Project: Clear & Simple

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 09:27

Luggs said:
Looking good and fingers crossed for no wet patches today

Thanks, I'm not sure how long to leak test for but I think 24 hours should do the trick after I've filled it today

Brian18741 said:
Nice work on the tubing man. Just be extra sure to make sure all the tubing is correctly seated in the fittings. I pushed mine in until I though they were good but once I turned the pump on I was getting leaks everywhere! You have to push them to the point you think they're gonna break nearly!

Yeah, I tripple checked the tubing was inserted correctly as sometimes if not they can pop out with little force. Luckily they all fit in snug

Brian18741 · 18 Aug 2015 at 09:28

To be honest if it hasn't leaked in the first few minutes, it's very unlikely to leak after. I would run it for 24 hours just for peace of mind though!

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 10:01

Brian18741 said:
To be honest if it hasn't leaked in the first few minutes, it's very unlikely to leak after. I would run it for 24 hours just for peace of mind though!

Yeah, whilst it's running I'll probably finish the cable managment

faheemrazzaq · 18 Aug 2015 at 10:37

pro job. looking good. waiting for photos with the loop filled and doing what it does best. well done

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 10:52

faheemrazzaq said:
pro job. looking good. waiting for photos with the loop filled and doing what it does best. well done

Thank you, hopefully I should be filling the loop this afternoon.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 18 Aug 2015 at 11:30

Looks good mate. Glad you re done that one run.

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 11:32

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Looks good mate. Glad you re done that one run.

Yeh, once I had installed the other piece of tube it highlighted how much of an angle it was at. Anyway the new piece fits in much better and looks much nicer (My OCD would have killed me otherwise)

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 18:57

Hit a brick wall, powering on the power supply to try and circulate the loop and the pump isn't turning on. Everything is unplugged :confused:

.:SAmSuNG:. · 18 Aug 2015 at 19:07

Can you plug something else into the PSU to make sure its actually outputting power? A fan maybe.

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 19:15

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Can you plug something else into the PSU to make sure its actually outputting power? A fan maybe.

Okay, it turns out the pump is air locked so it needs power cycling. Only issue is the PSU keeps locking and its as if the pump doesn't have enough pressure :eek:

faheemrazzaq · 18 Aug 2015 at 19:40

do you see any liquid past pump yet (pump outlet downstream)? if not may try tilting the case so that some coolant goes through and get it going.

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 19:55

Okay everyone, so I had a little bit of an issue.
The EK G1/4 extender had a slight issue causing it to leak ever so slightly so it was removed and replaced. This required another piece of tubing to be bent to fit the slightly longer run but it is done and it is (Hopefully) water tight.

So once I finished that I began to fill the loop. This was done by power cycling. However the pump had an air lock (Hence no water movement) so I had to un-tighten the GPU blank alan key fitting. It is now being power cycled to check their is no air in the system.

Filled

Brian18741 · 18 Aug 2015 at 20:00

Good stuff man, shame about the fitting but glad you spotted it now!

TechMinerUK · 18 Aug 2015 at 20:01

Brian18741 said:
Good stuff man, shame about the fitting but glad you spotted it now!

Yeah, luckily it was only a small leak but I was quite annoyed about it when it was spotted. :eek:

TechMinerUK · 19 Aug 2015 at 11:24

Okay so I'm on the 8th hour of leak testing and it's good so far. I've just finished a few tweaks with the cable managment and most of the air appears to have left the loop. I've checked all the tubing is still secure and safe which it appears to be so it's good so far

faheemrazzaq · 19 Aug 2015 at 11:27

that's all good now mate. :-)

is the sticker still on your EK water block logo? :confused:

Bryan Kortez · 19 Aug 2015 at 11:36

Looking good

When do we get to see a pic of the rear?

Wanna see how it's all connected up.

Radox-0 · 19 Aug 2015 at 11:42

Very sweet looking build buddy! Hoping my bends my second build will be half as decent. Looking forward to it all being connected

TechMinerUK · 19 Aug 2015 at 12:11

faheemrazzaq said:
that's all good new mate.
is the sticker still on your EK water block logo?

Thanks, and yes

Bryan Kortez said:
Looking good
When do we get to see a pic of the rear? Wanna see how it's all connected up.

As soon as it has passed the 12hr mark

Radox-0 said:
Very sweet looking build buddy! Hoping my bends my second build will be half as decent. Looking forward to it all being connected

It's connected as we speak

faheemrazzaq · 20 Aug 2015 at 00:18

so how are the temps? already gaming? :-P