FLT 240 question

kenny saunders · 7 Jun 2021 at 17:35

Hi, can I use what is supposed to be the fill port (red arrow) as an OUT? There is a fill port in the case I could use instead.

If so, then could I also use the out port (green arrow) as a drain?

The GPU wont be in the loop until next gen for obvious reasons.

Also is there anything wrong with the whole thing except (I know there's more fitting than theoretically needed but I can only do 1 bend per tube).

https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApDZ5zl1onU8gtsLWGi7qcunnvNlpA?e=3Zh9ny

MikeTimbers · 7 Jun 2021 at 20:24

No I don't think you can. The pump pushes water to its outer rim and the molding then has it go in typically one of two directions, either down or forward. There's simply no way to put the pump pressure into the inside of the reservoir to go out through the red marked port.

kenny saunders · 7 Jun 2021 at 21:31

Bummer, ill have to have a tube going right up the middle of the res then, its only 12mm od so might not look to bad.

MikeTimbers · 8 Jun 2021 at 08:29

post a mock-up of your tubing run, plenty of people here who will be willing to chime in on options

MikeTimbers · 8 Jun 2021 at 08:30

You don't actually have a pump in that FLT240? In fact, taking a long look at your pic, I'm becoming more and more confused.

You have a pump that is going to be fed by a tube coming from a radiator below it? This will be very hard to prime. Golden rule of watercooling is reservoir before pump and above it.

Mr Mcgoo · 8 Jun 2021 at 09:46

you do realise you can put that d5 next into the pump port at the back of the flt240 res right? no need to have the pump separate from the res

kenny saunders · 8 Jun 2021 at 11:53

MikeTimbers said:
You don't actually have a pump in that FLT240? In fact, taking a long look at your pic, I'm becoming more and more confused.

You have a pump that is going to be fed by a tube coming from a radiator below it? This will be very hard to prime. Golden rule of watercooling is reservoir before pump and above it.

Mr Mcgoo said:
you do realise you can put that d5 next into the pump port at the back of the flt240 res right? no need to have the pump separate from the res

Yes there's a pump in the res as well, I figure with all the 90 degs and I also want to run everything as low rpm/noise as possible. I will have to not power on the D5 next until the loop is filled. God I hope I remember that!

D1craig · 9 Jun 2021 at 01:49

kenny saunders said:
Bummer, ill have to have a tube going right up the middle of the res then, its only 12mm od so might not look to bad.

You could use it as an inlet. I’m pretty sure you can run that loop on 1 d5 easily.

kenny saunders · 9 Jun 2021 at 10:58

D1craig said:
You could use it as an inlet. I’m pretty sure you can run that loop on 1 d5 easily.

I thought of that but figured it would be too weird to get to the in and out of the rear distro, but after just checking the manual it seems the in out of the rear distro can be reversed. Nice one , that'll work.

Thanks.

But does that mean the existing in out for the cpu is reversed as well or daes that stay the same?

Distro manual excerpt: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApDZ5zl1onU8gtsOPKL9To8YMrp5cg

D1craig · 9 Jun 2021 at 22:20

The in and outs on block are decided by what's inside the block. Nothing to do with the pump.
The ins and outs on the flt can't be reversed as far as I'm aware. The ins can be any of the holes not considered an outlet option ( which there are two of ). But the outlets can only be either of them 2 options.

On the distro you can use any of the holes for inlet or outlet. Aslong as it doesn't have a pump or jet plate then the orientation doesn't matter.

kenny saunders · 10 Jun 2021 at 20:07

D1craig said:
The in and outs on block are decided by what's inside the block. Nothing to do with the pump.
The ins and outs on the flt can't be reversed as far as I'm aware. The ins can be any of the holes not considered an outlet option ( which there are two of ). But the outlets can only be either of them 2 options.

On the distro you can use any of the holes for inlet or outlet. Aslong as it doesn't have a pump or jet plate then the orientation doesn't matter.

So are you saying that if I use the default OUT as an IN and the default IN as OUT then then the default IN/OUT for the CPU and GPU remain unchanged, or do I have to also reverse them if I am reversing the defailt IN/OUT for the distro?

D1craig · 11 Jun 2021 at 11:26

The gpu and cpu blocks remain unchanged.

The distro has nothing inside it does it? No pump or anything so it doesn't have an in or out, the distro is whatever you want to do with it. The FLT has a pump so the out has to be an out you can use all of the holes on the FLT as in apart from the 2 considered outs.

kenny saunders · 11 Jun 2021 at 13:15

its just a distro, Here the disto default ins/outs: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApDZ5zl1onU8gtsOPKL9To8YMrp5cg

there's a specific in and out for the distro and there is also specific in/outs for the cpu and gpu on the distro itself.

It says you can reverse the distro in/out no problem. So I am trying to understand if I reverse the disto in/out, then compared to the default setup in the pic, do the specific cpu/gpu in/outs also swap around compared to the default setup in the manual picture above?

LuckyBenski · 11 Jun 2021 at 13:43

I think you'll confuse yourself if you keep referring to those distro ports as in and out. The instructions appear not to help.

What I'd recommend is getting a decent photo of the distro, and using Paint or a printout to sketch your loop out. The distro is just a series of connected ports, a bit like a piece of tubing hidden inside a box.

You need to be able to draw a line without lifting your finger/mouse/pencil off the image, that starts at the pump outlet and goes through all your blocks and rads. Respect any "in/out" labels on blocks by hitting the in before the out. You can use tubing or the distro to achieve this end, but don't think the distro is in control of anything. It's just a means for you to connect different components together.

D1craig · 11 Jun 2021 at 14:21

Yea thay distro is just giving you guidelines as far as I can tell to make the tube routing easier.

The ins and outs on cpu block is a must to follow, you can't change that unless you change something inside of the block. Gpu use to not matter what orientation you used but recently they have started to use a jet plate I think which means they have a correct in and out hole. I've read that gpu in and outs are less strict though, adding only 2 to 3C to temps if you go the wrong way.

kenny saunders · 11 Jun 2021 at 15:40

I get what your point is now, thanks. But I am going to stick to the default as yes it is physically easier and given that my monoblock has a specific IN port, I think I will just switch the IN/OUT of the distro and the CPU in/out on the distro and that'll work fine. Cheers.