Help got a leak

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stuie

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Ive setup my new loop but ive got an issue. My loop requires 4 90 degree fittings which all leak. Any ideas how I can fix this? I was thinking some clear bathroom silicone would do it but not sure if it will or if there are some better ideas
 
Which fittings are they and what fittings are you using them with ?

Don't use sealant, you should not get leaks unless there is something wrong i.e damaged/missing O rings, incompatible fittings used together etc.
 
leaking rotary fittings the bane of my life here at overclockers.

I would get them replaced ASAP don't waste your time trying to fix them,
 
Where are they leaking from Between the rotary part or the main 1/4 connection to what ever it is connected too ? I'm only asking as it is odd that they all leak, have you used O rings ?
 
I would disconnect them, check if the O-rings are okay and then reconnect them. If it still leaks, send them back to avoid any more hassle they would certainly bring you if you decided to try a quick fix to solve the leak.
 
TwsT said:
leaking rotary fittings the bane of my life here at overclockers.

I would get them replaced ASAP don't waste your time trying to fix them,
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Do you get a lot of these? I just had to send a pair back because they came to me broken. Not leaking as I didn't even get that far but they didn't rotate and looked wonky.
 
They were leaking from the rotary fitting all sorted now though

Next problem after fixing that ive fired the machine up with full success however my cpu is through the roof. Ive atually gone up about 20 degrees going to water something must be wrong i think the system still has a couple air pockets but its not effecting the gpus. Only thing i can think of is the mount but i followed the instructions and ive never had any mounting issues before
 
pump/res 280 rad cpu 420 rad gpu gpu. Theres deffo still air in the system though so i might just let it settle for abit before jumping to conclusions
 
So your CPU and your GPU are both getting cooled by different Rads in a sense? My guess would be you've got an air bubble in that rad.
 
Just my experience but all rotaries from any brand will eventually leak at the internal o ring.

No matter how you set them up in the loop you will always be applying more pressure on one side than the other. After time they just wear down and leak.

If you need angled fittings I would be tempted to just get rigid fittings and get some sealant (or spacers) and lots of patience to align them. If not I would always recommend designing your loop better to accommodate straight fittings.
 
Direction is setup correctly. Would air in the loop cause high temps on just one component? I thought it would effect all my 2 gtx's never broke 40c running heaven 4
 
The problem I have is that if I were to not use them then I would be adding huge amounts of looping tubes to remove kinking which would not only look crap but add un-necessary restriction and volume to the loop. I read that it's better to use angled fittings rather than metres of extra tube.

An air bubble caught in the cpu block perhaps?

How long did you leak test it before?
 
leak testing was done for about 2 hours after resovling all leakes before I plucked up the courage to power on
 
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