Good evening!!!
I have been having issues with my loop:
My blocks & radiators have come from my old loop (which had mayhems pastel red in it for ~ 3 years).
As part of the tear down, i used Blitz part one on the rads, and Blitz part 2 (24 hours) on the system.
I then put in Mayhems Pastel White into the system - pictures after filling (colour change from pure white IMMEDIATELY), and 1 week later:
So I contacted 'Mayhems' directly - and they advised me to run Blitz through again, and then i opted to put X1 in (in the hope that any colour change would be less obvious).
So - Blitz part 2 was run through again (24 hours) - NO colour change witnessed in the solution after the 24 hours.
I then filled with X1 - and again - near immediate colour change.
Pictures immediately after filling, and then 1 week later:
SO:
My only thought left in keeping a 'clear' fluid is to use Pure h2o... basing this on the cleaning solution not discolouring through the cleaning period.
However:
1) Am i OK to use a silver kill coil in my loop? (I have beeen advised i cant as my GPU block contains nickel (EVGA Hydro Copper?)
2) I cant use a biocide as it cant be used with PETG fluid.
So: How long can distilled water ONLY be used in the system? Are we talking days, weeks or months?
If there is any other solution please let me know, but any premade fluid seems to discolour immediately which is going to get expensive.
Cheers,
Craig
I have been having issues with my loop:
My blocks & radiators have come from my old loop (which had mayhems pastel red in it for ~ 3 years).
As part of the tear down, i used Blitz part one on the rads, and Blitz part 2 (24 hours) on the system.
I then put in Mayhems Pastel White into the system - pictures after filling (colour change from pure white IMMEDIATELY), and 1 week later:
So I contacted 'Mayhems' directly - and they advised me to run Blitz through again, and then i opted to put X1 in (in the hope that any colour change would be less obvious).
So - Blitz part 2 was run through again (24 hours) - NO colour change witnessed in the solution after the 24 hours.
I then filled with X1 - and again - near immediate colour change.
Pictures immediately after filling, and then 1 week later:
SO:
My only thought left in keeping a 'clear' fluid is to use Pure h2o... basing this on the cleaning solution not discolouring through the cleaning period.
However:
1) Am i OK to use a silver kill coil in my loop? (I have beeen advised i cant as my GPU block contains nickel (EVGA Hydro Copper?)
2) I cant use a biocide as it cant be used with PETG fluid.
So: How long can distilled water ONLY be used in the system? Are we talking days, weeks or months?
If there is any other solution please let me know, but any premade fluid seems to discolour immediately which is going to get expensive.
Cheers,
Craig