Drain loop first time, for gtx1080 install, advice

[grumpybeard]

Hey guys,

Built first custom watercooled Pc last December, love it. Only cpu is currently under, been holding out with gtx680 until arrival of pascal. Now it is here I'll be adding a 1080 to the loop.

Dont have any ball valves and suchlike for easier emptying of loop. Would be grateful for advice on how to drain without making an absolute pigs ear of it and drowning everything!

Cheers

 

[grumpybeard]

BriT, yeah sorry, should have included pics in first post. Flex tubing.

Sorry about quality of phone pics. Inlet and outlet for CPU block run towards case top.

CPU block inlet fed direct from pump. CPU outlet to 480 rad inlet up top. 480 rad outlet to 240 rad in bottom of case, which you see in pic below.

240 rad outlet to res.

Res outlet to pump installed as you can see below, backend of case.

So plenty of res headroom to add a GPU, all this cooling just for the CPU so far, so it has to be done!

Thanks for the guidance on how to drain.

 

[grumpybeard]

Thanks fellas. If i remove the one by the pump outlet ad you can see from pic, this wiill drain fluid above in tube and some from 480 rad above.

Wont whats in the res come p**sing out through the now open pump due to mavity?

Once Ive disconnected the pipe fom pump, how would you drain the entire system, so i can put the new plumbing in for the gpu block?

 

[grumpybeard]

Great idea Blud, thanks for that, really appreciate the tips.

Just been watching this

Have an enthoo primo, so quite heavy and will take a bit of man handling, but thoughts?