I remember talking to Dan quite a bit too and I really wanted his business to be successful. I'm sure I spent enough there to at least give him a boost, but like you said, he just wasted it. What I don't understand is how Ek gets parts over stateside really fast and Aqua Computer can't even sell directly to the US. It's too bad Sharka could never reduce the shipping time between AC and their shop, I'm sure that kills their sales. How often do you want to pay a premium and get it months behind other competitors.

I'm not sure if we can get much of a discount but I could look into it and at least save on shipping costs. I could easily not do it too, not a whole lot I need right now, but I could probably buy a block.

I had a little discoloration in my tubing after a while but never did see any corrosion in my setups. Seems like I put more work into cleaning my system before an install now than I used to but I never felt I had to before. I never had anything dirty or filled with flux that happens sometimes today. I never had any issues with a block not fitting, quality control issues or any dis-satisfaction from my previous purchases. I think that's probably the reason why I chose them in the first place. I like quality.