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I was going to do the same... but I did read on pro cooling and here on this forum that they are restrictive. So instead of using them inline I will use them to make my life easier.
I'm also thinking if I could mount weapon's monster core upside down so the barbs are at the bottum. This way when I connect the disconnects it will empty everything.
But there is a chance that air will be traped is the rad that way. I wounder if I can have a bleeder installed?
My thermochill has bleeder that i wish some how i could turn it into drain line as it is at the bottom of core, mounted horiz. in my case. Sorry to answer question with question but i think you just gave me a doable way to drain my system. Will have to ask his Royalness.
No reason why you could not add bleeder to rad. I would pm Weapon and get his opinion. Do you solder or braze maybe he could recomend someone close if not.
dont have the inlets at the bottom.. the heatercore will trap air if you do so.. niksub tested this with his thermochill 120.3,
Is that for me? ^Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer
my rad is horiz. with barbs up & bleeder is on other end at the bottom. Would that some how work as a system drain . As in this position it does not function as a air bleeder.
I was thinking of attaching something to bleeder outlet with on off valve for drain as this would not act as a restriction if i'm thinking right. If this makes any sense i would appreciate any ideas on how to make it work.
Sorry spatman i should have started new thread :slapass:
lol. i was talking about spatman.
Ya, I'm not going to do that. I will ether just flush the rad out or take it out of the loop and empty it.
oh ok..
I found a solution to a filler port filter. Here are some pics of the items I bought at K-Mart this morning.
Catch and strain, plus a lint filter
I trimed down the catch and strain so it treads into the end cap
Here it is with the lint filter inserted
Here is the finished end cap filter
I think this will keep any unwanted materials from entering the loop with the end cap open while filling or draining.
good idea. just make sure it wont ever break up.
Its a nylon mesh. I can remove very easily to wash or replace and the water level in the fill tube will be just below the end cap. I imagin there will be some splashing coming from the return line, we will just have to see how it works.
Lot of ideas are good on paper, but sometimes never work out in actual use.
I have all the res seal except the end cap, so I decided to wire up the pump and test it out. I made a loop and pluged my res drain barb and filled it up with water. I want to run it all night for a good test but the pump is making a swoooshing noise. SO... I put some restriction on the line by sqeezing the tube and the noise stopped. All the air was out of the system in 30 seconds, that Y works very well!
My question is would it be ok to let the pump run all night without restiction? Also I had no leaks after running for about an hour.
Oh, I wish I made the top of the fill tube out of clear pvc! When it was running there was a very nice vortex in the uper part of the fill tube.
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Do that in revision 2! :D
Ya... I already had that in the back of my mind. This is my first WC system so I'm not going to reck that res I made. It seems to work very well!
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I can say from experience that you definitely do not want to mess with a working watercooling setup if it's your first.
Well I have good news! :banana: my Weapon's monster core and shroud will ship on Monday! With this I can finish my rad box and then I will have to wait for the Storm G5. :rolleyes: Will give me plenty of time to leak test the rad box :toast:
That's going to be sick :toast:Quote:
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I think I'm going to use an MCW5002-64T on my CPU instead of the TDX, I just got one off a guy for cheap. If I put in a 226W Pelt with a dedicated power supply it shouldn't get above 15C loaded. Anyone think this is a bad idea?
I really don't know, but I will play with pelts later after I get some experiance with water. I do know I will need a new block, plus I would not think of putting a pelt on a Storm G5!
Pelts are too expensive and problematic for what you get out of them. Pelts can die, killing your processor in seconds. The powersupply that you need to power the pelts can fail, plus they're expensive. The pelt waterblocks are more expensive than standard blocks and their designs are not as good as the latest blocks anyhow. Lastly you'll spend a lot of money on a big rad and big pump and in all it'll probably cost you close to $500. For that, you could get a Prommie or Vapochill which would cool much better, or for much less you could get a superior watercooling system (non-pelt).
I have the rad box completed, all connection are final and will mount weapon's monster core as soon as it arrives. The last thing I have to do is seal up the back and run all my wiring for the fans to the core. I will have one panaflo fan in the back wall pulling air out so it will aid in cooling the pump. I did change the plumbing a bit and added a quick disconnect for the res, no valve, and remember the disconnects are only for draining and flushing. Here are a few shots of the box...
Here are the fittings. I went with 3/4" tees with 1/2" branch for disconnects, this is the return line (water block to res) and its disconnect.
This disconnect will be mounted in the back wall, its for the line from the core to the water block.
Here is the plumbing for the res and its disconnect. You can see the tee under the res barb, this runs to the back disconnect and is the core to water block drain.
Here is where the monster core will be mounted. It will not be enclose for easy removal for draining and/or flushing.
Here is the lines that run to and from the PC. You can see I added a vent so air will be drawn in over the pump by the panaflo fan mounted in the back wall.
The front fan is just a bling thing, and really not much else. I'm sure the panaflo on the back wall will draw enough air in through the vent to help aid in cooling of the pump.
I gave it a *sol enema last night for 1 hour to remove any material that may have been in the tubes from the manufacturer. I went through 5 gallons of distilled water for cleaning and flushing. I have to say the disconnect work like a champ at draining and made the whole process less time consuming. Then I seal the system so no air can move through so less chance of any contaminants getting into the loop. :)
Ok, big thanks goes to Weapon... Weapon if you see this great work! Here are some pics I posted in another thread, all I need to do is mount this baby and wait for my storm G5.
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
I was going to get 4 of the Weapon grills, but opted for regular gold fan grills. I think the gold with all the black I have going on will be nice.
wow that is a crazy setup.. still dont understand the flow setup u got there but it still looks very nice
Well after a little thinking I finally have the monster core installed! Here are some pics...
From the front
My 4 panaflo fans
line from pump to core
I have it mount in such a way all I have to do is remove the hoses and the shroud then the rad comes right out. Maxx, if you see this you can see the flow now....
1 Pump to rad
2 Rad back into the box where a 3/4" tee is spliced in, then it runs out the other side of the box to the pc.
3 Pc line back to box where the other 3/4" tee is spliced in, from there to the fill tube and res.
4 The barb on res goes stright to a disconnect in the side wall.
The 1/2" side of the 3/4" tees run to the disconnects one in the side wall, the other on the back wall. I have to say them 3/4" tees are hugh. The best part is I don't have to undo a single hose to drain or flush! :banana:
The last thing I need to do is install my back wall to the box. I was going for "different" I just did not want a square box sitting next to the monitor.
very nice man... very nice... got a backside picture of the internals. the side where the pump resides im refering to.
4 post up Maxx!
Was kinda hoping for a straight picture that showed all of it so i can get a really good pic of what is going on :p: