Distilled Water + Bleech

[TyphooN]

Right now I am refilling my system, I just cleaned the system by pumping vinegar through it, and I got as much of it as I could out. I put 1/2 a gallon of distilled water in, and about 4oz of bleech. Is this too much bleech? I just know that Keeper said to put about an eyedropper full, and I have no idea how much that is, since I do not have one. I was wondering if I am using too much bleech or not, the bleech is obvious in the water, you can see its color sort of throughout, and it smells like bleech.

[iboomalot]

my guess on an eye dropped full would be 1/2 to 1 teaspoon full.

teaspoons are the smaller of the spoons.

not sure how bleach could hurt anything its mainly water in the first place.

I wonder how that would work for killing bacteria and thus not having to add any glycol :D

[nikhsub1]

OK, bleach is the WORST thing you can put in your system. Don't use it at all... it will accelerate corrosion like mad. Why do people think this is a good idea?

[NWEng]

Because... (http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/)


:cool:

[JetForcegeminiX]

Bleach will eat away at your pump O-rings too...

[TyphooN]

How will it accellerate corrosion? i only have 1 metal in my system. i never knew about the pump oring thing.. i only have copper in my system so i was told that the best thing to do is just have bleach + distilled. what do you guys think???

[TyphooN]

Keeper says he has no corrosion and he has been running slight bleach for about a year. What would you guys suggest then? Glycol makes the temps hotter I know that for sure, are there any other things that wont effect temps as much??

[iboomalot]

methanol is a good thing vs glycol

[nikhsub1]

YOu think that 10% glycol will make your temps higher? Haha, you will never see a difference. Use bleach and watch your rubber get eaten and your metal corrode.

[TyphooN]

I have glycol.. Alright I guess that I will use the antifreeze.. I just thought that if i added a small amount it wouldnt eat away at anything, i guess i was wrong. But at procooling.com it never said anything about eating away at rubber. I don't see how it can cause corrosion if i ave the same metal in my system.

[slavik]

sodium hypochlorate (commonly known as bleach) IS mostly water, the regular bleach is only a 5% solution, while the "industrial" (pool use) is 12% ...

let's just say that if you have a 30,000 gallon pool, the 5 gallon 12% solution will kill any bacteria in the pool ...

if you do the math, you need like a drop for a watercooling system, but that is still too much ...

[TyphooN]

ok, i guess that i will give it about a drop then :), thanks.

[JetForcegeminiX]

bleach = eats rubber
Pump O-ring = Rubber

[slavik]

I still wouldn't put bleach in

it will make your tubing "yellow"

[TyphooN]

just a drop will eat my pump oring?? that sounds pretty rediculous but i guess i wont use it, i filled it and it didnt make tubing yellow.. just a drop lol, i guess ill swap it out.

[masterofpuppets]

I never use bleach. Antifreeze all teh way :D