uv dye and watercooling liquid

daven1986 · 1 May 2006 at 22:09

i have been told that uv dye is bad for watercooling systems. however is there any other way (apart from using uv tubes) to get uv reactive water, which doesn't ruin your system after prolonged use?

was going to use deionised water with some dye (or equivalent)

what coolant should i use - is the deionised water ok? or should i use special liquid from e.g. koolance or somewhere similar? is liquid like this that contains preadded uv colourant ok? or should i just use plain deionised water and uv tubing?

thanks

daven

Hudzy · 1 May 2006 at 22:15

I read the same warning in the manual for my pump. The supplied coolant in the same package was UV reactive. I guess it doesn't make too much difference.

daven1986 · 1 May 2006 at 22:25

some people on xs forums said that it furrs up your pipes and blocks. is it possible to use uv dye with additives?

thanks

daven

***F1ZZY*** · 2 May 2006 at 03:07

Simple, use Swiftec Hydrx.

Best additive I've used by far.

Over 1 year in my system, pipes still crystal clear and UV green.

Previously used anti freeze and also water wetter, both went cloudy within weeks - and no UV ...

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 09:27

great, and i wanted a green colour too

, any chance you can show me a pic?

thanks

daven

Dutch Guy · 2 May 2006 at 10:17

I had a horrible time with UV additive, I added it to my system and it made the water very 'foamy' and the pump started cavitating and making a racket.

In the end I threw it all away and now just use UV reactive tubes with normal cooling water.

Cuchulain · 2 May 2006 at 10:23

I always used to use UV dye along with Redline Waterwetter, it never furred my pipes or did any noticeable damage to any of the components, it did however turn the hoses an unremoveable shade of blue.

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 10:56

Dutch Guy said:
I had a horrible time with UV additive, I added it to my system and it made the water very 'foamy' and the pump started cavitating and making a racket.

In the end I threw it all away and now just use UV reactive tubes with normal cooling water.

what one did you use?

Dutch Guy · 2 May 2006 at 11:46

daven1986 said:
what one did you use?

AC Ryan Flush! Watercooling Additive UVblue

I think it was because I added it to water that already had a additive against corrosion when it should have been added to plain water.

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 12:06

ah i see. does the Swiftec Hydrx also have additives to protect copper against oxidation, etc.?

thanks

daven

DaveMac · 2 May 2006 at 13:29

daven1986 said:
ah i see. does the Swiftec Hydrx also have additives to protect copper against oxidation, etc.?

thanks

daven

Yes it does, & I am also using some currently.

I'll load some pics after work.

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 19:25

thanks.

so swiftech hydrx with distilled water is the best bet?

thanks guys

daven

DaveMac · 2 May 2006 at 21:28

daven1986 said:
thanks.

so swiftech hydrx with distilled water is the best bet?

thanks guys

daven

I use either HydrX or Valvoline Zerex with either distilled or de-ionised water.

Bleeding air during last build:

Haven't fitted any UV lights

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 21:54

looks very nice, will buy some of that then - thanks for the help

daven

Brum Man · 2 May 2006 at 22:04

What tubing you using there DaveMac, looks nice and flexible?

The res your using in the 3 1/2 bay fits quite nicely in your case, breaks the tubing up a bit. I've never been happy with the way my tubing go straight the rad in mine, might consider a res. Which one is it your using?

kinggost · 2 May 2006 at 23:12

i have used mct-5 fluid witch uv green then i put some yellow dye in and the res fluid more oragne now

might be able to get a pic tomorrow if you like

DaveMac · 3 May 2006 at 00:27

Brum Man said:
What tubing you using there DaveMac, looks nice and flexible?

The res your using in the 3 1/2 bay fits quite nicely in your case, breaks the tubing up a bit. I've never been happy with the way my tubing go straight the rad in mine, might consider a res. Which one is it your using?

It's 1/2" Clearflex - not as jelly soft as Tygon but bends very similar and it's about half the price.

The res is a DD dual floppy bayres, as I have nothing else to put in the 3 1/2" bays thesedays!

sablabra · 3 May 2006 at 07:08

DaveMac said:
It's 1/2" Clearflex - not as jelly soft as Tygon but bends very similar and it's about half the price.

The res is a DD dual floppy bayres, as I have nothing else to put in the 3 1/2" bays thesedays!

Clearflex, is that silicon or PVC?

NqR · 3 May 2006 at 10:53

Not sure but,having your ram mounted that way,doesnt prevent from using them in dual channel?

dale1uk · 3 May 2006 at 10:58

NqR said:
Not sure but,having your ram mounted that way,doesnt prevent from using them in dual channel?

Nope thats the correct way for dual channel on the msi boards. Slots go green-purple-green-purple, so 1 stick is in each channel.