Draining and storing watercooling setup

Bryan Kortez · 23 Jun 2015 at 16:57

Soon I am going to be taking my watercooling apart on my Prodigy build as I will be using the parts in my next project.

My loop is about half a litre of Mayhems clear X1 with Mayhems Red dye added. Is it ok to just drain the loop, then keep flushing it with some cheap car battery water?

My next build won't be starting until around the 17th of July, so wasn't sure if there is a right or wrong way of storing them for around 3 weeks to make sure I don't get a build up of any growth etc.

Mayhems · 23 Jun 2015 at 18:23

yeh it will be fine. If you really want to stop any corrosion while its empty put the rad in a oven on 40c/45c for about 20 min to evaporate all the water out of it. You can only do this with an electric oven though, once it cooled down naturally once complete cap it off and store it away.

Bryan Kortez · 23 Jun 2015 at 21:17

Thanks

mushtafa · 24 Jun 2015 at 08:56

Mayhems said:
...You can only do this with an electric oven though...

Why is this?

NMBlack · 24 Jun 2015 at 09:49

mushtafa said:
Why is this?

Because gas from a gas oven would react with something in the rad? (my chemistry is a bit rusty in my old age.....)

Bryan Kortez · 24 Jun 2015 at 10:10

I've only got a gas oven. Guess I'll just put it in the microwave for a couple mins..

Kelt · 24 Jun 2015 at 10:18

Bryan Kortez said:
I've only got a gas oven. Guess I'll just put it in the microwave for a couple mins..

Metal in a microwave?

Sounds like a plan!

Glanza · 24 Jun 2015 at 10:22

Bryan Kortez said:
I've only got a gas oven. Guess I'll just put it in the microwave for a couple mins..

Please film

Bryan Kortez · 24 Jun 2015 at 11:39

haha

OLDPHART · 24 Jun 2015 at 11:44

Mayhems said:
yeh it will be fine. If you really want to stop any corrosion while its empty put the rad in a oven on 40c/45c for about 20 min to evaporate all the water out of it. You can only do this with an electric oven though, once it cooled down naturally once complete cap it off and store it away.

Hairdryer on low setting so it just warms the rad up.

NMBlack · 24 Jun 2015 at 11:49

OLDPHART said:
Hairdryer on low setting so it just warms the rad up.

Not a bad suggestion....

Bryan Kortez · 24 Jun 2015 at 11:57

OLDPHART said:
Hairdryer on low setting so it just warms the rad up.

Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll give that a go when I strip it apart the weekend.

Baboonanza · 24 Jun 2015 at 15:32

OLDPHART said:
Hairdryer on low setting so it just warms the rad up.

I was going suggest put it on the radiator

Bryan Kortez · 24 Jun 2015 at 16:03

Who has their radiators on in June?