Emptying the loop for transport - what is the danger of corrosion?

vulterey

vulterey

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Hi All,


I need to move house, and I hope you can advise me what to do with my PC rig to transport it safely.

Loop is made of EK fittings and EK CPU block for Intel i9-7900X and it has as a part of it EVGA Hydro Copper 1080 Ti.

So the details of the travel are:
  • PC will move between the two countries (long journey and a good few bumps in the car),
  • PC will be laying on the side of it,
  • the reservoir is closed and sealed (EK pump/reservoir combo), but to avoid the leak, I am planning to drain it the whole loop
  • the loop may stay dry-ish for a few days before I will refill it.

Now the question is:

Will the dry loop gets air inside for a few days don't get corroded?

I am a little bit in a catch 22 ;)

I don't want to risk a leak, but I don't want my loop to get corrosion inside.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Regards

Adam
 
mickyflinn said:
I would pack the inside of the case with material that would soak up any water and stop any movement of parts.
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This.

vulterey said:
Will the dry loop gets air inside for a few days don't get corroded?
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How about flushing the loop with alcohol after you've drained it? That should get rid of any water. Do consider a partial disassembly, removing the GPU.
 
Absolutely do not flush it with alcohol. This will kill any acrylic you have in the loop.

When I moved, I simply drained the PC completely, removed the GPU and closed the gap in the loop with a temporary piece.
Packed everything full with some towels and it did survive the transport between countries (road and ferry) unscathed.
IIRC it was travelling for about 2-3 days and I did not get any corrosion or the likes.
 
no corrosion will happen .. do not worry.. i wouldn't even drain the loop.. I transported my watercooled pc from poland to uk in my car over 1000miles..
it was completely fine..
do you have original box for your case?
 
BAse on your advice I will drain the loop and close it.
I will drop a bunch of paper towels into the case - just in case ;)
Thank you very much for all your help Gents.
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regards
Adam
 
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