Flushing radiators -

Allnamestaken · 17 Dec 2013 at 19:14

Okay do I was thinking I would attach a hose to the tap and one end with compression fitting to the radiator and a short piece of hose out the other hole and then run the tap for a while with hot water then after ive done that rinse it out a few times with distilled water?

Right guys? Right?

So amaze! wow..

bru · 17 Dec 2013 at 22:12

Alternatively flush with tap water (be careful not to use too high a pressure), then fill will distilled vinegar ( the clear stuff available from most supermarkets), leave overnight then flush with deionised water, allow to dry throughly and then fit into loop and fill with your choice of coolant ( or as has Been said deionized water and a biocide.

Allnamestaken · 17 Dec 2013 at 22:50

I was intending to flush over a couple hours not the entire night lol.

Nickolp1974 · 17 Dec 2013 at 22:57

My god some folks go to long lengths to do this :eek:

I just fill rad 3/4 full of DI water, shake for few mins, empty and repeat once more. Done.
Never had a problem.

Ragnahex · 17 Dec 2013 at 23:21

each to their own i suppose i just run tap until i get bored (usually not very long) flush and shake a bit with di then drain.

Allnamestaken · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:50

You two appeal to my lack of attention span haha.

Ragnahex · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:56

it's one of those things where there is a perfect way of doing it..... then the way you end up doing it. Everytime i add a rad i think about how i should do it but speed the process up because i need the pc back up.

Avenged7Fold · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:02

Yeah, first rad was like a 40 min rinse and shake and repeat. Now just hot water then Deionised once or twice till i see no bits, takes a few mins.

Sin_Chase · 18 Dec 2013 at 02:28

I did both of my 480s with boiling distilled water.

3 flushes each, a little crap came out on the first pass but not as much as I was expecting. Guess it differs from brand/model/manufacturer process.

JGStonedRaider · 18 Dec 2013 at 03:10

Avenged7Fold said:
Plumbing and water is just a waste of money, i just use pee, as it is sterile, contains no algae spores and comes in a variety of colours from almost crystal to golden yellow. Natural biocides like ammonia keep it in check and it comes with its own hose to avoid spills...

Best post I have seen all month! Of course depending on how much water you drink, you can get different shades too

Ragnahex · 18 Dec 2013 at 09:04

if you put high concentrate in you can literally smell a leak

Evil-I · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:35

My routine is fill with tap water shake up and down for a couple of minutes then empty.

I do that about ten times making sure the water coming out is very clean at the end. Emptying onto white surface like white bath is good to spot any debris etc.

Final rinse with dionised water then fill with mayhems coolant (so I don't have to worry about biocides etc...)

Evil-I · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:37

Avenged7Fold said:
Plumbing and water is just a waste of money, i just use pee, as it is sterile, contains no algae spores and comes in a variety of colours from almost crystal to golden yellow. Natural biocides like ammonia keep it in check and it comes with its own hose to avoid spills...

See, now I actually want to try this..... He's got a point, it is sterile and naturally anti fungal, so maybe....... Hmmmm

Maybe if I do try I won't tell the wife what is circulating in my PC :-)

Avenged7Fold · 18 Dec 2013 at 23:08

*I cannot be held responsible for any damage of PC hardware due to pee, those of you who pee in your systems, do so at your own risks*

Happy Wcing guys!