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MCP655 leaks out of the box
I'm a little frustrated right now. This all began with some screw casings breaking on my Mag 3, and a decision to give it up after it's been serving faithfully for a good couple of years. I saved some money and decided to spring for a MCP655, as I didn't want to be at college all year wondering if my pump was going to leak. I'm on a time frame and already about two weeks behind on finishing my water setup, so I got an MCP655 from CrazyPC and had it shipped 3-day so that I could get it this week and get things together this weekend. Great people over at CrazyPC, btw...I recommend them.
When I first got the pump, I did a sort of leak test out of curiosity...I usually blow or suck into one of the tubes and plug up the other end. If I can maintain pressure, the setup is probably doing alright. I noticed right away that this pump wasn't keeping up pressure...air was passing through it just fine. I opened it up and it didn't seem like the most watertight design to me...I thought there was supposed to be an O-ring. I figured I was missing something, tightened it back down nice and tight, and gave it a test run, thankfully outside my system.
Sure enough, water was leaking out at a pretty decent rate (made a good pool in a couple of minutes) without the pump even turned on. I took it out of the loop and took it apart, and referenced this handy article:
http://www.systemcooling.com/swiftech_mcp655-03.html
Yup, missing an O-ring. Nowhere to be found. Looked through all the Swiftech accessories and the box it shipped in, poured all the peanuts out onto the counter...nothing. 100% less O-ring, just like I thought.
So now I've paid a bundle for this pump, $15 for 3-day air to assemble my loop this weekend, and it's completely unusable. I'll have to wait until mid-week for a replacement part from Swiftech, I'm sure.
Anyway, just a heads up...you might want to check for that O-ring. I like Swiftech products and haven't had a problem in the past...and this is likely a weird fluke. But be careful...I'd hate to have tested this in a system. 24-hour leak test first!
I'm a little frustrated right now. This all began with some screw casings breaking on my Mag 3, and a decision to give it up after it's been serving faithfully for a good couple of years. I saved some money and decided to spring for a MCP655, as I didn't want to be at college all year wondering if my pump was going to leak. I'm on a time frame and already about two weeks behind on finishing my water setup, so I got an MCP655 from CrazyPC and had it shipped 3-day so that I could get it this week and get things together this weekend. Great people over at CrazyPC, btw...I recommend them.
When I first got the pump, I did a sort of leak test out of curiosity...I usually blow or suck into one of the tubes and plug up the other end. If I can maintain pressure, the setup is probably doing alright. I noticed right away that this pump wasn't keeping up pressure...air was passing through it just fine. I opened it up and it didn't seem like the most watertight design to me...I thought there was supposed to be an O-ring. I figured I was missing something, tightened it back down nice and tight, and gave it a test run, thankfully outside my system.
Sure enough, water was leaking out at a pretty decent rate (made a good pool in a couple of minutes) without the pump even turned on. I took it out of the loop and took it apart, and referenced this handy article:
http://www.systemcooling.com/swiftech_mcp655-03.html
Yup, missing an O-ring. Nowhere to be found. Looked through all the Swiftech accessories and the box it shipped in, poured all the peanuts out onto the counter...nothing. 100% less O-ring, just like I thought.
So now I've paid a bundle for this pump, $15 for 3-day air to assemble my loop this weekend, and it's completely unusable. I'll have to wait until mid-week for a replacement part from Swiftech, I'm sure.
Anyway, just a heads up...you might want to check for that O-ring. I like Swiftech products and haven't had a problem in the past...and this is likely a weird fluke. But be careful...I'd hate to have tested this in a system. 24-hour leak test first!
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