refilling ?

sterVin · 10-04-04, 03:15 PM

How often do you guys have to refill your loop with water? I have to put in a gallon of distilled water every two to three days and it seems kinda..... much. Whenever my mom goes into town I ask her to buy me another gallon or so of distilled water..

oh, Im using evaporative cooling, just incase anyone wanted to know

Section8 · 10-04-04, 03:17 PM

Wow at first I was like this must be a joke or your room is flooding fast...LOL

SnowRider · 10-04-04, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Section8

Wow at first I was like this must be a joke or your room is flooding fast...LOL

HAHAHA, same here, I'm like "I think you have a leakage problem buddy" lol

You might get more answers posting in the "Extreme Cooling" forum?

*Edit* - My bad, I guess this is the best forum for your question

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Aphex_Tom_9 · 10-04-04, 03:52 PM

well the question is simple enough, how often do us semi-closed loop (res or t-line) people have to add water to the loop. id say every few weeks you should top off your reservoir with a splash of water, thats about it. evaporative cooling uses up a LOT more water than a standard wc loop

sterVin · 10-04-04, 05:32 PM

ok, I figured as much, but I wasnt really sure. I guess thats what I get for having "passive" watercooling..

I was wondering because I might go to a semi closed loop and didnt want to have to spend all the $$ on water (its not that bad of a cost tho, and worth it none-the-less)

Alacritan · 10-04-04, 10:14 PM

Hahaha...I thought to myself....where is the water going? But then I kept reading.

I suppose it would depend upon the humidity level in your house, so if you run an air conditioner or dehumidifier, it'll evaporate VERY quickly, and the surface area of your evaporation stuff will also have an impact, but you're going to use quite a lot no matter what. If you had gone for a closed system you could go months without refilling.

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sterVin Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California, USA	refilling ? How often do you guys have to refill your loop with water? I have to put in a gallon of distilled water every two to three days and it seems kinda..... much. Whenever my mom goes into town I ask her to buy me another gallon or so of distilled water.. oh, Im using evaporative cooling, just incase anyone wanted to know __________________ "I always told you this job would be great if it weren't for the customers.." -Randal Amd Mobile 2600+ @ 2600mhz, Abit NF-7, Sapphire 9800 pro oh, and its watercooled.. Special thanks to Qualhiveldorf, Roby, Chim, Brent, & Justin, all members of the sterVin folding team
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Aphex_Tom_9 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY (Long Island)	well the question is simple enough, how often do us semi-closed loop (res or t-line) people have to add water to the loop. id say every few weeks you should top off your reservoir with a splash of water, thats about it. evaporative cooling uses up a LOT more water than a standard wc loop __________________ MONOLITH - Xeon W3540 (testing) - Rampage 2 Extreme - 12 GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 - GTX 570 - 120 GB OCZ Vertex - Antec TruePower New 750W - Corsair 700D - Apogee XT - XSPC 360 Hack1nt0sh - Core2Duo E4600 (11x335 : 3685) - 4 GB G.Skill (894) - HD 3850 (810/2120)- Asus P5W DH - OSX86 10.5.1 / Win 7 MacBook Pro - i7 2.66 - 4 GB - GT 330M - OSX 10.6.4 Opty 148 3504mhz Core2Duo 3917mhz
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10-04-04, 05:32 PM	Thread Starter #5
sterVin Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California, USA	ok, I figured as much, but I wasnt really sure. I guess thats what I get for having "passive" watercooling.. I was wondering because I might go to a semi closed loop and didnt want to have to spend all the $$ on water (its not that bad of a cost tho, and worth it none-the-less) __________________ "I always told you this job would be great if it weren't for the customers.." -Randal Amd Mobile 2600+ @ 2600mhz, Abit NF-7, Sapphire 9800 pro oh, and its watercooled.. Special thanks to Qualhiveldorf, Roby, Chim, Brent, & Justin, all members of the sterVin folding team
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10-04-04, 10:14 PM	#6
Alacritan Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kingston, NY	Hahaha...I thought to myself....where is the water going? But then I kept reading. I suppose it would depend upon the humidity level in your house, so if you run an air conditioner or dehumidifier, it'll evaporate VERY quickly, and the surface area of your evaporation stuff will also have an impact, but you're going to use quite a lot no matter what. If you had gone for a closed system you could go months without refilling.
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