Pump died? Homebase to the rescue! (temporary fix)

Toff · 18 Jul 2006 at 14:30

My pump died (I killed it) on Friday night :eek:

I couldn't face the weekend without the pooter, so I went down to Homebase (out of desperation) on Saturday and to my delight, I found a Hozelock 450 pump (for £22) which works great as a temporary fix!

It's sat in a bowl of water merrily pumping away - until I get chance to hook-up my new pump. The temps are just the same, even though it's flowing slower!

Of course, it's only temporary solution, until you get round to buying a replacement from overclockers.co.uk :cool:

- Toff.

Stelly · 18 Jul 2006 at 15:36

Toff said:
My pump died (I killed it) on Friday night

I couldn't face the weekend without the pooter, so I went down to Homebase (out of desperation) on Saturday and to my delight, I found a Hozelock 450 pump (for £22) which works great as a temporary fix!

It's sat in a bowl of water merrily pumping away - until I get chance to hook-up my new pump. The temps are just the same, even though it's flowing slower!

Of course, it's only temporary solution, until you get round to buying a replacement from overclockers.co.uk

- Toff.

Thats just shocking

Stelly

Drazic · 18 Jul 2006 at 15:53

Just wanted a PC water feature really didn't you!!

VaderDSL · 18 Jul 2006 at 15:55

Almost reminds me of bong cooling

(evaporate towers or something else it was called)

Toff · 18 Jul 2006 at 16:18

hehe.. well it did the trick and...

I was able to hoof a load of ice into the bowl to lower my temps further

Us loft dwellers are the real victims of this heat!

- Toff.

TaKeN · 18 Jul 2006 at 20:17

Thats ace

lay-z-boy · 18 Jul 2006 at 22:18

lol, reminds me of my old bong before i realised it could cause leigonair's.

Clown · 18 Jul 2006 at 22:59

lay-z-boy said:
lol, reminds me of my old bong before i realised it could cause leigonair's.

My one runs passively just fine, albeit a little warm. Did you try?

stigggeh · 18 Jul 2006 at 23:43

OMG cascade cooling

/ or is that 'blue peter' cooling

Toff · 20 Jul 2006 at 11:45

I might throw some pond weed in there just to add to the effect

cobxx · 21 Jul 2006 at 00:07

Toff said:
I might throw some pond weed in there just to add to the effect

It's summer, might as well decorate the computer!

Not a bad temp replacement though! I'm pretty sure a pet fish store nearby me has shedloads of decent pumps, so if anyone's crashes, and you don't wanna go for the ghetto option, pop down to your local fish store!