White Gunk/low flow, after transport, quick fix needed, xt-1 nuke

Squid

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So on the way to a LAN this weekend. Just arrived and was just setting up, and then noticed when I turned on PC lots of gel like stuff going round the loop.

Temps were fine before transport, now intel burn test hits 105c

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Flow is super low, can see small bubbles moving just about in the correct direction.
Now I only used one one bottle of xt- 1 nuke clear 250ml when changed the water in April and added the 360 rad, before that everything ran fine for 2 years on premade mayhems. Water is Ultra Pure H2O (unused leftovers from the first loop 2 years ago) and tubing also mayhems.

At a small LAN, like 8 people, no close to any major citys

Solutions just get me gaming this weekend? please any ideas welcome

*tried turning it upside down when running so don't think its an air lock
* Assuming its algae add something to loop?
* Buy new CPU cooler with one-day delivery, (leave just GPU on water as seems not go above 58c - never higher than 40c before)
* Find tools needed drain loop and clean?
 
It could be plasticiser that has leached from the tubing. What tubing is it? If it is plastciser it will have gotten everywhere, especially the blocks, which will restrict the flow. Everything will need stripping down, blocks included and thoroughly cleaned. Toothbrushes are good for cleaning blocks.
 
Order Number: 5XXXX (Internet Reference: OC32XXXX)
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Goods Ordered (prices in GBP)
£79.16 x 1 - EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream XE 360 (Triple)
£1.66 x 3 - Mayhems Ultra Clear Watercooling Tubing (3/8 - 5/8) 16/10mm 1m
£7.49 x 1 - Mayhems XT-1 Nuke Clear Concentrate Coolant - 250ml

Ultra Clear Watercooling Tubing, was the whole 250ml XT-1 to strong for the loop !, I'll have a go at draining and filling, but as you can see i didn't design an easy way to do this :(
 
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Had time for full strip down this weekend. So this was in jet plate, interestingly rest of tubing does not seem to be cloudy or broken down but the XPSC chrome ball valve is...:eek: So that's being taken out and EK nickel one in. Just Won some uv purple nuke so will wait and use that vs clear.
 
VKleita said:
Re reading through that, so the XSPC ball valve corroded ?

Thats worrying I have one of them fitted...
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Yer my loop is nearly all copper, the ball valve is chrome and it's in main loop path... mistake by me, but it's the plastic seat inside touching the inner ball that had gunk from growth/leached plastic. no pics of the valve might dig it out bin when I get back.
 
If you wouldn't mind Squid, any more info would be great.

Probably better if I do a strip down sooner rather than later, but with external rad's its a bit of a pain..
 
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