How to drain your water cooling loop? Easy!

Little video on how to drain your liquid cooling system, when changing coolant or for maintenance purposes.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Water cooling
• tutorial
• loop
• maintenace
• PC mode
• DIY

[thisisyaren]

there has to be a better way to drain...

[DazMode]

Yes of course, proper loop design is the best way. My silent sniper build drains in minute without touching the case.

[ribak1983]

tired of your water cooling adiction, do some hardware reviews

[DazMode]

LOL  Do you like my HW reviews or do you hate my WC reviews?

[FracturedShadows]

I have a Mountain Mods case with 3 quad rads and 1 triple rad and I really don't think this method will work for me. XD

[DazMode]

I have XSPC H1 and method works just fine, although you need some space around.

[DimensionWarcraft]

i love how a shit load of water drips out at the end

[DazMode]

People in poor physical form do not apply to this thread!

[MrMichaelpalacios]

I use Fluid XP ultra and you guys should too its non conductive and it also doesnt corrode just look it up, you guys wont be dissapointed

[edward85ful]

I'm sorry but that case is this?

thanks

[RaveV2]

Just wondering,what would happen if you never changed the water?

[maarten12100]

Pretty funny how you put way more in and then at the end a lil spill drips out.

Great guides anyway

[StrainXv]

So no damage would occure if I used the pump to bleed the system correct? Also you sell the external 12v & 5V DC power supplies on your site correct?

[klepto0oe]

CPU stays nie and cool (around 40) and the GPU I have is a EVGA 560TI 448 FTW and it gets to around 77 on big games like BF3. I really appreciate you taking the time to give me the advice. Youtube (and the world) is so full of hateful jerks so a nice person is a rarity. I had already considered uping the fan, and the cooling I will monitor. If you ever get an alienware I will say they are very nice, and ebay got me a killer deal, but the tech support is non exsistant! Much respect!

[TheFinkage]

(part 2) if you then realize its going to higher temps than before, you should either buy another one, or try to unassemble it yourself and replace the coolant and maybe try to get the cpu block rinsed, but i can say that it should take a VERY long time before that is needed. Also, i dont know how good the fans are on the alienware cpu RAD, but i recomend upgrading if your temps get above 70C, because the LAST thing you would want is for liquid to boil in a closed environment

[TheFinkage]

well im not sure if thats the right term for it, what i mean is that the cooling system is manufactured and comes set up stock, kind of like the corsair H-50/70/90 liquid cooling systems, you just buy them, they come set up, you just have to install them and never worry about them again. im sure that EVENTUALLY, the performance will dwindle little by little, and when you begin to notice that your CPU is overheating (if you dont monitor your temps, i HIGHLY recomend you start doing so)

[klepto0oe]

Thanks for the info. You were right it is for the CPU only, but like I said I am new to the liquid cooling. What does a closed loop look like? If you google the ALX alienware liquid cooling mine looks just like the images shown of the two black tubes going to and from the CPU. Thanks again!