Help finding a FillPort

[cs2000]

Hey,

Part of my new build in the lovely BitFenix Prodigy will be a watercooling setup. i plan to go for the EK 240 LTX Kit, Click Me

I wanted to add a Fillport into the system if possible to make things easier when it comes to draining the loop for changes but i cannot wrap my head around the ID and OD sizes, conversion between metric and imperial or the parts i actually need, probably as its my first forray into the world of water.

Could someone point me in the right direction of what i would need to set up a fillport (i dont mind drilling a fillport hole in the case either, quite like this idea really). I would prefer if all the parts were EK and if its possible that they were compression fittings but i dont know if what im after even exists.

Cheers for the help in advance

 

[Sir SpankalotUK]

I did attempt to add a fill port to my ek kit, but it never worked right. I basically had a two right angles between the fill port and the res, thing is gravity wasn't enough to get the liquid into the res as I am using the thinner tubing, that comes with that kit. I think provided you can put a vertical pipe into the top of the res, it would work, but if you have to use a right angle, do what I did and just top up with a large (150-250ml) syringe with a piece of rubber tubing on the end so you can get it into the top of the res once you have removed a screw.

Tbh I probably wouldn't have had the issue with the larger tubing that most people seem to use on here, so that is a consideration too.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

I would say you don't need a fill port in that case mate.

Have a look at my build log below for inspiration.

 

[cs2000]

Hmm, well what i was after it for as more for draining rather than filling, that should be easy with the EK res, just unscrew the top, as otherwise (correct me if im wrong here) when it comes to draining to loop you have to un-do a connection to, say, the res and quickly position it over a jug or bucket to capture the fluid, this has disaster written all over it surely.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

On my build the res can swing out. Hold the res out, unscrew the bottom plug on the res - system drained.

Or with my alphacool 120 rad it has a plug on the base. Pull the rad out of the case, unscrew.

 

[cs2000]

Hmmmm why didnt i think of this. I knew the EK is a multi option res so would have spare ports, looks like thats problem solved !

 

[hutzdani]

Grab a extra Rez with an extra port slam some tube in there drain the Rez untill you can see a whole piece of tube with no fluid in it then disconnect that.

Then short the Green pin and any of the adjacent black wires in the 24pin mobo connector and run the pump untill all the fluid is gone / use some gravity to get the last bits out.


I installed a 240 kit in mine - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18438103

 

[cs2000]

Thats another plan

The res (my current EK one) does have an extra port on it so i can always add a length of tubing and a stopper of some sort to this, make a hole in the base of the case and just unscrew the stopper when i want to drain, let gravity do the hard work.

I can find the stopper "lids" Click To Seebut nothing to actually screw the stopper into, plus id have to find a way to do this whilst my loop is already full! lol could get messy.


EDIT

unless i was just being incredibly stupid and these will work??

Stopper
Nozzle

This is to go with the tubing from the EK H30 240 HTX which is listed as Masterkleer 12,7/9,5, from what i can figure out 9.5mm ID translates to 3/8 inch