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

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

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

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?

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

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 19:25

thanks.

so swiftech hydrx with distilled water is the best bet?

thanks guys

daven

daven1986 · 2 May 2006 at 21:54

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

daven