Zarathustra[H]
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Hey all,
As the title says. I have been using 8 XSPC swiveling bends in my loop for 2 years now, and all of a sudden three of them are leaking. I should have known. One of them leaked at the same spot (the swivel) when I first installed them two years ago, but the rest were fine, so I assumed I just had one with a manufacturing defect. I can't pretend to understand why the floodgates suddenly opened on three of them at the same time, but that is neither here nor there.
I just drained my system and it is sitting in the basement drying out. Luckily I noticed before it got any worse than just a small puddle on the back of my GPU on the backplate, so nothing electric actually got wet.
It figures too. This was the first time in forever I had some time to kick back and play a game. Now I am without a functioning system.
It looks like the leaks on all of them are right here at the swivel joint:
Here is a little video:
Anyway,
So as it stands right now, I don't trust any of XSPC's bends or fittings in my system at all, and I plan on replacing them with a different brand.
Question is, what is the most trusted brand when it comes to fittings and bends?
I'm hoping to find some on Amazon with Prime so I can get them here quickly and fix my system over the weekend.
By my count I'm going to need:
- 10 compression fittings for 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD tubing
- 2-3 90 degree bends
- 5-6 45 degree bends
What do you guys recommend, that will last me a long time and many reuses without leaking?
Also, is it advisable to reuse the tubing, or should I replace that too?
Appreciate it!
As the title says. I have been using 8 XSPC swiveling bends in my loop for 2 years now, and all of a sudden three of them are leaking. I should have known. One of them leaked at the same spot (the swivel) when I first installed them two years ago, but the rest were fine, so I assumed I just had one with a manufacturing defect. I can't pretend to understand why the floodgates suddenly opened on three of them at the same time, but that is neither here nor there.
I just drained my system and it is sitting in the basement drying out. Luckily I noticed before it got any worse than just a small puddle on the back of my GPU on the backplate, so nothing electric actually got wet.
It figures too. This was the first time in forever I had some time to kick back and play a game. Now I am without a functioning system.
It looks like the leaks on all of them are right here at the swivel joint:
Here is a little video:
Anyway,
So as it stands right now, I don't trust any of XSPC's bends or fittings in my system at all, and I plan on replacing them with a different brand.
Question is, what is the most trusted brand when it comes to fittings and bends?
I'm hoping to find some on Amazon with Prime so I can get them here quickly and fix my system over the weekend.
By my count I'm going to need:
- 10 compression fittings for 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD tubing
- 2-3 90 degree bends
- 5-6 45 degree bends
What do you guys recommend, that will last me a long time and many reuses without leaking?
Also, is it advisable to reuse the tubing, or should I replace that too?
Appreciate it!