Loop won't bleed?

KiiYzOo

KiiYzOo

KiiYzOo

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I finished my loop at around 8 last night and was trying to bleed it until 3am, it didn't, so I decided to try it today, my pc has now been on since around 11:30, and it's still not fully bled, the pump sounds like there is still air in the loop, but I can only see tiny bubbles in the tubing, but when I turn off my pc after a while at the top of the loop where my tubing loops from my cpu to my res there is air there between the cpu and the res, but when I start up my pc it goes away, but when I switch it off again it comes back, anyone have any advice? (I know the first comment will probably be Cleeecooo :p)
 
The rads more than likely have air trapped in them, you need to move your pc around just tilt it around and you should see air some flying out when you turn your pc back on, you may have to do this multiple times.
 
mjones1 said:
The rads more than likely have air trapped in them, you need to move your pc around just tilt it around and you should see air some flying out when you turn your pc back on, you may have to do this multiple times.
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Agree with the moving the computer around when running. So long as the loop is closed, it's safe to do so. Sooner or later, you'll likely get a big blob of air appear which you then have to manoeuvre to the reservoir.

One other trick is to try slowing the water down. Sometimes the flow is enough to stop the air separating in the res so slow the flow by squeezing a pipe somewhere.
 
Turn of the computer and wiggle your case around, all my air was stuck in the rad as when i moved it i could still hear water sloshing around, also had big swirls stuck at the ends of some of the barbs easily solved by pinching the pipe at the end of the barb.
 
I've turned my PC upside down once to bleed, that really moved the air as it went round the loop getting replaced by liquid until all done.
EDIT : If it's in the RAD, turning it upside down might be the only way to get it moved, and by turn, I mean turn, and slowly :p
 
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