Oxidation in radiator

[kiklop32]

Hello,

yeah I did use vinegar, 10% also 100% and when I get mad about it i used 33-40% H2SO4. It has changed it to lets say jelly and I was able to get some of this out. But this is what has left and it is not reacting with anything. So I believe that it should not spread to my loop as "strong" things were unable to get it out? And oxidaction will be on every copper part in the end?

 

[Conumdrum]

I'd say the rad is fine. Not much more you can do. I'd suggest opening the CPU block and GPU block if you have a GPU block. And please, please go with a liquid that is clear, no UV etc. Please ask GTX what he uses, and use it. He's a smart guy and well informed.

 

[kiklop32]

I will open CPU block in December so I will see. Cant open GPU as I am running 1080Ti Poseidon.
For now there is no problem about this red and still I hope that Mayhems is not that bad that it can ruin the system.
I have already hard tubing done so re-do it with colored tube is not an option anymore

 

[kiklop32]

So I opened it up. It is pump from fractal design kelvin ( have D5 and phanteks CPU block now )

And this is how it looks like. Pump is cca. 1 year old and 3 months it run with red. So is it bad?

 

[Richo999]

try a 1:4-5 HCl tot H2SO4 (use the highest concentration available). I used to work at a waste water treatement plant were we used this exact chemical (well we also added a biocide but thats hardly needed here) to clean our filterpresses (remove calcic residu and remove bacterial growth) and preserve metal components. We ran this chemical for like half a hour to cleanse our filters and our installation in general after which which we treat it with water (this was industrial grade mind you so with househould grades I advice something like a hour then flush it with distilled water till the water is clear)
when this chemical reacts to copper it will react to coppersulfate (CuSO4) which acts as a protective layer in your rad. Don't know how this will react with your pump/blocks though.