Radiator Cleaning

w3bbo · 29 Jan 2007 at 19:47

So how did it go clone m8 - dirty or clean?

clone · 29 Jan 2007 at 19:57

Not to bad m8,first soak of vinegar got some black bits out,second soak(10hrs) clean.
All ready to go now,all i have to sort out is what fans im putting in the case.

weescott · 29 Jan 2007 at 20:39

Can I add this to the sticky?

w3bbo · 29 Jan 2007 at 20:58

Yeah np's m8y

weescott · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:38

Done

engstrom0304 · 2 Jan 2009 at 12:28

do you have to do this?? I didnt with my xspc triple radiator and d5 vario pump???

Sayso · 2 Jan 2009 at 12:40

oh dear

engstrom0304 · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:35

what is that bad?

Sayso · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:48

nah im asying oh dear cos i just flushed mine with boiling water and then de ionised water....seems i should have used some vinegar

PaulyD · 2 Jan 2009 at 22:07

Webbo i thought it was only other brands of rads (XSPC, Feser etc) that you needed to use vinegar for?

Thought the Thermochills used a different type of flux and you only needed boiling water to clean it out?

BYTEr · 11 Jan 2009 at 00:26

I've just tried this, only left it to soak for about an hour mind as I was eager to see the results and I was planning on leaving it overnight anyway, I just got the the white vinegar colour with a hint of blue.

Think I've read that, that means its eating away at the copper or something along those lines?

Cob · 11 Jan 2009 at 00:30

PaulyD said:
Webbo i thought it was only other brands of rads (XSPC, Feser etc) that you needed to use vinegar for?

Thought the Thermochills used a different type of flux and you only needed boiling water to clean it out?

They've only started using the other flux in the past 12 months IIRC ie - after this thread was posted.

Bradley8988 · 11 Jan 2009 at 00:56

So boiling water is the way forward now?

Cob · 11 Jan 2009 at 01:09

Yeah on the Thermochill rads.

The Halk · 11 Jan 2009 at 02:21

Cob said:
They've only started using the other flux in the past 12 months IIRC ie - after this thread was posted.

I think it was a wee bit longer than 12 months. I got mine about 18 months ago and I'm sure Marci said I only needed to use warm water.

I can't remember specifics, but I think I used warm water for about 2 hours, emptied it, repeated, and repeated one more time, leaving it overnight.

I took my loop apart last month and I had no residue in the blocks - so it worked.

w3bbo · 11 Jan 2009 at 10:37

Jeez, 2 years since this thread was started, time flies

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I have amended the OP to reflect the changes. I still prefer the use of vinegar though as it gets more crap out than water but you do risk damaging the radiator if you are not carefull.

1kiwi · 11 Jan 2009 at 17:24

w3bbo - used this exact same method and it worked like a charm for my rads

Have you ever thought of asking the mods to edit the advanced overclocking guide to include this information + your lapping guide?

COYS · 11 Jan 2009 at 17:32

Im sure Ive seen that picture before on a competitors forum W3bbo

w3bbo · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:16

mikewebb said:
Im sure Ive seen that picture before on a competitors forum W3bbo

I'm a member/moderator on a number of 'competitor' forums m8. Nothing wrong with sharing valuable info and guides with the whole overclocking community

. I mean it's not like OCUK are Israel and everyone else is an Arab nation......

bobbydigital · 12 Jan 2009 at 13:56

Crap I never even knew about cleaning out my rad before use maybe should have researched a bit more, I've been using it for a few days, but emptied my system to shorten all the tubes and used fresh water. Do you think its worth taking it apart and cleaning? I did notice that the water was less cloudy in the pipes this time round.