Watercool help!
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You need a return tube. Effectively, of the top return into the reservoir is open like that it just splashes down as you've seen. Then, when you turn off the pump, any water in the top rad just pours out into the res which is why the water level rises. As a side effect, the rad now has air in. Undesirable.
With a return tube, the return flow is directed under the reservoir's water level so there's less turbulence. This also prevents the water falling out of the rad so no air gets in. There will still be a pocket of air in the top of the reservoir but it won't have any way of moving into the rad. This is what you want - any air in the loop should eventually travel round and get trapped in the res.
Key word - return tube
Edit: I think it's this one:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-ek-res-x3-internal-tube-12-16-40mm-wc-837-ek.html
With a return tube, the return flow is directed under the reservoir's water level so there's less turbulence. This also prevents the water falling out of the rad so no air gets in. There will still be a pocket of air in the top of the reservoir but it won't have any way of moving into the rad. This is what you want - any air in the loop should eventually travel round and get trapped in the res.
Key word - return tube
Edit: I think it's this one:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-ek-res-x3-internal-tube-12-16-40mm-wc-837-ek.html
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You have the reservoir upside down in my opinion. The end with multiple ins/outs is normally the top. As above you then have an internal return tube that goes a few inches into the reservoir and you fill to above that tube's bottom.
I'm interested why you put a radiator between the reservoir and the pump. Must have made filling the system interesting.
I'm interested why you put a radiator between the reservoir and the pump. Must have made filling the system interesting.
Because all the writing is the right way up, if I put it the other way it'll be upside down
I made a post in the previous page asking if thtis was ok but changed my mind and mounted the front rad the other way. shortest piping is the main answer though.
And yep filling is area pain in the backside...
Thanks will take a look. as anoither option should i just put the ouput of the top rad into the bottom/side connector of the res? that'd stop the splash obviously and should stop the water level changing as well?
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I know the writing would be upside down but that's EK for you. Yes, you could put the input to the res at the bottom.
ordered a return pipe and multiport lid for it. save me re-routing too much. will just train the res, change the lid, adding the return pipe, so hopefully that;ll sort it !
turning the pump speed down too helps with the slash haha. running at 5krpm...
