Cleaning and refilling an AiO ?

[Deleted member 67555]

They sell this stuff called "Boiler Liquid" and it is by far the best anti corrosion protection on the market...
You can mix Copper, iron, aluminum and even Zinc... Doesn't matter... It will protect it...
For an AIO system you probably only need about 5-6ml but the smallest it comes in is a quart for about $11

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

I have seen jayztwocents videos where he would clean some nasty loops. It seems clean distilled water is best.

 

[RejZoR]

They sell this stuff called "Boiler Liquid" and it is by far the best anti corrosion protection on the market...
You can mix Copper, iron, aluminum and even Zinc... Doesn't matter... It will protect it...
For an AIO system you probably only need about 5-6ml but the smallest it comes in is a quart for about $11

Liquid for solar heating has similar properties. Probably even the same thing. Still, I'm not gonna cry over 10€ that I paid for 900ml of CryoFuel.

 

[DR4G00N]

When I swapped my H75's pump onto my dead H110's rad I drilled a hole in the opposite tank of the radiator in order to fill it. After it was filled I simply attached a thin piece of clear plastic with silicone gasket maker over the hole. Still working great after a few months with RO water and some Ethylene glycol mix.

 

[PhoenixGR]

I'm reviving the thread because it was presented to me a very similar problem. I have a Fractal Design Kelvin S36 which is basically an Alphacool AiO with DC-LT pump, and all copper parts from Alphacool's products . After an accident with the AiO (the pc fell down) the pump died and ordered a new one but when I was lifting and turning the AiO upside down , I noticed that the loop had air in it and it was a lot. I want to change the fluid. Should I go with something of the self like EK kryofuel, should I go with distilled water and some inhibitors or some glycol /water mix (idk if it's possible to acquire something like this I just know that most of AiO use it).I'm on the dark because it's not a custom loop but neither a crappy Asetek AiO with aluminum parts and idk how to tackle it.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I'm reviving the thread because it was presented to me a very similar problem. I have a Fractal Design Kelvin S36 which is basically an Alphacool AiO with DC-LT pump, and all copper parts from Alphacool's products . After an accident with the AiO (the pc fell down) the pump died and ordered a new one but when I was lifting and turning the AiO upside down , I noticed that the loop had air in it and it was a lot. I want to change the fluid. Should I go with something of the self like EK kryofuel, should I go with distilled water and some inhibitors or some glycol /water mix (idk if it's possible to acquire something like this I just know that most of AiO use it).I'm on the dark because it's not a custom loop but neither a crappy Asetek AiO with aluminum parts and idk how to tackle it.

Cryofuel would be fine.

 

[Jetster]

With AIO I just sell them and buy new when they start to not work as well. Let someone else mess with it. Odds are if it's starting to corrode some passages will remain obstructed. Really I just don't have time to mess with it

 

[PhoenixGR]

With AIO I just sell them and buy new when they start to not work as well. Let someone else mess with it. Odds are if it's starting to corrode some passages will remain obstructed. Really I just don't have time to mess with it

I agree with you non refillable crappy asetek AiOs doesn't worth the hustle.. But mine is not "technically another AiO". The loop is designed to get disassembled and expanded if you want. For example in my case I ordered a reservoir and some clear soft tube and I will turn it in a custom loop.

 

[Kapone33]

Frankly, I was thinking of getting a 280mm AiO, but majority of them are worse than my existing Nepton 120XL. Which is just bizarre. And which is why I'm thinking of just refreshing it and calling it a day. 10€ refill with purpose made liquid vs 120€ for a new cooler that might not even be better...

The Nepton is one of the only AIOs that have a drain/fill port on the rad.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Any premix these days is fine personally I prefer mayhems x1 clear.

 

[Jetster]

I agree with you non refillable crappy asetek AiOs doesn't worth the hustle.. But mine is not "technically another AiO". The loop is designed to get disassembled and expanded if you want. For example in my case I ordered a reservoir and some clear soft tube and I will turn it in a custom loop.

I went back a read your post again, totally agree

 

[PhoenixGR]

The Nepton is one of the only AIOs that have a drain/fill port on the rad.

That's because Nepton line of Aio was not an Asetek design and that's why Coolermaster got sued for creating it. But I think I'm going off topic

 

[Icon Charlie]

Ok, CoolerMaster kinda screwed me over with ridiculous amount of safety screws used on the block. I only checked online images which only had triangular safety screws. Mine actually had triangular and also single side screwing screws on each corner (the ones that you can only screw in, but if you want to unscrew them, the screwdriver is just slipping out of the slot). Meaning I'd have to really go a long way getting them out.

So, I just drained the original coolant (which was greenish/yellowish, but perfectly clean, just not enough of it), flushed it with distilled water, drained it and filled it with EK CryoFuel. What surprised me is how much CryoFuel I put into it. When I emptied I got out 1 and a half of small plastic cups. I poured in at least 2 and a half if not 3. I can barely hear any liquid moving now. And temperatures are massively different now and I'm only using MasterGel Maker again instead of Conductonaut.

REFILLING METHOD

I've used the syringe approach. Placed radiator on highest position with refill port being the highest point with pump hanging down and just kept on shoving CryoFuel into it with a syringe. After around 1 and a half cup, I hooked up pump to 12V DC adapter with spliced 3-pin connector so I could circulate the liquid while shoving more of it into the thing. I stopped when the thing kept squirting out when I pushed it in with syringe. I still repeated that few times just to be sure. Screwed back the refill port and shoved in the rubber cap. Done. A lot of improvisation, but I refilled the AiO for 10€ for the CryoFuel and 70cents for distilled water. If nothing miraculously blows up, it was a cheap "repair". Totally worth it

I'm actually going to increase my increase my Frost tek GPU water cooler from 1-120mm to 2-120mm fans in different positions on my case. I SO DO NOT LIKE planned obsolescence, as well as ridged designs on concepts that could easily been dealt with. But HEY that is how they make their money.

 

[Kapone33]

That's because Nepton line of Aio was not an Asetek design and that's why Coolermaster got sued for creating it. But I think I'm going off topic

And killed innovation at the same time. I am so glad that I decided never to have Asetek after that episode and it led me to Alphacool.