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easiest way to drain loop
- Thread starter d94
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do you have a T or a res?
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hes got a T Line
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i just bend my T down so that the water drains out of it. it's the bottom of my loop
I added a plumbing valve to mine, it rules! 
(brass thing at the bottom of the image)
You could use 2x fillports I guess, have one as the T-line mounted to the top of the case, and another as a drain on the bottom.
I fill the system through the drain with the machine upsidedown, too, works really well.
(brass thing at the bottom of the image)
You could use 2x fillports I guess, have one as the T-line mounted to the top of the case, and another as a drain on the bottom.
I fill the system through the drain with the machine upsidedown, too, works really well.
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what do you use to plug the bottom drain?
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i added a DD fill port to the bottem of my loop.take out the cap and all fluid comes out.. part from rad which i just tilt if i want total empty..
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I use two sets of 1/2 inch quick disconnects I got from McMaster Carr. One set is positioned at the lowest point in my loop, just before my pump intake. The other set I attach to lengths of tube that reach far enough to get to a bucket. When It's time to flush I just pull the cap on my res, attach the second set of valve's and the coolant spills out.
This approach is so easy that I've started flushing my loop with 2 or more gallons of plain distilled before I toss in any additives.
This approach is so easy that I've started flushing my loop with 2 or more gallons of plain distilled before I toss in any additives.
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d94 if your t-line is at th top of your case then turn your case so it rest on the top put the end of the t-line into a buck and open it up...
Aidenswarrior said:
It's just a valve of some kind;
Used to use a different valve before that though had problems with it leaking slightly (it's an old valve and think it requires some form of plumber's goop to keep a tight seal);
I guess a plumber's merchants would probably be an Aladdin's Cave for things like this.
