will a t-line effectively bleed air when rotated 90 degrees?

[stormshadow]

So I know a T-line works best when the flow of water is horizontal so that passing air bubbles can escape through the top

..........................escaping air
.............................^
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water flow -->......__|__.......---> water flow



my question is:

Will a t-line effectively bleed air when it's a vertical water flow?

...................water flow........***will air escape?***
...........................|...................... ..|
...........................V...................... ./
...........................|....................../
...........................|_____________/
...........................|
...........................|
...........................V
....................water flow

[stormshadow]

for clarification:

[Mr Footlong]

Bubble travel upwards . to stand any chance of that working you have to have some sort of upwards angle on it. T lines take their sweet time bleeding a system when used the correct way, let alone at angles.

[welshtom]

A "Y" piece would be a better option, although again, this is not ideal

[Mr Footlong]

Yeah I was going to say y piece but thought that the guy must have thought about that already. The DD Half inch ones have good angling on them. What is the exact reason why you are asking this question out of curiosity?

[cdelong]

first option works pretty good for me. I fill the system relatively full then top off the t-line. I do this all just before I go to bed. In the morning its solid.

[generics_user]

Yeah I was going to say y piece but thought that the guy must have thought about that already. The DD Half inch ones have good angling on them. What is the exact reason why you are asking this question out of curiosity?

i guess that he has a DDC-pump and with the top inlet it's easier to rotate the T-line

[stormshadow]

yea - it's a ddc acrylic top that's going to be filled from the top.

and that line comes straight down from a ceiling-mounted radiator.

so somewhere btwn the rad and the pump, I need a T or Y line solution....

meh - i might just have to go w/ a reservoir...

[clokker]

meh - i might just have to go w/ a reservoir...

Not necessarily.

During the initial filling/bleeding process just rotate the case so the t-line is the highest point in the system (in your case this probably means setting the case on it's front bezel) and the air will bleed just fine.

[beanbag]

I had a system like this, and it bleeds very very slowly. It would help if at some point in the T the diameter was really large so that the water would get a chance to slow down. What I have is a copper T fitting that is 3/8 for two of the sections and 3/4 for one of the ends.

[MaxxxRacer]

It would work, but would take way longer. Like others have suggested, just turn your system so that the T-line is in the correct orientation before filling and bleeding. That way you wont have to worry about this question.