Loop problem and Leak

SherlockHobz · 21 Sep 2014 at 23:26

Hey guys so i had pretty much a big problem. The top radiator which i fit onto this system and into this loop was leaking on the right hand side. The last fan screws punctured the rad somehow. This caused it to leak but i am not sure if thats the main reason why the loop would not go completly around.

1. Could you see a problem with this loop?

2. How can i drain liquid from the rad in the front?

this is also my first time doing acrylic or a custom loop.

First picture shows loop without any liquid in it.

Here is the picture with the loop filled but the tube was cut to drain some liquid out so i could take the rad out via the front bays.

The loop is running this way and when u turn on the pump the liquid in the res was pushing up. Now am not sure if this was due to the puncture in the rad but is this supposed to be ok? or is something wrong with the loop. The top this is just fill port on the res and obvously pipe was cut after the leak.

Here is how the liquid flows and you can work out the rest.

Would really like some help thnx

SherlockHobz · 21 Sep 2014 at 23:51

Now i found out that the front of the pump should go to res and top should go to block. Would not doing this have damaged the pump?

DataVampire · 22 Sep 2014 at 00:09

the front of the pump is the inlet if im not mistaken, so the tubing from the res should go into that, to prevent the pump going dry.

ubersonic · 22 Sep 2014 at 00:35

DataVampire said:
the front of the pump is the inlet if im not mistaken

Yup, the pump is pumping into the res, there's the problem.

red eye · 22 Sep 2014 at 09:05

It does have "out" written above the outlet..... Don't worry I missed that too

Dempsey22 · 22 Sep 2014 at 11:50

Sorry for being off topic but do EK CPU Blocks in/out not line up parellel with GPU in/out ?

I always thought they did but if not I really need to find out.

stuie · 22 Sep 2014 at 11:54

That would be nearly impossible to achieve. The blocks are often multicard / multisocket compatible and cpus sockets vary in location slightly board to board and socket to socket

DataVampire · 22 Sep 2014 at 20:15

red eye said:
It does have "out" written above the outlet..... Don't worry I missed that too

I have got the same pump/pump top as the op, but mine is th eblack vers. and the port on the front of mine is defo the inlet and the top port the outlet.

Am I missing something here lol ?

Ploppy2k3 · 22 Sep 2014 at 20:18

OP - I cant believe you cut the most complicated tube in the rig! my heart goes out to you man,

hutzdani · 22 Sep 2014 at 20:30

I wanted to laugh after I checked the EK plans for that pump ( just now ) how in the hell did you not see the flow was into the res ?

I filled my loop from the res to see if the pump was Flowing to or from the the res before i filled up, man you must have been super excited to miss that.

Indeed shame about that tube you cut that looked like a mission !

Also did you not have lots of trapped air in the loop after you filled it because of all the air space in the res would have been pressurized once you closed the loop ?

Ragnahex · 22 Sep 2014 at 21:33

mistakes can happen to the best of us. Bet you will check from now on

montymole · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:36

Where is your drain tap ?

Admiral Huddy · 23 Sep 2014 at 16:06

As above as you can see here

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109842621.pdf

However, would this cause a leak i,e, to much pressure building up in the res. ?