Cleaning blocks

Lt_Horn

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• Jun 17, 2005

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I've been running my system for awhile now and figured it was time to clean. I have read many different ways to clean blocks and such, the most common of them being vinegar. What i was wondering is would vinegar affect an acrylic top at all? seems like a dumb question since vinegar is stored in a plastic bottle, but with this hobby asking doesn't hurt one bit.

 

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ls7corvete

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• Jun 17, 2005

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Shouldnt, alcohol will though so be careful with that.

 

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Lt_Horn

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thanks, never would have guessed that alcohol would...hmph

 

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ls7corvete

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Most people dont and sadly this problem is not given as much attention as it deserves. The alcohol will cause cracks to grow from machined edges, especially if there are threaded barbs.

 

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i agree
alcohol = evil in loop

 

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ls7corvete

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I wouldnt say evil, I have some tests I am going to run to see if I can find alcohol a place in computer cooling.

 

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so what about something like for example a fluid which includes alcohol in order to modify its freezing/boiling points. would this in the long run be a bad idea for your wc setup?

 

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Lt_Horn

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doesn't iodine have the same properties as alcohol, i mean the boiling point/freezing points?

 

johan851

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• Jun 18, 2005

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I would recommend taking the blocks apart to clean them. Grab a wire brush and some hex wrenches and have at it.

 

Polonator

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• Jun 19, 2005

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I was not too keen on taking off my acrylic top because I was afraid of cracking. I ran a 25/25/50 pinsol, lysol, H2O mixture through my loop for a few hours and it cleaned out everything. The tubes were clear again and I could see through the acrylic block again. If you have gunk built up in the block itself (I had a few lady bugs and PVC shavings), you can probably clean them out with a wet q-tip.

 

Acurax

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Lady bugs! Hah, that sounds like a good time.

 

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WTF, you had lady bugs flowing through your tubes? rofl