Water Cooling Maintanence

[N!ckFas]

Reading some of the threads it seems to me that there is a lot of maintanence required w/ liquid cooled systems. Is there actually a lot of maintanence required and if so, what is required.

[n00b 0f l337]

I change my water w/ my tubes ever 9 months. And I change my tubes because I run tap water.

Maintence? Nah.

[4Qman]

Na no maintance, I use Distilled and Some UV die and its been perfect for the past 6mths. Di use water wetter but not gona bother this time round now ive changed my UV die.

[[XC] MarioMaster]

I change my water w/ my tubes ever 9 months. And I change my tubes because I run tap water.

Maintence? Nah.

You use TAP water? Bad, bad idea.

[n00b 0f l337]

Dont give me a lecture on it, I've run water so long I think I know bout my liquids. ;)

[creidiki]

OT, i think i liked your old avatar better ^^

[n00b 0f l337]

Wario? Nah he was just cause its the only gameboy (ORIGINAL GAMEBOY) game I ever play. :)

I just find tap water useful. Its fine and its not to hard in my area.

[bigval]

Tap water is fine as long as it isnt very hard. You will have to open up your block and clean it out though man, because there will be some build up in there if you arent using an anti corrosive additive.

[KaptCrunch]

or at lease boil tap water before using, as bigval says use some anti corrosive additive

[OCme]

Best low maintance cooling liquid I have found is the 95% distilled & 5% Valvoline (Zerex) Super Coolant Mix. I change my clearflex tubing & fluid once a year! NAPA Auto parts sells the Super Coolant. Part # VV858 :)