t-line filling

paki · Aug 3, 2004

hi.
i'm still pretty new to watercooling and i was wondering about a great way to fill a watercooling rig through a t-line. I was looking at scanido's setup:

and i was wondering how does the water fill from the t-line at that low point? BEcause the radiator and waterblock are higher so when filling wouldnt the water start coming out the top of the t-line also? Is the pump so strong that it sucks the water in without letting it go out the top of the t-line?

I tried searching forums but came out with many weird explanations.

litening · Aug 3, 2004

Put the computer on its side when you fill it, then rotate the T-Line back when you put the computer back upright.

paki · Aug 3, 2004

fill with the pump on or off?

nikhsub1 · Aug 3, 2004

paki said:
fill with the pump on or off?

Off... you never run a pump dry.

AzNCyraX · Aug 3, 2004

you can just lift the pump and t-line when filling slowly

crimedog · Aug 4, 2004

With a setup like scanido's you can just turn on the pump and pour water into the t-line (pump's intake pushes it through system). Of course, this creates a tremendous amount of bubbles. Always try to get all the bubbles you can out before turning the pump on.

And no, the water isn't pushed out of the t-line even with the pump off.

paki · Aug 4, 2004

haha thats crazy but how does it not get pushed out?

litening · Aug 4, 2004

bernule's principle. The same reason wings allow a plane to fly. Since the water is moving faster on the bottom, it creates low pressure, forcing the water down, not up.

Guderian · Aug 4, 2004

bernule's principle. The same reason wings allow a plane to fly. Since the water is moving faster on the bottom, it creates low pressure, forcing the water down, not up.

You can see this in action if you watch your water level (in the t-line)when you turn the pump on.

greenman100 · Aug 4, 2004

and the reason water doesn't come out when the pump is off is that here is nothing to replace the water leaving.....which holds the water in, like putting a index card over a cup and turning the cup upside down

Cerberus2k7 · Aug 4, 2004

mmm...I love that computer. His desk/chair setup rocks too!

Ok, nothing related to T-line filling, but I thought I would mention that.

eXCeSS · Aug 18, 2004

paki said:
hi.
i'm still pretty new to watercooling and i was wondering about a great way to fill a watercooling rig through a t-line. I was looking at scanido's setup:

and i was wondering how does the water fill from the t-line at that low point? BEcause the radiator and waterblock are higher so when filling wouldnt the water start coming out the top of the t-line also? Is the pump so strong that it sucks the water in without letting it go out the top of the t-line?

I tried searching forums but came out with many weird explanations.

Thread necromancer time

I think you're thinking the pump is pusing the water the wrong way. The water sucks throught the front of the pump (the t line is in ainch or so before it) and goes out the top.

JoT · Aug 18, 2004

It's not an old thread

jackrungh · Aug 20, 2004

In the pictured setup above how much cooler would you say CPU temps would be if you replaced the rad with a standard dual 120 HC, say the 2-342?

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