Water in watercooling or not?

[Maximus Nickus]

I am paranoid about leaks as if there is one then my beloved new system i get this weekend will go, can I make the system waterproof? (even when its on) or use something other than water thas cheap and just as good but when leaks doesn't harm?
I probably will end up using water but what do I need to put in it?
Ie water wetter etc, or just anti-freeze?
ANY HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Owenator]

I use water from my home water softening/purification system and redline water wetter. I suppose distilled water may be better that my home purification system but it has a charcoal filter for chlorine, a resin bed for ions and a final filter down to 2 microns so it is pretty good and basically free to me. But tap water in general is not so good to use.

O

[The Overclocker]

use distilled water and dont use anti freze, it is bad, the other choice is oil but for the pice there is no point

[Maximus Nickus]

why no antifreeze? It stops corrosion.

[Owenator]

If you use the redline water wetter it inhibits corrosion just like antifreeze does. Water wetter is similar to anitfreeze and works best in water alone w/o antifreeze. That's what the bottle says at least. I know that the water wetter smells like (and yes it tastes like) antifreeze to me. I didn't taste it on purpose I was sucking it into my system and then blech! Don't try this at home!

O

[ButcherUK]

that happened to me with glycol antifreeze, tastes foul, I spat quick and dashed to a tap to wash my mouth out real fast I can tell you :)

[Maximus Nickus]

I've tasted anti-freeze out of a car, yuech!
If you need to knoe I'm getting the socket a watercooling kit form http--leufkentechnologies.com-:D

[Owenator]

Originally posted by ButcherUK
that happened to me with glycol antifreeze, tastes foul, I spat quick and dashed to a tap to wash my mouth out real fast I can tell you :)

Yeah it's not good for you! Glycol actually tastes sweet and if kids or animals get into it they can drink it an become poisoned. I belive the same is true of water wetter so please use the appropriate precautions.

O

BTW Gasoline really, really tastes foul !( there I was again sucking on a tube, this time to syphon gas for my lawn mower!)

[ButcherUK]

I'd think anti-freeze from a car would be worse, this stuff hadn't been running through a car engine picking up crap for ages at least :)

[SavageHenry]

It's about time that somebody did a taste test for all the different coolants! Who cares if it cools, as long as it's tasty!

Here are the coolants I'd like to test . . . I'm going to be on the road for a couple of weeks, but I'll get started immediately after I get home.

Distilled Water
Tap water
Tap water w/Water wetter
Tap water w/antifreeze
100% water wetter
100% antifreeze
100% ethanol
Hershey's Syrup (not just a coolant, a dessert topping!)
Gasoline (89 octane)

Any other suggestions?

[Owenator]

Wasn't there a movie about medical school where a guy said "I've tasted every bodily fluid", he was joking af course!

Just make sure when you taste test that you don't need the brain cells you may possibly loose. After returning from being on the road I usually need to protect all the brain cells I've got but that's another story :)

O

[The Overclocker]

there is no need for anti freeze in your system as it is all made up of one metal, if there are more then 1 then there will be a corosion issue

[Maximus Nickus]

Its so funny how the subjects change! (DONT TASTE ANTIFREEZE AFTER ITS BEEN THROUGH A CAR!!! ITS YEUCH!) lol!!
What does the overclcoker mean by one metal? In the antifreeze or what the blocks made up of!:p

[Owenator]

If I may be so bold, I belive 'the overclocker' means that if the components of you water cooling system (ex. water block and radiator) are different metals (usually Aluminum and Copper) there can be corrosion unless you use a corrosion inhibiter like antifreezre or (my preference) water wetter. My system has an Aluminium heater core for the radiator and a copper water block and of course water wetter. I have torn down my system after a few months use and the water block was not corroded at all that's why you use the water wetter. I tend to change out parts pretty often so maybe over long periods there may be corrosion but so far the water wetter is working well. My system is shown in the article 'Tales of a shadetree machinist' in the water cooling section of the main page if you 're interested.

O

[Maximus Nickus]

I read that before, so you're the guy.......lol:D
How much of a bottle of water wetter should I put in (from overclockingstore.co.uk) does anything else need to go in? Should I replace it every few months? or just leave it be.....:rolleyes:

[Owenator]

The water wetter mixture rations are onthe bottle I think it was 3 or 4 capfuls per quart and a US gallon has four quarts so I put 14 or 15 capfuls in a gallon milk jug. You probably are more familiar w/ liters and ml so that's not too much help. I'll have to read my bottle again and let you know later tonight after work.

O

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by SavageHenry
It's about time that somebody did a taste test for all the different coolants! Who cares if it cools, as long as it's tasty!

Here are the coolants I'd like to test . . . I'm going to be on the road for a couple of weeks, but I'll get started immediately after I get home.

Distilled Water
Tap water
Tap water w/Water wetter
Tap water w/antifreeze
100% water wetter
100% antifreeze
100% ethanol
Hershey's Syrup (not just a coolant, a dessert topping!)
Gasoline (89 octane)

Any other suggestions?

hmmmm i wouldnt try gas at all.. too much heat and say bye bye..

[tacobell]

Originally posted by Owenator
I didn't taste it on purpose I was sucking it into my system and then blech! Don't try this at home!

I already did :D