tonyl1979 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I lost the CD manual, but I believe the pdf manual avaliable at the web site is exactly the same. But I was not able to get the information, to clean hydrocool. I would really appreciate if someone could tell me the link or a specific direction to clean this. .. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 clean what the air filters or internal parts ? cover, mild soap & moist softcloth an filters can be hand washed in mild soap an water & dyried need a .pdf reader Manaul HCX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyl1979 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 I'm talking about the internal part, other than cleaning the air filter. Because the pdf manual doesn't have any information about cleaning the internal part or how to disassemble the radiator, etc (if it's necessary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 if the internals that eroded send back for warranty, if gone past that you just have entered the Mod Zone......not coverd by warranty. remove clamps a good pair of side cutters then use new clamps (Note this for externals inside cover) Cleaning using 2parts distilled water/1part White vinegar, after rinseing off with distilled water, let dry then spary with clear lacquer to seal it. if that is to much then anodized rad the colour you like at local plating shop that does. for Flushing system look down thread link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyl1979 Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 Thanks for the detailed help. I didn't mod the internal parts but I guess my real question is, whether if hydrocool ex series owners do clean more than the filters, and I'm wondering if people normally clean the internal part with baking/vine.(or whichever it's suitable), once a while in order to keep them clean (as a part of maintaince). Or it's only necesssary to clean the air filters. Because those koolance water blocks, or other blocks that are visible because of the materials they use, it's easy to tell if the water block has alges (despite whether if you use the coolent + distilled water). So I was wondering if cleaning the whole water system once every few months is required.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 tonyl1979, As for cleaning the inside of the HC. We call this "flushing" the system. It's very similar to flushing an automotive cooling system. Basically, you will need more of the Sierra propylene glycol and distilled water mix. Splice the inlet tube coming out of the back from the HC external unit. One splice end, coming from the computer side, will dump the old coolant out into a gallon or so size bucket, while the other splice end draws into the HC a fresh new coolant mixture. You will then need an Eldon-James 1/4 to 1/4 tube coupler to reattached the splice or equivalent. If you do have algae or other foreign items in the system, you will need to mix well ONE part White Vinegar and TWO parts distilled water and flush the system really well. Then you will need to flush back in the Propylene Glycol, One part and the Distilled Water, Two parts. White Vinegar is also recommended for cleaning coffee makers. It does an excellent job at that too. :sunglasse DO NOT USE baking soda internally to the system. :nono: This will ruin the micro-channel cold-block and is too abrasive to the flow indicator wheel housing. :beatchair Stev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio-Hazard Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 What Stev said................ :D: He is the HC man......... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Yeah, EXCELLENT use of the smileys... tempted to turn on Reputation points just for that lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 :laughing: Doh i missed the internals :eek: ..... thought meant inside of case cover. not the fluid internals paths. yip follow Stev's guide as for i'm all black an blue from Stev's firm teaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyl1979 Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 Wow, thanks for the detailed help. I was informed to use baking soda earlier and then now I learned "not to" use one. I guess, I have a final question though. People who use Koolance water block or other block, can tell whether if they have algae or not because you can see through the block, but the corsair water block, I cannot see any. This is the set-up of my system. http://www.water-cooling.com/viewgallery.php?id=85 So how do I check whether if I have algae on my system? And does algae grow when I really use distilled water with proper % mix with coolent? And let's say algae grows even with proper care; how often should I "flush" the system (assuming algae is inside and I cannot see through the water block to see algae). Or is there an another part of the system that I can find out whether where algae stays?.. (i hope you know where i'm stuck at...) Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Wow, thanks for the detailed help. I was informed to use baking soda earlier and then now I learned "not to" use one. I guess, I have a final question though. People who use Koolance water block or other block, can tell whether if they have algae or not because you can see through the block, but the corsair water block, I cannot see any. This is the set-up of my system. http://www.water-cooling.com/viewgallery.php?id=85 So how do I check whether if I have algae on my system? And does algae grow when I really use distilled water with proper % mix with coolent? And let's say algae grows even with proper care; how often should I "flush" the system (assuming algae is inside and I cannot see through the water block to see algae). Or is there an another part of the system that I can find out whether where algae stays?.. (i hope you know where i'm stuck at...) Thanks.. the clear tubing should give some indication as the texture of fluid or goo stuck to inside tubing, the bottom of rez is the other place using fiber optic flashlight to see the bottom . if you want to go extreme use a Ultraviolet radiation bulb to keep it algae low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyl1979 Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 Oh, so algae grows even with distilled water + coolent?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Oh, so algae grows even with distilled water + coolent?.. yes at slow rate, if open to atmosphere much faster, really not to worry if follow recomended mixtures an pure distilled water, not some swamp water. you'll know when u got algae, coolant colour looses tint looks thicker, less brighter then orgingle fill colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyl1979 Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thank you so much, you have been a great help; so I just guess I would have to clean them every few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thank you so much, you have been a great help; so I just guess I would have to clean them every few months. i do yearly it can go more but nothing to thinker with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thank you so much, you have been a great help; so I just guess I would have to clean them every few months. tonyl1979, Cleaning should be every 3 years or 36,000 miles, which ever comes first. :rofl: Oh, that is what we do with our automotive cooling systems. The HC should be algae free as long as you filled it with Distilled Water and the coolant mixture, then closed the fill-plug and finally powered up. All the hardware with each HC is "NEW", thus, less chances of being infected. If you need to do a flush, a yearly or every other year would satisfy the requirement. Stev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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