Filling the loop

[Rodknock]

Alrighty, I'm ready to fill the loop to start leak-testing.

I know these questions might seem trivial, redundant, or downright stupid to the more experienced of you, but I'll ask anyway.

When I'm first filling this up, should I just put pure distilled water in there, or should I have already mixed the biocide and pentosin in? How much of each?

Right now, I've got everything mounted except the blocks, which are tubed up but are just kind sitting on the chassis separator. I measured the correct tubing lengths for the final mount and everything, I just haven't installed any of the actual PC parts yet.

After filling the loops, should I just install everything and mount the blocks with everything full, or should I drain the loops, install parts, then refill?

Also, how the hell do I drain without a t line? I know I uncap the reservoirs, but as far as taking the tubing off, or something else, I'm a bit lost.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Rodknock
Alrighty, I'm ready to fill the loop to start leak-testing.

I know these questions might seem trivial, redundant, or downright stupid to the more experienced of you, but I'll ask anyway.

When I'm first filling this up, should I just put pure distilled water in there, or should I have already mixed the biocide and pentosin in? How much of each?

Right now, I've got everything mounted except the blocks, which are tubed up but are just kind sitting on the chassis separator. I measured the correct tubing lengths for the final mount and everything, I just haven't installed any of the actual PC parts yet.

After filling the loops, should I just install everything and mount the blocks with everything full, or should I drain the loops, install parts, then refill?

Also, how the hell do I drain without a t line? I know I uncap the reservoirs, but as far as taking the tubing off, or something else, I'm a bit lost.

ahahahahaha.... this is why i recomend a T-line.

As for the coolant, you need to premix.

Pentosion For long endurance 1:10 mixture
For a bit more performance, like 0-1C on the coolant side you can forgo it all together.

The bionuke, 2 drops only! You dont need very much.


For now i would leak test your parts. Micro loop like i illustrated in my guide. So you can test to see if your seals or parts are bad. After it passes 2 hours, you can then install the blocks on the board and loop it up and then fill it.

After that your going to leak test, i explain it again in my guide. Toliet paper is quite effective in this area.



Also Rodknock, only cuz i fear it may happen to you, ITS OKEY IF YOU LEAK OR IT SPILLS ON SOMETHING DURING YOUR LEAK TESTING PHASE.

Just clean the leak up and fix the leak. Dont freak out. You want to catch a leak if you have any during this phase.