NoEcho
05-10-2004, 09:04 AM
Was refilling my watercooled system the other day. It's getting toasty here near DC and my silicone hoses 'breathe' out the liquid so that it needs a topping off every couple of weeks (that or I have a slow leak that I've never been able to spot and that shorts nothing out).
Regardless, after unplugging the pump a few times I decided to see what would happen if I opened the top valve while the pump was running.
Fountain, right? Figured I'd just open the valve a tweak and if it started to overflow I'd adjust it.
It didn't overflow. There was no fountain.
This is very cool and it has me worried.
Good thing is I can add water while the pump is running. Very convenient and allows me to really 'top it off'... bleed the air, etc. Bad thing is: is this possible or does this mean that the pump is running but the water isn't moving.
Config is key: I have a straight hose rising off a T at the top of my system. The return line of my radiator (a cooling cube mounted top/back of a full tower) comes down, makes a 90, I have a T with hose rising straight off that... the direct line then proceeds towards the front cover, takes a 90 south and curves over to feed the waterblock. The hose rising off the T comes through the top of the case (butt-ugly but very convenient), hits a ball-:banana::banana::banana::banana: valve, then a bit of hose pokes up.
While conjecture is fun... does anyone else have experience with a T rising off the top line in their system? If so, have you found you can open that valve with a running system to no ill effect?
Regardless, after unplugging the pump a few times I decided to see what would happen if I opened the top valve while the pump was running.
Fountain, right? Figured I'd just open the valve a tweak and if it started to overflow I'd adjust it.
It didn't overflow. There was no fountain.
This is very cool and it has me worried.
Good thing is I can add water while the pump is running. Very convenient and allows me to really 'top it off'... bleed the air, etc. Bad thing is: is this possible or does this mean that the pump is running but the water isn't moving.
Config is key: I have a straight hose rising off a T at the top of my system. The return line of my radiator (a cooling cube mounted top/back of a full tower) comes down, makes a 90, I have a T with hose rising straight off that... the direct line then proceeds towards the front cover, takes a 90 south and curves over to feed the waterblock. The hose rising off the T comes through the top of the case (butt-ugly but very convenient), hits a ball-:banana::banana::banana::banana: valve, then a bit of hose pokes up.
While conjecture is fun... does anyone else have experience with a T rising off the top line in their system? If so, have you found you can open that valve with a running system to no ill effect?