VanGoghComplex
2[H]4U
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2016
- Messages
- 2,286
Welp, my pride took a hit last night. After completely dismantling and cleaning my loop, I found what looked to be some corrosion spots on my new EK monoblock. I cleaned them up, put it all back together and dropped in the last of my Primochill Vue.
A few weeks in and I'm seeing deposits of stuff in the corners through the plexi. So, time to take it apart again. This time I'm dismantling the Phanteks GPU block too, and I see it - failing nickel coating on the fins and on the terminal area.
I think that, after reading a post by @Watercool_Jacob, my trouble wasn't the Vue, but it probably exacerbated it. My problem was running straight distilled with a copper-sulfate growth inhibitor. Now I've got two fairly new blocks with nickel that is starting to fail.
My plan is to disassemble and thoroughly clean. I'll run a batch of Mayhem's Blitz through the radiator. After that, I'm going to distilled with a corrosion inhibitor concentrate. I'll live with the nickel that's already come off ( it'll be a good reminder of my hubris), but what I'm wondering is if these blocks are still serviceable long-term? Can a block with partially-failed nickel be trusted if run with proper corrosion inhibitors, or is it a nasty "once it's started it won't stop" sort of thing? I can't justify the expense of replacing the blocks, and as I've disassembled both for cleaning, I don't think EK or Phanteks will honor any warranty claim.
I should have listened to the folks on this forum...
A few weeks in and I'm seeing deposits of stuff in the corners through the plexi. So, time to take it apart again. This time I'm dismantling the Phanteks GPU block too, and I see it - failing nickel coating on the fins and on the terminal area.
I think that, after reading a post by @Watercool_Jacob, my trouble wasn't the Vue, but it probably exacerbated it. My problem was running straight distilled with a copper-sulfate growth inhibitor. Now I've got two fairly new blocks with nickel that is starting to fail.
My plan is to disassemble and thoroughly clean. I'll run a batch of Mayhem's Blitz through the radiator. After that, I'm going to distilled with a corrosion inhibitor concentrate. I'll live with the nickel that's already come off ( it'll be a good reminder of my hubris), but what I'm wondering is if these blocks are still serviceable long-term? Can a block with partially-failed nickel be trusted if run with proper corrosion inhibitors, or is it a nasty "once it's started it won't stop" sort of thing? I can't justify the expense of replacing the blocks, and as I've disassembled both for cleaning, I don't think EK or Phanteks will honor any warranty claim.
I should have listened to the folks on this forum...