flushing a rad

[Jargan]

hey, first watercooling build will be up soon, i hope

Got my 2 rads today, quad sr1 and double gt stealth.

Whats the best way to flush them out really?

A few people have said white vinegar, will hot water work just as well? and if i use white vinegar should i flush it out a few times after with warm water?

 

[Jargan]

its ok found a guide on the forums

 

[JeffyB]

Don't use the vinegar if thats what it says, it's not needed these days. Just use boiled and cooled for 2 minutes distilled water and shake for a few minutes (rad will be hot use gloves or wrap it in a towel), repeat until the waste water is clear.

 

[xtremedetailz]

Don't use the vinegar if thats what it says, it's not needed these days. Just use boiled and cooled for 2 minutes distilled water and shake for a few minutes (rad will be hot use gloves or wrap it in a towel), repeat until the waste water is clear.

Yeah i did this with boiling water and it rubbed some paint off my XSPC RX120.1 due to my vigorous shaking

Be carefull

 

[piggin]

Boil the water & give it a good shake. I recently had a SR-1 quad and there was very little debris in the rad. One of the worst for this is the old style ThermoChill rads. Not really a problem now with most manufacturers.