Circulation problem

extrememachine · 8 Oct 2014 at 19:22

Managed to find 2 extenders for reservoir and fixed the leak issue thnk you BUT upon switching on the pc the water only goes to the first rad and doesnt circulate upwards to the rest of the components.
The reservoir has ample amount of liquid, whats causing this?

extrememachine · 8 Oct 2014 at 20:10

kaku said:
Is the top of your reservoir open?

Don't run your PC, make sure only the pump is connected to the PSU and the ATX connector is jumped.

No res sealed the pump came with a atx connector with the jumper may try it.
So far the res is feeding the pump and the pump goes to the 1fan rad but doesnt go any further? Barely 1/4 of the loop cycle.?

extrememachine · 8 Oct 2014 at 20:47

of course makes sense will try

extrememachine · 8 Oct 2014 at 20:53

extrememachine said:
of course makes sense will try

Opened res didnt change a thing.
One thing I noticed is when turning power of water travels back higher, if that makes sense?Likes it sucking water instead of pushing it.

The orientation should be right:

Res on top going down to roof of pump then front/face of pump going to rad and rest of loop?

extrememachine · 8 Oct 2014 at 21:38

One last look to see if loop/pump gpus all ok?

http://imgur.com/Kva7nFm

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 10:13

So I just need to swap the pump inlet/outlet??

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 11:56

Ok so swapped the in/out of pump and water is flowing through its cycle BUT after 1-2mins it shutsdown.
Water on components? Losse cabling?am checking but doesnt seem to be that?

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 14:27

topgun06 said:
The computer shuts down? Or the pump?

Have you checked for leaks around the connectors?

Are you able to view the CPU temps before it shuts down?

Now the pc turns on and the pump doesnt push water but is vibrating a bit, then the pc shutsdown and sometimes turns back on??

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 14:51

2 360s at top and a 120mm rad bottom, imo the pump was the only component that took some heavy water contact, already ordered a new pump.
Like I said presentation is far from done.See how it goes.

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 15:00

Lol out of frustration I ignored the atx power jumper and turned all of it on But only the pump Should be faulty.

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 15:56

ubersonic said:
They're running in a standard parallel configuration.

Exactly

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 15:57

BattFink said:
What CPU block are you using?

As others have said, you should have no power running to any of the PC components until the loop has been filled, bled & checked for leaks. You've obviously spent a lot of money on your components, it'd be a shame for them to be ruined by a water leak etc...

If you're local to Sussex I'd be happy to give you hand if you want

Not there but thanks anyway.

extrememachine · 9 Oct 2014 at 16:04

ubersonic said:
It's an EK supremacy and looking at the pic I think it's actually plumbed in backwards (won't cause a leak, just hurt flow a bit).

Yes it's Ek but its orientated properly.

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 12:01

Not into external help tbh.
Bought some red coolant to properly see where the liquid is flowing; The loop is circulating, BUT the pc shutsdown after 1 min sometimes rebooting and no picture on the monitor.
Any suggestions?

I may have discovrerd the issue:

When pouring the collant in the pump the water goes through all tubes in its cycle, but after that the pump doesnt push the fluid anymore, no bubble shaking" in the reservoir?
Whats the cause of this?

Had this problem before and am sure its the cause of the pc not starting and shutdown due to overheating, just dont remember how to fix it)

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 12:32

NoNameNoNumber said:
I take it you ran the parts aircooled first. Just to prove nothing was DOA?

yh

Is it possible the pump cannot push fluid if there is too much in the res.

Reason im asking is because the liquid was flowing with little in the res before)

All I have connected to the pump is a molex connecotr for power, is this right?

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 13:37

Duly noted.

topgun06 said:
Sounds right. The pump shouldn't have any trouble pumping the water around. Sounds strange.

After tightening the c.fittings and uncovering the res. I got some movement, small bubbling in the res and movement in the tubes, but it was more like bubbles moving than fast water rushing.

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 13:52

Well I have the jumper that came with the pump , just turning the pump on).

The atx power extender that came wit the pump to jump it has a cable hanging out making it impossible to connect?? (first time)

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 14:37

Connected the extender to the main atx cable AND pugged other end into the psu NOW the pump is on but no water/little flowing??

Still not sure whats causing this?

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 15:24

Yh I already jumped it. Its a lot better now to test, BUT I still have tha same problem, not sure what is the resolution?

Does anyone else have the aquastream advanced pump?

extrememachine · 10 Oct 2014 at 15:39

skyripper said:
So..

Sufficient water in the reservoir to keep the pump happy (so it doesn't try and push air around instead)?
Pump is running and vibrating quietly?
Water is going round?
Bubbles slowly being pushed out of your loop and collecting in your Reservoir?
Any kinks or sharp bends?
Can you see any large bubbles causing an airlock in your loop?
Got kitchen roll handy for mopping up?

Proving your loop is working can be a slow process, but patience is key.
My first loop I rushed it, and smoked a gfx card and a motherboard.

Yh enough liquid in res.
vibrating quietly
water is going round just barely at times.
small bubbles movement at times.
no kinks so far.
I will check for trapped air.

Sorry to hear about your damaged goods,will always use the jumper now i guess)