Coolant

Garyj881 · 21 Aug 2009 at 12:36

I have about half a bottle of UV black feser1, it's not going to be enough to do a full loop, could I top it up with distilled water?

It says on the side "do not mix with other liquids".

:confused:

mrthingyx · 21 Aug 2009 at 16:01

Just use distilled water and some redex/purple ice/other ethylene glycol-based liquird and save yourself £5.

It's not an anwer to your question, but hey.

Sayso · 21 Aug 2009 at 18:17

should be fine

Garyj881 · 21 Aug 2009 at 19:24

Super, I bought some anyway.

mod1fied · 23 Aug 2009 at 10:16

How are you finding F1 in your loop? Mine is brand new but ive noticed what looks like powder blobs in the top of the res ( 5.25 bay )

Any ideas ?

Sorry to hijack the thread

Garyj881 · 23 Aug 2009 at 10:18

Not sure whats caused that mate, mine is clear.

Just fluid nothing else floating about in there.

mod1fied · 23 Aug 2009 at 11:00

Hmm temps are still fine so its not blocking anything up - it just seems to sit still in the top of the res

WJA96 · 23 Aug 2009 at 12:00

You can't dilute Feser One, so no, don't top it up with distilled, and doubt it's distilled, more likely de-ionised water.

WJA96 · 23 Aug 2009 at 12:01

mod1fied said:
How are you finding F1 in your loop? Mine is brand new but ive noticed what looks like powder blobs in the top of the res ( 5.25 bay )

Any ideas ?

Sorry to hijack the thread

Did you clean the radiator out before starting the loop?

How old was the bottle of coolant, it only has a 6-month shelf life apparently after that it starts to separate and you can get while 'flock' in the tubing.

mod1fied · 23 Aug 2009 at 15:09

Yes i cleaned the rad out before hand - was a pale yellow to start then cleared by the 3rd wash

Bottle was brand new

WJA96 · 23 Aug 2009 at 15:16

mod1fied said:
Bottle was brand new

Yes, but do you know how long it was in the shop? Black's not that popular a colour and it could well be an old bottle.

And then there is always a possibility it reacted with something else - what did you clean the radiator out with?

mod1fied · 23 Aug 2009 at 17:01

Hmm well i hope it wasn't that old - is there a way to tell other than it building up in the res?

I know vinegar is one method, boiling water another - i read up on other forums etc and found that boiling water should be fine - its an XSPC RX360 - Hopefully this isn't the problem as my understanding was that XSPC rads where quite good for already being quite clean...