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- Sep 2, 2021
My loop is sort of stuck between cleanings right now. I don't want to waste the new coolant on it so once that arrives I will dismantle the loop and clean the waterblock, drain the old coolant. So the point of this thread is to have a discussion about the best way to clean the waterblock, including the micro channels. Because I had the water block out about 2 months ago and cleaned it up as best as I could, but I didn't have a pressure washer or anything like that. The reason I suspect the heatkiller IV is the bottleneck culprit is because I cleaned it, as mentioned above, I so I know for certain there are no obstructions limiting flow, yet both of my freezemod pumps were pulling so hard ( they are located AFTER the water block in the loop order) that they created enough vacuum to collapse the post CPU tubing run, which severely limited flow. But I found a solution in zip ties. Every tubing run gets them this time around. Separated by about an inch, they restore the tubing to its original form and also prevents kinks. It also adds a creative element you don't see very often to the tubing as well.
I wanted to seek some clarity from experts regarding cleaning the water block effectively, because this is my first custom loop and I don't want to screw it up. Also if you have any tips about the best way to flush the loop as well, I'm all ears. I suspect vinegar would do the trick? lol
So as you can see here there about 283 zip ties holding everything together
I wanted to seek some clarity from experts regarding cleaning the water block effectively, because this is my first custom loop and I don't want to screw it up. Also if you have any tips about the best way to flush the loop as well, I'm all ears. I suspect vinegar would do the trick? lol
So as you can see here there about 283 zip ties holding everything together