtaRo? I wouldn't mind ripping out and replacing one of my wc'd gpu's but can't really be bothered to drain the whole loop...