more water (in the words of Jack)

Sniipe

So I've coolant in the system already but its not full. I need more water, is this the only option I have:
http://www.dabs.ie/products/thermaltake-big-water-uv-coolant-500-4QSJ.html for 11.07e?

Also I assume I don't have pour out then refill? Just a top up will do?

Solitaire

Moving to T&M, this is their kinda thing!

Gah! :eek: You should really stick to good-quality distilled water with a bit of additive to give colour and algae-proofing. Those goopy fluids typically have lower thermal conduction and higher electrical conduction than distilled and have a tendency to clog joints and blocks with sediment!!

Sniipe

so distilled water with antifreeze will do or what is this algae-proofing liquid you speak of (Again, I assume I don't need to remove the current liquid)?

po0k

and keeping all the metal surfaces that touch the water/coolant the same to avoid electrolysis

Solitaire

The whole point about using proper distilled water with minimal additives which are also as inert as possible is that not much can go wrong with it - its electrically non-conductive thus not dangerous to equipment in the event of epic fail (read: leaks) and incapable of electrolysis so fittings of different metals/alloys aren't going to corrode like crazy.

Of course, it can be prone to self-electrolysis (splitting), emitting hydrogen if exposed to high voltages, but that's quite a different issue altogether...

Sniipe

In the end I got distilled water and went to pour water in. It didn't go in because it needed a funnel.

I then got the user manual and was reading it and it said to leave a 1.5cm gap between the water and the top... So in the end it was over full anyway, so I just left it