remember to check your O rings

outhouse · Mar 8, 2006

My rigs been up for a year now or a hair longer with water cooling and all 10 of my O rings are cracked and im suprised it hasnt leaked yet killing the whole rig.

keep an eye on em folks they dont last as long as you would think.

Otter · Mar 8, 2006

What have you been using for coolant? They shouldn't degrade that fast.

outhouse · Mar 8, 2006

the inside is fine its the outer exposed part that is cracking, this has nothing to do with the GM Dex-cool [anti freeze] that i use.

Etacovda · Mar 8, 2006

Thats highly unusual. There must be some kind of issue with your loop...

Perhaps you have old stock of parts, or perhaps the oring reseller gave them a bulk deal on old rings. Orings have a service life, in much more severe conditions, of a much greater time. There is some issue, i would complain to the maker of the watercooling parts personally.

Otter · Mar 8, 2006

outhouse said:
the inside is fine its the outer exposed part that is cracking ...

Now that makes me wonder what it's been exposed to.

Hmmmm.... Do you have really powerful UV source in your case?

voigts · Mar 8, 2006

Yeah that really is weird. O rings normally last years and don't tend to crack. Something must be working on them.

Super Nade · Mar 8, 2006

Hey man, lets see some pictures. I'm setting up my WC right now and this could be helpful

-aDaM^ · Mar 8, 2006

Its normal for O-ring to dryout if you really want em to last put vaseline on em.

Luftwaffle · Mar 8, 2006

Vaseline is hard to work with. I prefer using sewing machine oil.

Flip-Mode · Mar 8, 2006

-aDaM^ said:
Its normal for O-ring to dryout if you really want em to last put vaseline on em.

We used to grease all the O-rings on the jets with vasline, I agree with you.

Fferrett · Mar 8, 2006

I'd always recommend the doctor should grease up the o-ring to prevent cracking during examination...

Flip-Mode · Mar 8, 2006

Fferrett said:
I'd always recommend the doctor should grease up the o-ring to prevent cracking during examination...

LOL

johan851 · Mar 8, 2006

I'd always recommend the doctor should grease up the o-ring to prevent cracking during examination...

Classy.

I agree - I always put vaseline on O-rings. Haven't had an issue yet.

-aDaM^ · Mar 9, 2006

Flip-Mode said:
We used to grease all the O-rings on the jets with vasline, I agree with you.

Yup, my father is Aircraft Mechanic haha must been secret of the trade

remember to check your O rings

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