Zalman Reserator coolant smell? Solution?

TonyMontana · 16 Feb 2006 at 17:37

Hi guys,

I recently bought a zalman res1+ and a cm stacker 830 for looks, low temps and silence... the problem is that I noticed a smell that comes from the zalman tubes.. it is actually the smell of the coolant that came with the kit. Do you guys also have it? Does it last for ever or it wears off with time? Im using full lenght of the tubes... should I make them shorter? or empty some parfume in the mix???

Any ideas welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Tony.

TonyMontana · 16 Feb 2006 at 17:55

excellent paint skills....

terrible hardware skills

TonyMontana · 22 Feb 2006 at 09:02

the thing is that the smell stays on the tubes as well. even if you change the coolant there is still a weak smell coming from the tubes especially if the water temp is high due to high CPU load. Zalman should recognise the problem and replace the tubes for free and while at it should send new "non-smelly" coolant to the customers affected. Am I wrong? The smell is really bad when the room is small and warm.

TonyMontana · 24 Feb 2006 at 08:50

Baddass said:
why not disconnect and leave the tubes soaking in a bath or something, should hopefully wash away the smell. you can buy replacement tubing cheap from some online stores,. or maybe contact Zalman direct to see if they can help...if it remains a problem

I will try various things this weekend starting with changing the mix to 100% distilled water.. thats because zalman is nowhere so I have to improvise or spent more money to fix something that is not my fault. soaking the tubes is probably a good idea but that means staying without my pc for a day or two... thanks for the input.