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- Baton Rouge, LA
Just curious...cause my tubing looks a little cloudy. Ive had the WC setup for awhile now.
How often should you purchase new tubing?
How often should you purchase new tubing?
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The second cloudiness issue is the plasticizer leaching out of the tubing. It's what makes the tubing soft. It leaches out and builds in stength till enough to collect on the inner walls. It can be partially prevented by draining and refilling the 1,2, 3rd week and monthly. The plasticizer won't have time to reach the concentration to build up on the tubes. Still, it will build in time.
No way does plasticizer in a well function loop look like that. That is not good whatever it is. More like growth. Whats your liquid your using?
Are you using any biocide at all? In the UK and other EU places deionized is plenty fine.
Might want to read the cleaning the loop aprt of this sticky.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/253958-29-watercooling-guide
Never happen with this kind of tubing But my RES is 100% clear after 1+year of Distilled and PTnuke. Washed once.
Well, I'm not 100% sure tbh, I bought some Feser base and the shop told me it preventer both corrosion and growth, but I'm starting too wonder. The Feser web site only states Corrosion blocker. The ratio is correct tho, so if it does prevent growth, it should.
This is the second time my tubing has started to look green, hence why I've gotten some distilled water and waiting on some biocide stuff too add in.