- Joined
- Mar 1, 2002
- Location
- Bristol [UK]
Right, I've been water-cooling for a couple of years now and one thing I've never really solved is the problem of tubing degrading. These are my thoughts on the varieties I'm aware of :
PVC : Is what I tend to use. It's cheap, looks nice and clear when new. The only real problem is that over time, it becomes cloudy and looks more like the translucent silicon stuff you get
Silicon : Much more flexible than PVC and doesn't kink as easily. Sadly, all the stuff I've seen has been translucent. I use dyelite in my system so having transparent tubing is a big deal.
Tygon : I was told this stuff shouldn't degrade and become cloudy like PVC. The problem is that it kinks SO easily! Maybe I got the wrong brand (mine's labelled as R-1000 if that means anything?)?
I've personally only really used PVC. I have some Tygon, but didn't use it in the end due to it kinking so easily. The other problem I have with Tygon is that I don't like having to bother with jubilee clips etc. 1/2" (12.5mm) PVC can be stretched over the 15mm connections on the rest of my setup and once on, won't let go.
What does everyone else use? Have I got a peculiar variety of Tygon? Is there another kind of tubing that I've missed out? Is there any tubing that will stay clear for significant periods of time?
Thanks in advance for any info anyone can give!
PVC : Is what I tend to use. It's cheap, looks nice and clear when new. The only real problem is that over time, it becomes cloudy and looks more like the translucent silicon stuff you get
Silicon : Much more flexible than PVC and doesn't kink as easily. Sadly, all the stuff I've seen has been translucent. I use dyelite in my system so having transparent tubing is a big deal.
Tygon : I was told this stuff shouldn't degrade and become cloudy like PVC. The problem is that it kinks SO easily! Maybe I got the wrong brand (mine's labelled as R-1000 if that means anything?)?
I've personally only really used PVC. I have some Tygon, but didn't use it in the end due to it kinking so easily. The other problem I have with Tygon is that I don't like having to bother with jubilee clips etc. 1/2" (12.5mm) PVC can be stretched over the 15mm connections on the rest of my setup and once on, won't let go.
What does everyone else use? Have I got a peculiar variety of Tygon? Is there another kind of tubing that I've missed out? Is there any tubing that will stay clear for significant periods of time?
Thanks in advance for any info anyone can give!