water cooling fluid help?

[newmodder]

i want to change the hoses on my coolermaster r-80 to clear tubing, but i know when the old hoses come off i might loose some fluid, so what can i replace it with? maybe mixxed auto anti freeze? and how full should it be?

 

[Urlyin]

if you just need some to top it off then just add distilled water ... as for how much, for the most depends on the res ... most have a line that you fill too ...

 

[newmodder]

it does not have a res...it has a radiator and it dows not have a line to fill up to.i think i will fill it about so it is just above the top of the cooling fins.i will put a long drain and fill tube on it jst in case

 

[newmodder]

i read that vehicle anti freeze is safe to use aslong as you use distilled water.

 

[Lekamies]

I use mixture of: distilled water 85% & vehicle antifreeze 15% and it costs ~1,4 euros/litre

 

[newmodder]

i still have most of the anti icing fluid left from when i changed the hoses...so i could just top up with disstilled water..i changed the hoses and length bcuz the oem hoses are black and they are to short, so i was limited on where i could place the radiator..Now i can place it just about anywhere, and with the clear tubing it will look eben better

 

[intel igent]

pure distilled water is the best conductor of heat, the purpose of adding chemicals (antifreeze/bleach/w:e) is to kill bacteria.

that being said ive been running my loop non-stop since sep '05 with 80/10/10 -> distilled water/antifreeze/bleach.