Water Cooling Troubles?

ManillaForce · Jul 30, 2014

I'm having trouble getting proper circulation of my water cooled loop. Is something backwards or is my loop to restrictive? NOTE: I know my CPU block in/out ports are not backwards. Using a bay reservoir and MCP35x pump, 7/16 ID, 5/8 OD i believe, 200mm rad, 240mm rad. The arrows represent the way the liquid should flow.

micropage7 · Jul 30, 2014

umm what your problem? too hot or you just want better loop?
some say better the pump taking from reservoir

ManillaForce · Jul 30, 2014

micropage7 said:
umm what your problem? too hot or you just want better loop?

It doesn't appear to have the liquid flowing through the system. I can hear air in the system so I'm not sure if I need to let more air out or what? Temps are rising.

micropage7 · Jul 30, 2014

ManillaForce said:
It doesn't appear to have the liquid flowing through the system. I can hear air in the system so I'm not sure if I need to let more air out or what? Temps are rising.

looks like the air get trapped

d1nky · Jul 30, 2014

This usually happens to me when i have 2 rads or more. It probably has an air lock or a rad full of air, which chokes the pump. Shake the hell out of it until you hear that water flow and bubbles move!

But like others said, res always over pump and feeding pump. It helps catch the air and means your pump never runs dry. Maybe reverse the loop if the future. And also keep topping it up after its bled.

ManillaForce · Jul 30, 2014

d1nky said:
This usually happens to me when i have 2 rads or more. It probably has an air lock or a rad full of air, which chokes the pump. Shake the hell out of it until you hear that water flow and bubbles move!

But like others said, res always over pump and feeding pump. It helps catch the air and means your pump never runs dry. Maybe reverse the loop if the future. And also keep topping it up after its bled.

I'll give it a shake but if no luck I'

micropage7 said:
looks like the air get trapped
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Fixed and working. I did a similar setup as you suggested. The pump was sucking too much air and it was much more efficient once I did res>pump>etc.. Aesthetically I don' like how it looks as much but it works. Thanks.

MxPhenom 216 · Jul 30, 2014

reservoir and pump need to be one after another. Looks like you have reservoir after the first radiator. The pump needs to be pulling water out of the reservoir then to the system, then back to the reservoir to finish the cycle. Loop order doesn't matter other than the fact that reservoir before pump so the pump is pulling the water out.

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Water Cooling Troubles?

ManillaForce

micropage7

ManillaForce

micropage7

d1nky

ManillaForce

MxPhenom 216

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