new water loop

crazyDAJT

crazyDAJT

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just got my new loop running a few quick questions.

1.

at the moment im jumping my PSU with a staple :eek:

its only loaded with a fan and a pump at them moment, its been running like this for the last few hrs, is it safe or wise to have this little load on it, say overnight.


2.

dose anybody else fined a Laing DUltra 18W pump, way to forceful during set-up? it was just creating no end of bubbles in the system, when I turn off the pump it just creates a massive pressure differential and forces the coolant out the top of the res.

not good,

had to 5V the pump, seams to be working much better now, this normal?

3.

how long should i run this loop for?? 24hr's sound about right??

4.

is a PA120.3 good enough to passively cool a quad, as I'm not going to get fans for a few days would like to use my PC. worth the risk?? obviously not overclocked!!
 
1. I heard that no load was bad but its never caused me any issues but then I don't bother leak testing anymore and I bleed whilst its in use a lot of the time.

2. Not really (I've got 2) just bleed it properly and keep topping up the res, is your res sealed? Stuff shouldn't be able to get out of the top?

3. Until its bled.. shouldn't need anything like 24hrs to leak test and bleed, especially if you're tipping the case about to get the air bubbles out of the hard bits.

4. Yes fine, tested this myself today and it coped fine with an unloaded 1.5vcore quad.
 
matt100 said:
2. Not really (I've got 2) just bleed it properly and keep topping up the res, is your res sealed? Stuff shouldn't be able to get out of the top?
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I was just relieving the pressure though the top, which is when the coolant forced its way though the top, I think I over filled it a bit, is this wrong or right to do. i think my res is on the small side its only a ek 100 res.

matt100 said:
4. Yes fine, tested this myself today and it coped fine with an unloaded 1.5vcore quad.
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grate, don't even need to knock of my overclock then. :)
 
no the trick is leave the res sealed, let air collect in the res as you bleed it, stop the psu, fill it back up and reseal it then start it up again.
 
clone said:
Did you fit the anti cyclon thing?
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got the kit of the members market, and there wasn't anything else in the box, i got a plexi top fitted to the pump.


if it helps this is how I have it all set-up

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EDIT: im using a D-Tek Fuzion vs 1 with quad split nozzle
 
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Keep bleeding it,will take a few hours and tilting the case as you go will help,like matt say turn the power off every now and then as it should help with bubbles,took me over 4 hrs on one of my loops :)
 
clone said:
Keep bleeding it,will take a few hours and tilting the case as you go will help,like matt say turn the power off every now and then as it should help with bubbles,took me over 4 hrs on one of my loops :)
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Ive been doing it over 4hrs now, 5Ving the pump seams to help, as it all gets out of control when I put it on full power. most of the bubbles are gone now.
 
you need to get that res full its too small to be half empty plus why are you pumping into your rad not your CPU block?
 
matt100 said:
you need to get that res full its too small to be half empty plus why are you pumping into your rad not your CPU block?
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res is full at the moment, was that low earlier as i was having trouble with it backing up when the power went off, that's now fixed.

as for order, i have decided to go pump-rad-cpu-res-pump. although I know its probably myth that its the coolest water after the rad. but its mainly due to the proximity of the res and the rad, i didn't want to have a two tight bend radius.
 
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ok well loop order doesn't make much difference, its more the point its a bit messy but its not a hugely big deal.

Either way you shouldn't really have to 5v the pump to make it useable. I'd suggest getting an EK anti cyclon, they're about £3 ex delivery and it'll mean draining it all again but you'll be able to save the feser and refill it.

The will stop a lot of the turbulence in the res.

My understanding is blocks like the Dtek fuzion work best with powerful pumps because of the restriction aspect.

The other thing is if the res is now pretty much completely full and you've tilted the case around plenty the chances are you just need to give it some time to full bleed.

Lowering your pumps performance isn't ideal.
 
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