PrimoChill Ghost Fittings: Did helluva damage

[Garu]

I got this fitting awhile back, which was used to cool CPU waterblock.
However I found out yesterday the fitting was broken and caused leak damaging several components in my PC.

Asus Crosshair III: Gone
2 x ATI 5850: Gone

I submitted a support ticket to Jab-tech where I originally bought the fitting to see what actions can be taken.

My recommendation to you all, don't use this fitting.

[deepcover]

I got this fitting awhile back, which was used to cool CPU waterblock.
However I found out yesterday the fitting was broken and caused leak damaging several components in my PC.

Asus Crosshair III: Gone
2 x ATI 5850: Gone

I submitted a support ticket to Jab-tech where I originally bought the fitting to see what actions can be taken.

My recommendation to you all, don't use this fitting.

What a nightmare. Sorry to hear that. The fact that these fittings are plastic scared me away from them. Clean and dry out your equipment and see if you can RMA. ...?

[P5ym0n]

Sorry to hear about that.
I'm with deepcover though - plastic fittings just doesn't seem right.

[geoffsthaboss]

god, i bought a ton of these several months back and finally have the cash to finish the build...dunno if i wanna use them now

[Garu]

god, i bought a ton of these several months back and finally have the cash to finish the build...dunno if i wanna use them now

My recommendation to you, don't use them and get proper metal fittings.

I bought 12 of these because they were cheap, but look what I have to go through now for cheaping out.

[damha]

I doubt your hardware is dead. Let it dry off for a few days in some sunlight or soaked in isopropyl then try again. Rarely are motherboards/video cards permanently disabled from water exposure.

[Garu]

Thanks for that recommendation. I will try that out.
Where do I get isopropyl?

[p2501]

Every pharmacy should carry 96% pure alcohol/Isopropanol. I always buy it in 1L steel cans.

[zigzag]

Sorry to hear!

I used some when they first came out. 2 snapped within days, luckily they were in the bottom of my tj07 and away from any components!

Bad bad idea they are!!!!

[lowfat]

No way would I ever consider buying hardened plastic barbs. I don't think I'd trust thousands of dollars of hardware to a barb that I can crack w/ my own fingers.

[Bodkin]

Mine did the same thing, plus primochill said I must have used them wrong, never touching that company again

[NaeKuh]

My recommendation to you all, don't use this fitting.

So i called it.

The funny thing is ALL the VETS on the forum called it.

But we all got flamed for it...

I think its gonna be a long time b4 we see boxgods back in the business after his T3 nightmare and this.

@ the very least primochill majorly scar'd there name on H2O minus tubing.

Mine did the same thing, plus primochill said I must have used them wrong, never touching that company again

Nope.. now im gonna have to unleash a can of whoopass.

WE TOLD BOXGODS THIS WOULD FAIL.
ALL THE VETS ON THE FORUM SAID NO.
BOXGODS IGNORED US AND THE RESULT IS A NO BRAINER.

Plastic is just not recomended when you have something that is gona push a lot of Torque.

If primochill says its your fault, do some searching on this forum on ghost fittings.
Then link them ALL the statements I and others have told Boxgods.

It was predetermined that this would fail.

Another Worry was the plastic being too sharp and RIPPING though your tubing on the ghost compression.
Were waiting for that scenario to arrive as well.

Just say away from primochill minus tubing... As i said, this entire "experience" majorly scar'd them in our industry.
You cant even say T3 anymore without someone yelling 4 letter F words on how they got screwed.

What a nightmare. Sorry to hear that. The fact that these fittings are plastic scared me away from them. Clean and dry out your equipment and see if you can RMA. ...?

what is there to RMA? the ghost fitting? The other hardware damage is NOT the vendors fault.
Do you think thats fair for the vendor to replace something another vendor did?

And Primochill wont fix it. They will try to push blame on you, and say you accepted responsibility of damaging your hardware. The only thing they will do is replace the ghost fitting.... (which is asking for trouble again...)

Gah... Junk all your ghost fittings and get real metal fittings... but if you do that and have a craptastic T3 product, you might risk cracking it.

Its a no win situation as long as you have primochill minus tubing.

[Jor3lBR]

Nope.. now im gonna have to unleash a can of whoopass.

WE TOLD BOXGODS THIS WOULD FAIL.
ALL THE VETS ON THE FORUM SAID NO.
BOXGODS IGNORED US AND THE RESULT IS A NO BRAINER.

Plastic is just not recomended when you have something that is gona push a lot of Torque.

If primochill says its your fault, do some searching on this forum on ghost fittings.
Then link them ALL the statements I and others have told Boxgods.

It was predetermined that this would fail.

Another Worry was the plastic being too sharp and RIPPING though your tubing on the ghost compression.
Were waiting for that scenario to arrive as well.

Just say away from primochill minus tubing... As i said, this entire "experience" majorly scar'd them in our industry.
You cant even say T3 anymore without someone yelling 4 letter F words on how they got screwed.

Perfect material for a Small Claims Court suit. If they deny refund bingo easy lawsuit right there...

[geoffsthaboss]

wonderful, i also have one of the original t3's i had planned on using too...

guess that was some $100 down the drain, to bad, the t3 had/has such potential minus leaking and destroying everything...

[NaeKuh]

wonderful, i also have one of the original t3's i had planned on using too...

guess that was some $100 down the drain, to bad, the t3 had/has such potential minus leaking and destroying everything...

i mean we learned enough plastic madness when bitspower tried to pull plastic on us with the crystal T.

OMG dont even get me started on how many of us got screwed on that.
*sigh* this is why we say the dark side is bling... the price you pay for Bling.. :\

The whole Bling vs Performance era and the war which arrived from it... .. and ... oops ... im rambling history too much.

[geoffsthaboss]

the one saving grace is i held off getting the faceplate for the t3, that'd been another wasted $30

[Alexandr0s]

And Primochill wont fix it. They will try to push blame on you, and say you accepted responsibility of damaging your hardware. The only thing they will do is replace the ghost fitting.... (which is asking for trouble again...)

Oww, how many times have I heard that story in the T3 fail thread ?

[NKrader]

No way would I ever consider buying hardened plastic barbs. I don't think I'd trust thousands of dollars of hardware to a barb that I can crack w/ my own fingers.

figured it was common sense to not purchase these.. apparently im wrong..

so sad that vendors sell parts that doom rigs.. I.e. plastic barbs, alu parts, etc..

[Sadasius]

So i called it.

The funny thing is ALL the VETS on the forum called it.

Yup and that is when he did the hanging test, the swinging test etc if you remember. I could not trust plastic like that for anything. When you have so many parts relying on something so small it is best to get the best parts and don't cheap out.

[rehpyc]

There are plenty of threads and posts regarding vets on these forums saying NOT to use these. There are numerous threads/posts of non-vets who've shared their bad experiences with these. It may be harsh to say, but you should have used a little more of common sense of trusting plastic against hundreds of dollars in components and know the risks involved. A little bit of research prior to buying them would have had you find that many vets simply, strongly suggested against them.

As for a lawsuit against the company.. any who attempt it would only be urged a 'good luck.' Although the parts have a high failure rate, there is no way to determine whether the fault was of the user and not the company. We've already noticed how even just a little bit of overtightening can cause the unit to break down. If someone puts 7/16" tubing on 1/2" barbs, adds no additional support (ie clamps), and the tubing comes off, is it the fault of the producer of the barbs for the barb's lips not keeping the tubing on? It's a ty thing, but that's life.

Research before buying.

[space_pope]

I think a simple boycott would suffice. Primochill has had an extremely bad rep lately, and I'm not sure they are up to fixing their products.

[mk-ultra]

rephyc, cut the guy some slack, he learned his lesson the hard way

[Garu]

This type of threads will actually help the community to look again when they buy the product.
It may be harsh to say, but your useless comments about 'shoulda, coulda, woulda' do not really help.

[Bodkin]

LOL, i got burned so badly, my t3 is sat next to me too, soo much money...

[Neutronman]

Wow, that really sucks.....
I'm with the others, there is no way I would ever use plastic fittings, they are too fragile when heated and put under pressure......

Good luck with your RMA, I would just dry out your equipment and then just set up RMA like usual. Can't hurt to try.....

I had a split on a tube a few months back and liquid sprayed all over my GTX 285 and Motherboard but I have been using non-conductive fluids (Fesser 1) and my computer continued to run without problem so I was able to turn it off without destroying anything....

Most people will recommend water as fluid here with anti corrosion and anti fungal as it is regarded as the most efficient and certainly the cheapest solution, but I prefer the security of non conductive liquids (just in case)..... Even if it is just a panacea..... ;-)