Water blocks threading and fittings

**Sparky** · 11-27-2006, 02:09 PM

I think it would a good idea for EK or DD or Petra to make some 1\4 NPSM barbs to work with swifty blocks, with a few more threads than the current barbs have to make some people feel a bit more at ease.

**shifty803** · 11-27-2006, 02:22 PM

I have DD barbs, and it seems like the nickel plating may be flaking off into the water. Is this typical of these types of barbs? I ran my setup for about a day, and the whole line is full of what I can best describe as silverish-metallic dust. Now I get to take the entire watercooling rig apart and start over in order to get things cleans again. Not too happy about that.

**IanY** · 12-11-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by shifty803

I have DD barbs, and it seems like the nickel plating may be flaking off into the water. Is this typical of these types of barbs? I ran my setup for about a day, and the whole line is full of what I can best describe as silverish-metallic dust. Now I get to take the entire watercooling rig apart and start over in order to get things cleans again. Not too happy about that.

To this day, I still don't understand what is so wrong with the original plastic barbs. It seems to me that one only digs a hole with metal barbs.. and that metallic dust is like jumping into the hole and sealing up oneself with dirt.

**serialk11r** · 12-11-2006, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by SparkyJJO

I think it would a good idea for EK or DD or Petra to make some 1\4 NPSM barbs to work with swifty blocks, with a few more threads than the current barbs have to make some people feel a bit more at ease.

I agree, especially since in the US BSPP stuff is hard to find.