Throubles filling up system

[Evil-Vincent]

Hey, I was busy with my watercooled pc episode 3.. But I was having problems filling up the system.

Seems like the pump isnt getting any water from the radiator. Have tried tilting my pc with pump on.. no succes.

Pics are here..
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSC_0763-1.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSC_0762-1.jpg


I once read that with your rad you should always do: bottom: in top: out.. But it doesnt seem to be working here :S

Help please :up:

[jollyjoker]

you should have your pump inlet directly connected to your res.

[Eddie3dfx]

Not a problem, the baby simply needs to be burped (been there :rolleyes:)

First step, turn pump on and off repeatedly.


Tilt case 45 to the right... pump on, off

Tilt case 45 to the left.. pump on, off

Tilt backwards.. then forwards.

Shake the case a little bit..

Continue turning the pump on and off.

It took me 5-6 hours to fully bleed a system once.

[Evil-Vincent]

So with this layout it should be able to work after bleeding: Pump->cpu->gpu->res->rad->pump

[Eddie3dfx]

So with this layout it should be able to work after bleeding: Pump->cpu->gpu->res->rad->pump

Layout might make things easier to bleed (especially resevoir straight to pump) but many a times air is just simply trapped in the radiator.

[Evil-Vincent]

I checked some pics of my first setup with a reservoir (my latest had a T-line) and I noticed I indeed had a wrong layout. I fixed it, and its bleeding now just like it did the first time with res.. Thanks :)

[Spankyfart]

I hated it when a setup wouldn't fill up instantly and you had to shake the case like an english nanny.
I guess thats something you learn over time, to tweak it so that the loop fills up instantly.

I remember it being right annoying, sometimes you'd shake it for hours....

[Stewie007]

Yes definitely have to have the pump sucking water from the res. All you have to do is fill the pump cavity and have an incoming source of plenty of water (the res) and it will fill the system itself with minimal bleeding. So long as you have a constant supply of water, it will create suction simply because of the moving water. The higher pressure discharge driven by the impeller causes this to happen.

Because your pump isn't getting any water from the radiator so you get no water movement. Any water inside the pump is just being sloshed around because it doesn't leave the house because there is no fluid entering the pump to exert the necessary force.

I don't think I'm being clear......... hehe.... sorry

[Tsaroth]

Sorry to be a bit OT but what's that case?

Looks nice.

[The[R]eaper]

Sorry to be a bit OT but what's that case?

Looks nice.

definetly a TJ07

[mattkosem]

switch connections on pump ....by pic's look inlet is from rad should be res

rad in top out bottom to cpu

+1 You should swap your inlet/outlet configuration.

--Matt

[Evil-Vincent]

Yes it is a Silverstone TJ07 :)

I noticed that the pump wasnt getting any water, so then I checked some old pics of my first loop to see how I connected it there:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSC_00140009-1.jpg

Then after I upgraded my mobo and bought a waterblock for my 8800GTS 512 I used a T-line, but it never blead completely:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSC_031017.jpg

So I redid the tubing to match my first setup, (res->pump->rad->cpu etc) worked perfectly, left my pc on in the kitchen overnight.. Completely blead next morning :) Still have to add some colour though.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSCN1739.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/Evil-Vincent/DSCN1740.jpg

Sorry for bad quality on last 2 pics.. Had to use a different camera.

[Eddie3dfx]

Is that tubing 8/11?

[Evil-Vincent]

Is that tubing 8/11?
It's Tygon R3603 11,2/8mm