Watercooled PC with 2 years without changing the liquid cause I'm scared?

ITANI · 24 Aug 2018 at 21:20

Have a custom loop going on but my mayhem liquid has been in there for 2 years without maintenance. Scared to change it myself and the company I got it from needs to sent out to them which I can't cause I work on it. Any ideas of what I can do?

Space Monkey · 24 Aug 2018 at 21:23

Does it have a drain port installed at all?

ITANI · 24 Aug 2018 at 21:41

Space Monkey said:
Does it have a drain port installed at all?

It looks like this haven't check the other side but is it likely to be there?

Sin_Chase · 25 Aug 2018 at 03:46

I haven't drained and nuked my loop for about 3 years

Clear premix only though.

Skorpion · 25 Aug 2018 at 09:15

Is it causing any issues system wise ? Temps ok ?

If the coolant looks ok and not seperated or lumpy and temps and flow are ok then leave it as it is.

oldbanana · 25 Aug 2018 at 18:51

Why would you send it anywhere for a change of liquids? Half the fun of watercooling is tinkering with it. Just be careful and ur good.

Safetytrousers · 25 Aug 2018 at 18:55

Glanza · 26 Aug 2018 at 15:02

The tube at the bottom that goes round the back of the mobo tray have you checked if they've added a drain there or quick release?

chaparral · 27 Aug 2018 at 00:38

Is that 2 separate loops ?

One for the GPU and one for the CPU

ITANI · 29 Aug 2018 at 06:02

Hey dudes sorry current on holiday but to answer your questions the system and temps are still perfectly fine and yes its 2 custoom loops for cpu and gpu.

I havent checked the back of the pc yet

ubersonic · 29 Aug 2018 at 10:00

If there's no drain port that's going to be a ***** to drain as it looks like they've gone for form > function

ITANI · 29 Aug 2018 at 11:11

ubersonic said:
If there's no drain port that's going to be a ***** to drain as it looks like they've gone for form > function

I'll have to check when im back buddy

Todd Greene · 30 Aug 2018 at 12:14

The loop looks really nice btw.
and err i would youtube how to drain for tips etc then get loads of tissue and try it. but its up to you.
if you get it from a company I would hope it had a drain port they should have thought out the loop enough that your maintenance insnt to bad

Vapo Reaper · 1 Sep 2018 at 20:07

Nice loop, 900D classic

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new boy · 1 Sep 2018 at 22:03

I built a loop on the cheap using 2nd hand parts. I didn't put a drain port or anything as I couldn't be bothered. I didn't drain if for a couple of years or so, but then did a gpu upgrade so I thought, great! I can actually drain and flush it now.

Popped out the gpu and unplugged the mini res / pump, but hardly any water came out as it was all still in the rads.... tried to flush some water through but couldn't make it work.

That was a couple of years ago, so the bulk of the fluid has probably been in the loop for like 4 years. Fortunately, nothing bad has happened, at least nothing that I can see anyway. I'm just running deionised water + a drop of some kind of adative though.