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  1. EXCellR8

    Dual Pump Manifold Configuration?

    Has anyone experimented with having two separate D5 or DDC pumps manifolded together, so that if one pump were to fail the other could still operate? I realize that there would likely have to be two bypass lines with ball valves so that coolant wouldn't need to flow through a pump that were...
  2. EXCellR8

    Retired my 10 year old pump and...

    found this to be a little bizarre. This is the original Swiftech Apogee drive, as part of the much older H20-120 kit that I purchased back in 2007 or 2008. Below is what it looked like new. and this is what it looks like upon removing the tubing! the inlet and outlet are all eroded and...
  3. EXCellR8

    Rebuilding Older 12V DDC Pump

    Has anyone successfully rebuilt or reconditioned a DDC style pump? I was going to chuck one of the units I had lying around, left over from a highly flawed AIO system. I think it started to get loud until it eventually seized up and I nearly cooked my six core legacy i7 a few years ago. I am...
  4. EXCellR8

    Use of Copper Pipes in Loop

    I think I've seen this done before, but is there any downside to using straight rigid copper runs for a section of a custom water loop? I have some straight pipes and fittings left over from when I replaced the plumbing to the wet bar upstairs and I can just solder up a NPT adapter no problem...
  5. EXCellR8

    Cloudy Coolant

    Swiftech's HydrX coolant with distilled water is the only stuff I've ever used in my loops since '08 and I've never really had any issues... except the custom setup that caters to the 4790k is not behaving. I first filled it maybe 10 or 11 months ago but the machine doesn't see too much use. It...