Quote Originally Posted by hecktic View Post
I nominate another great thread Martinm210 has made to be put on sticky please.

You are da the man Martinm210!

I had always thought T-Lines sucked and cause problems but boy was I wrong, although I do have one concern with a T-line, arent you restricted to the amount of coolant you can add to your loop using a T-Line, or does it even matter if using a good radiator to cool the coolant?

Try and test with a MICRO-mcres if you have one.

Thanks, I had been thinking for a while now that reservoirs were this big flow rate hog...so I had to answer my question...I was wrong.

I REALLY like T-lines for a couple of reasons:

  • Easy to monitor coolant level, Put a black zip-tie on your level and you have a great indicator of loss.
  • More spill proof for spill happy fillers like myself. I can pull the T-line out away from my case and fill and spill as needed worry free.
  • It seconds as a drain line, turn it on end and pull a hose off my rad and the system drains really well.


And no I've never felt restricted by the T-line capacity, actually the other way around. My bay reservoir only allowed maybe 1/4" of drop in coolant level before it started sucking air back into the loop, not a problem with the T-line...lots of elevation there if you leave yourself a long line.

My preference is still a T-line, it's just a simpler setup for me...less tubing, less chance of spill damage, nice and quiet. THe only disadvatage is they take a bit longer to bleed and they are so still at the top, it's hard to see you have flow except on startup when the pressure builds and the level drops because your tubing is expanding a bit. A reservoir give you a much better indication that you have flow, and alot of people like the looks of them.