Water loop problem

[halfhuman]

Hi guys,

So a little background into my water cooling system. I'm using a custom loop, with one Black Ice Nemesis 360 rad, EK supremacy EVO CPU block, EK GPU block, UV tubing and PrimoChill reservoir. Built this during early August this year.

A few days ago, I drained my loop halfway to change my faulty pump and noticed the fittings themselves were dirty. Then I took the tubing and compared it to new tubings, picture below. I know that some may suggest this is a plasticizer issue but normally it will be white instead of black.

I also noticed that the water in my CPU block seems to be cloudy. I'm using a nickel plated CPU block. Notice that only the inner hexagon structure is having the cloudy water, the outer layer seems fine. The rest of the loop also doesn't seem to have the cloudy water issue.

Any input or suggestions are welcomed

 

[monikernemo]

What coolant you using?

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[halfhuman]

What coolant you using?

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Distilled water with PT nuke. Only colour you're seeing is the UV tubing

 

[monikernemo]

Distilled water with PT nuke. Only colour you're seeing is the UV tubing

If water is not murky when you drain, I think chances are that the white stuff you see on the block is not in the water (since most likely the water in the block and water any else where in the loop would be the same)

I think it is like some sort of precipitate forming on the surface of the plexiglass? Just disassemble the cpu block and see if you could wipe it off the surface of the plexi?

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[royfrosty]

Its inside and high chance it is damn hard to remove.

The best way is to blitz the entire system before it does further damage. Search for meyham blitz system.

Change your tubings also, no point keeping it. Try to use a plasticides free tubing.

 

[halfhuman]

Its inside and high chance it is damn hard to remove.

The best way is to blitz the entire system before it does further damage. Search for meyham blitz system.

Change your tubings also, no point keeping it. Try to use a plasticides free tubing.

Would that mean no coloured tubing, since I have only seen plasticiser-free transparent tubings? Another concern I have is that using colouring might gunk up my water loop, since I want to have a coloured water loop.

 

[royfrosty]

Would that mean no coloured tubing, since I have only seen plasticiser-free transparent tubings? Another concern I have is that using colouring might gunk up my water loop, since I want to have a coloured water loop.

You got to research more on coloured tubings. Usually like you have mentioned, transparent tubings are the ones that mostly plasticides free.

Use only good coolant. Distilled plus biocide does not really mean that you will have no plasticides on tubes. Lesser chance, but one way or another it will still grow after a period of time.

Usually you can go for normal tubings with meyhams pastel or concentrates. Dyes on the other hand WILL stain tubes and other wc components. But a good coolant will be a better choice for aesthetics over dyes.

You can easily wash off with blitz system. Of cause try not to use aurora coolant. Those type will choke somewhere with the residues.

 

[XcoldstarX]

Consider changing to rigid tubing. Rigid tubing has no plasticizer.

 

[monikernemo]

Consider changing to rigid tubing. Rigid tubing has no plasticizer.

Rigid tubing have their own set of problem for maintenance bah..
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[tarui04]

Lol my tubing became cloudy due to mayhems

 

[halfhuman]

Consider changing to rigid tubing. Rigid tubing has no plasticizer.

Like the other guy mentioned, rigid tubing (tygon) has another set of problems during maintenance and I'm not too keen on it due to the complexity.

So far from what I gathered online, mayhems pastel colourings is my best alternative but there are also negative reports about it...

 

[monikernemo]

Like the other guy mentioned, rigid tubing (tygon) has another set of problems during maintenance and I'm not too keen on it due to the complexity.

So far from what I gathered online, mayhems pastel colourings is my best alternative but there are also negative reports about it...

Bro tygon is soft tube leh hahaha

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[halfhuman]

Bro tygon is soft tube leh hahaha

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Oh... Remembered wrongly haha. I only remembered it's either hard tubing or not coloured, which is something I'm likely not gonna use.

So can we confirm that the black residue in my tubing is plasticiser? And the milky colour in my CPU block is a separate issue?