Using Res top as inlet

Ricky55

Ricky55

Ricky55

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Hi guys

I have the EK D5 pump Res combo. The one with three ports in the top.

In my loop it makes for a much cleaner loop if I use one of these top ports as an inlet.

It just occurred to me though that this may cause unwanted noise as the water splashes and perhaps creates bubbles etc.

I've looked into this and ek do sell a special top that can be used with some internal splash tubes to prevent this. This top doesn't fit my pump Res combo though unfortunately.

I've been looking at buying some plastic tube and just inserting myself, held by a friction fit.

This would work it's just getting hold of the right size tube.

My question is am I right to be concerned? Or can the Res be filled to a point where splashing won't be an issue? Or am I missing an obvious way of resolving this?

I could use the side inlet but it's just not in a great position in my case.

Cheers Richard
 
Thanks for replying mate.

My pump / res is this one: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-xres-100-glass-revo-d5-pwm-incl-pump

The multi port top I was looking at is this https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-res-x3-top-v2-multiport

You can see that this is threaded and mine isn't. So it won't fit.

You are right, my res top only has around 5mm of material thickness so I can screw something in from both sides that why I was considering just using a friction fit.

With the compression fitting screwed into the pump top the inner dia of the fitting is approx 8.7mm. I've ordered some 8mm tube so I'm hoping that will hold with a friction fit. I know it sounds a bit Heath Robinson but if needed I was going to wrap the tube with some rubber from a bike inner tube to provide the friction fit I need. My hope is that will hold.

Since posting I have seen this video which illustrates the problem very nicely.

https://youtu.be/gBoYCvR48IE

Thanks

Richard
 
Good idea mate. It shouldn't actually touch the coolant as the PTFE tape will just be around the tube. I can't think of any other way of doing it.

I just find it a bit poor of EK to say that you can use these ports as inlets but then give you no method of attaching a anti splash pipe.

Thanks for your help.
 
This is what I used in the end. This was with the standard res top not the multi port. There was just enough thread to hold it from the bottom and have a fitting in the top. The fitting I used was a small extender type as these have a shorter thread.

excuse the competition url but overclockers don’t stock.

https://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/BitsPower-Aqua-Pipe-I-G14-matt-black_53942.html

I like to post the final solution just in case anyone else is wanting to solve this.
 
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