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Best fluid for cooling
- Thread starter Zaz
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Good Ole' distilled water is about as good as it gets. For corrosion protection, I prefer to use Dex-cool antifreeze.
Good Ole' distilled water is about as good as it gets. For corrosion protection, I prefer to use Dex-cool antifreeze.
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- Jun 8, 2002
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- Melbourne, Australia
About the only things better than water for cooling are:
heavy water - about 10% more heat capacity
50% caustic soda mix with water - about 20% more heat capacity
since either are not commonly available, or not very good for your system, water is about the best you can do. In any event, either would only help out by fractions of a degree celcius.
Surprising isn't it - that the simplest things can often be the best.
heavy water - about 10% more heat capacity
50% caustic soda mix with water - about 20% more heat capacity
since either are not commonly available, or not very good for your system, water is about the best you can do. In any event, either would only help out by fractions of a degree celcius.
Surprising isn't it - that the simplest things can often be the best.
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- Jun 8, 2002
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- Melbourne, Australia
Zaz said:
It is advised.
It really depends.
As an on-going corrosion experiment I run my all-copper White Water water-block with brass barbs with a copper heater-core and Eheim pump without any form of corrosion protection full-time. I just use regular tap water and top up the open-to-air bucket reservoir every few weeks using a dirty old coke bottle. This is intended to mimic a worst case scenario.
In 4 months now I have not seen a single sign of corrosion of any kind anywhere in the system.
I do not advise doing this though if you have any aluminium in your system though, even anodized aluminium. Even if you're just using all-copper, the brass barbs can eventually start to corrode, and so some form of corrosion inhibitor is advised.
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- Boston, MA, USA
distilled water and water wetter are the way to go
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- Mississauga, Ontario
What alternatives are there aside from water wetter? I was hearing that stuff really smells?
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well it doesnt smell once it is so diluted in the water and if you have a closed loop. You don't use very much at all - 1oz per quart of water. The only time you would smell it is when you were pouring it in.
There are alternatives anyways, like the Dex-cool neomoses suggested. I'm not sure what the best choice other than water wetter would be.
There are alternatives anyways, like the Dex-cool neomoses suggested. I'm not sure what the best choice other than water wetter would be.
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I am kind of curious what that setup is doing to your weld/solder joints in the rad....((meaning no additives)) for protection... PS what are your temps like!!!
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My goodness, your that rabid. You know this post is SEVEN YEARS OLD?
