Hi All, the coolant in my loop seems to be evaporating at an alarming rate of around 2 bottlecaps worth per month whether I have it on or not. There is no sign of any leak anywhere. This is also my second build and other than evaporation I have no issues to speak of.
I have a custom cooling loop that I use for aesthetic purposes mostly but it does an excellent job of cooling my CPU also. I have Thermaltake T1000 Acid Green Transparent Coolant and it looks fantastic. Don't get me wrong it is soft tubing and about as simple as a loop can be, but I do have a flow indicator.
I actually salvaged the radiator and reservoir from a 12 year old computer which might have been a mistake. I also used some of the original tubing. I think some of the tubing I have might be vinyl some is polyethylene. I'm not sure anymore
Has anyone encountered anything like this? Does it seem like I might definitely have a leak or I'm missing something. I ask because I might be willing to change the radiator and perhaps the tubing, but the reservoir shows no sign of issues nor does the pump
I don't want to spend money to replace parts only to find out that there is some other phenomena that I need to be aware of from other more experienced users.
Please assist me in assessing the situation. I would hate to just get a standard air cooler but it's looking like I may have to bite the bullet on this one.
Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays
Thermaltake T1000 Acid Green Transparent Coolant
CPU: i7 7700
RAM: 16GB
GPU: GTX 970
I have a custom cooling loop that I use for aesthetic purposes mostly but it does an excellent job of cooling my CPU also. I have Thermaltake T1000 Acid Green Transparent Coolant and it looks fantastic. Don't get me wrong it is soft tubing and about as simple as a loop can be, but I do have a flow indicator.
I actually salvaged the radiator and reservoir from a 12 year old computer which might have been a mistake. I also used some of the original tubing. I think some of the tubing I have might be vinyl some is polyethylene. I'm not sure anymore
Has anyone encountered anything like this? Does it seem like I might definitely have a leak or I'm missing something. I ask because I might be willing to change the radiator and perhaps the tubing, but the reservoir shows no sign of issues nor does the pump
I don't want to spend money to replace parts only to find out that there is some other phenomena that I need to be aware of from other more experienced users.
Please assist me in assessing the situation. I would hate to just get a standard air cooler but it's looking like I may have to bite the bullet on this one.
Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays
Thermaltake T1000 Acid Green Transparent Coolant
CPU: i7 7700
RAM: 16GB
GPU: GTX 970