Replacing loop fluid

hughesy627 · 1 Sep 2014 at 12:31

I have been using mayhems x1 blue for just over a year now so time to drain and replace. I have got some mayhems x1 clear to flush the loop but i have also read that its best to use mayhems blitz before refilling the loop. So i am not sure what to do now. Any advice would be appreciated.

hughesy627 · 1 Sep 2014 at 12:35

Sorry meant to add i have 2 raystorm 7970 gpu blocks, raystorm cpu block, xspc d5 dual bay res combo, xspc 480 & 360 rads and aquacomputer inline temp sensors.

deFiniLoGy · 1 Sep 2014 at 14:12

You don't really need such high quality DI water for your first flush, especially if you are using the Mayhem cleaning kit.

Order a bunch of distilled water from your local store, then flush it with the mayhem cleaning kit.

And then use the X1 for the final flush

hughesy627 · 1 Sep 2014 at 14:14

Thanks for the reply, would flushing with the x1 be good enough or is using the cleaning kit a must?

deFiniLoGy · 1 Sep 2014 at 14:16

hughesy627 said:
Thanks for the reply, would flushing with the x1 be good enough or is using the cleaning kit a must?

Well... It's not a must... but I would highly recommend that if you would like your fluid color to stay fresh :cool:

hughesy627 · 1 Sep 2014 at 14:23

Okay will go with the cleaning kit then. Can this kit be used in place or do you have to do a full strip down?

deFiniLoGy · 1 Sep 2014 at 16:30

hughesy627 said:
Okay will go with the cleaning kit then. Can this kit be used in place or do you have to do a full strip down?

There are two parts of the cleaning kit.

For the first kit (rad part) you can only use it on rads coz it will corrode the nickel plating on most blocks.

So yer, I would recommend stripping the loop down.

hughesy627 · 1 Sep 2014 at 18:33

Thanks for the advice, so best just to run it over pump/res and radiators then the part 2 for the completed loop?

Mayhems · 2 Sep 2014 at 09:43

We are making / working on a video this week on how to use mayhems Blitz kits.

hughesy627 · 2 Sep 2014 at 11:49

Nice one, i will hold off on doing it until then. Thanks.

CaNsA · 2 Sep 2014 at 11:55

deFiniLoGy said:
Order a bunch of distilled water from your local store

Or boil the kettle, leave it for an hour and use the cooled down water.

Andy__C · 2 Sep 2014 at 13:32

Can I jump in on this? I am coming up to 3yrs with MAyhems pastel blue so need to replace soon. Does the cleaning kit flush out the plastisizer that you see in so many pics after a long running loop, or do you need to disassemble and clean it out of the blocks yourself?

Mayhems · 3 Sep 2014 at 01:52

Plasticizer is sticky and dries up quite hard some times so if it stuck in you pins in the cpu loop id personally suggest stripping it down and cleaning it with a tooth brush. Some times part 2 will clean it out but if it was me and i knew i had plasticizer in there ill go that extra mile to make sure id got it all out.

Andy__C · 4 Sep 2014 at 13:49

OK, cheers mate. I'll stop being lazy. It could do with a re-strip down, clean and flush after 3 years.