Orientation of Radiator Help Needed quick!

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No what I have done is turn the case on its side and fitted it in a 19" rack in my studio.

I have turned the Pump around and the res.

But I'm getting a gargling sound and the water is not going around clearly and at speed. Then after abot 30 mis the water flow goes to normal and the gurgling stops.

When I turn the PC off over night and turn it on again in the morning the gurgling starts and the water isn't running smooth until after 30 mins again.

The rad is now on its side. I thought a Rad could go in any direction?

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it can

shake it a bit and get it to bleed properly

is the res feeding constant flow into the pump?

try moving the res a little higher if possible and fill it more to eliminate it feeding air.

may be best to put the d5 on high speed for an hour or two to get it bled properly
 
Thanks for the tips rjkoneill,

I'll try raising the res its nowhere near as high as it was. I'll top it up too.

I'll tidy up the wires aswell lol and feedback with any changes.

Cheers mate


EDIT: apologies for the snot green...But the loop is 3 yrs old:o
 
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Are you going in the rad at the top and out at the bottom (I have no experience which is out on that pump)?

I had the exact same symptoms as you when I water cooled my HTPC and it turned out to be because it was plumbed like this, so was harder to bleed. Because of the layout I was unable to change it around (you'll see in the link in my sig) but once bled thoroughly the gurgling stopped..............just like me on a night out! :D:p

With the pump running, tap the radiator gently and move the case around at all angles, making sure that the port in the res that feeds the pump is never exposed to air. Hope that helps.

BTW, how the hell did your fluid end up like that! I would be having it apart to check inside the blocks if I was you.
 
For bleeding I had my radiator on its side with the water coming in from the bottom and going to the res from the top bard. This sped up bleeding a lot.
 
I have decided to drain it

3 yrs is a tad long

so will be buying

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-032-XS&groupid=962&catid=1530&subcat=1775

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-017-XP&groupid=962&catid=1531&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-005-XS&groupid=962&catid=1530&subcat=1783

How do I drain the loop ( just cut a tube and run the loop into a washing up bowl?)

How do I clean it? ( juat run the loop through a bowl of soapy water until its clean?)

I take it I use that fluid instead of water? I don't mix it with water?

The snot green is making me bork :p On closer examination there is some bits in it too:(
 
You will need to strip the cpu block down as well really, it is likely to be in a state given the "water". For cleaning the rad you will be best off first filling it with piping hot water and giving it a good shake, doing this several times until the water coming out is less snot like. The pump you should be able to strip down and give it a good wipe down.

I wouldn't use any detergent for cleaning btw. In theory it would be safe if you could guarantee to can flush out every last particle of detergent after cleaning, but if any gets left in side its going to froth up when you put your loop back together.

For draining, I would disconnect the cpu block from the mobo, hang it outside the case and take one barb off, or cut it since you are replacing tubing.
 
For draining i usually do what Bubo suggests, stick one of the blocks outside the case and cut the hose close to the barb.

I have to say though, £35 for less than a litre of coolant is obscene. I got 2 Litres of de-ionised water (Asda, 25p a litre) and a tube of Primochill Liquid Utopia (less than a fiver) in my loop.
 
i use that nanofluid

its good stuff

not £35 worth of good stuff

but good none the less

easy. may be best to put your res at the lowest point.
then open it up and drain from the res

once its empty remove all of your watercooling from the system.

then open your blocks and clean them, flush the rad and pump etc to make sure they are clean.
 
its fluid not an additive

its quite viscous not like normal fluid, its got an oily texture to it

hard to describe really

its worked well for me but there are cheaper alternatives.

if you are keeping it like that for a year or more then go ahead and get some.

i had a spill last week when redoing my loop, it went all over my 480

i wiped it off and the card booted up fine, passed furmark for a day and has been fine since.
cant say a lot of other fluids do that tbh

£35 fluid vs £450 graphics card ?
 
I've had lots of similar incidents with feser one, which is also non-conductive, and that costs £8 per litre. I can't see any justification for paying over 4 times more.
 
Is there anyway of suspending the pump?

I have cleared up the wires, topped the loop in the reservoir up ( having noticed that the the port in the res that feeds the pump was not under water and exposed to air :o) and modded the fans to run silent.

The loudest thing in the system is now the pump. When I hold the pump in my hand and raise it from the case its silent.

When I rest the pump back down I get high pitched whine.

I have put bubble wrap under it and this has sorted it a tad but if I could somehow suspend the pump in then air this monster would be creepily quite.

P.S I may get away without draining it lol
 
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Try making a bungee or laggy band cradle for it to sit in. I'm amazed you're not going to drain and clean though, I dread to think what your cpu block looks like tbh.
 
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Try making a bungee or laggy band cradle for it to sit in. I'm amazed you're not going to drain and clean though, I dread to think what your cpu block looks like tbh.
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My i7 @4ghz is 65c full load with the fans on the rad running at 5v....

Idle temps are around 38c
 
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