Drying out radiator

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I've just gotten a second hand Thermochill PA120.2 Radiator which I'll be using in a CPU loop in a month or two. The radiator arrived quite wet because it had just been taken out of a loop. How would I go about drying out this radiator while it's out of use? Is it safe to put it in the airing cupboard?
 
Don't see why not. Just leaving it somewhere warm for a day or two should be fine. As long as its not excessivly hot (e.g. in the microwave) it should be OK.
 
I've just gotten a second hand Thermochill PA120.2 Radiator which I'll be using in a CPU loop in a month or two. The radiator arrived quite wet because it had just been taken out of a loop. How would I go about drying out this radiator while it's out of use? Is it safe to put it in the airing cupboard?

I would rinse it through with boiling water before you dry it.

If you dry it now , you will be drying the previous loops dyes,additives etc to the insides of the rad.

Mark
 
I would rinse it through with boiling water before you dry it.

If you dry it now , you will be drying the previous loops dyes,additives etc to the insides of the rad.

Mark
So fill up a kettle (no pun intended), boil the water and just pour it over the radiator?
 
Just flushed it out with hot water, was quite clean inside except the odd bit of water cooling fluid coming out.
 
maybe take a look at a 20 minute soak with distilled vinegar (the clear kind). Someone on here shows the gunge that various vinegar soakages removed - w3bbo I think - and its suprising the amount of filth that can build up.

I think XS are no longer recommending long-term soaks as there is preliminary evidence that vinegar *may* not be good for the radiator's internals, but 20 minutes should be adequate. You may want to repeat the cycle if the vinegar is particularly filthy.

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found the link: Radiator Cleaning
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