XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir for Laing DDC - leaking

[Waterlogged]

XSPC has a reputation of stuff like this happening with their acrylic products, there are more than a few threads here. Also, it is a possiblity that the seems were made poorly and the glycol took advantage of it.

[JackOfAll]

XSPC has a reputation of stuff like this happening with their acrylic products, there are more than a few threads here. Also, it is a possiblity that the seems were made poorly and the glycol took advantage of it.

Well, maybe I am lucky (and have a well constructed instance of this res), or maybe not using additives, just distilled water and a couple of drops of PT Nuke has something to do with it. Anyway, XSPC should replace it.

[rambler358]

Dazhong from XSPC replied back to me and stated there should be no issues with glycol additives in coolant harming the res. Alcohol is another matter however. It appears I just got a bad res.

[JackOfAll]

Dazhong from XSPC replied back to me and stated there should be no issues with glycol additives in coolant harming the res. Alcohol is another matter however. It appears I just got a bad res.

Fingers crossed that the replacement will not have any issues. Seems like you were just unlucky. There is always one that slips through the cracks, but you would've hoped that any leaks would be picked up by a pressure test during QA. But then again, if the leak didn't start until several days after you started using it ........

Anyway, hoping that mine never leaks - there is a fan controller in the bay below it.

[rambler358]

Fingers crossed that the replacement will not have any issues. Seems like you were just unlucky. There is always one that slips through the cracks

Thanks - I guess I'll find out soon enough. P-PCs is shipping out the replacment res (along with a few other parts I ordered) today, and I should have it Wed of next week.

Anyway, hoping that mine never leaks - there is a fan controller in the bay below it.

Uh yeah - that would suck big time! If you really wanted to feel safe, you could always cover the top of the fan controller in some manner.

EDIT: Did you have to do anything special to get the LEDs to stay in your res? I had to use scotch tape to get them to hold in.

[JackOfAll]

Uh yeah - that would suck big time! If you really wanted to feel safe, you could always cover the top of the fan controller in some manner.

I didn't figure on it ever leaking. It should be well and truly through the infant mortality period now, so I'm not really concerned.

EDIT: Did you have to do anything special to get the LEDs to stay in your res? I had to use scotch tape to get them to hold in.

No, nothing holding them in. Just the wires routed in such a way as to put pressure on the LED's to stay in the holes.