Hey,
I ventured into watercooling last year and completed a full hard tube loop quite easily I thought. Aaaanyway, I drained the system last weekend, made a right mess, got fluid everywhere and one thing that really stood out was the smell. The fluid smelt like burnt oil (EK Cryofluid). Also, my tubing has some like bacteria build-up and has really ruined it in places. I think some pipe cleaners may help here but I am concerned about my Rads.
I always ran the tank (EK Combi) about 3/4 full which obvs left air in the top. I'm guessing I had air in the system, I never really got 100% of the tiny bubbles out. Should the reservoir be full?
I have completely gone back to air for now until I rebuild but I am looking for advice to avoid this happening next time I install it all. I am on the fence whether I should just not watercool again at all but the noise back on air is properly annoying after living with a relatively 'silent' PC for a year!
Any opinions on this?
Cheers
I ventured into watercooling last year and completed a full hard tube loop quite easily I thought. Aaaanyway, I drained the system last weekend, made a right mess, got fluid everywhere and one thing that really stood out was the smell. The fluid smelt like burnt oil (EK Cryofluid). Also, my tubing has some like bacteria build-up and has really ruined it in places. I think some pipe cleaners may help here but I am concerned about my Rads.
I always ran the tank (EK Combi) about 3/4 full which obvs left air in the top. I'm guessing I had air in the system, I never really got 100% of the tiny bubbles out. Should the reservoir be full?
I have completely gone back to air for now until I rebuild but I am looking for advice to avoid this happening next time I install it all. I am on the fence whether I should just not watercool again at all but the noise back on air is properly annoying after living with a relatively 'silent' PC for a year!
Any opinions on this?
Cheers