Coolant Questions

[coz]

Hello friends!

I'm currently running my Waterchill system with deionized water and the Waterchill anti-algae additive only. This mixture is working very well so far but I'm interested in adding some extra 'water-wetting' form of additive to reduce temperatures (and make the water flo mo betta).

My first question is, which one? I can obtain Redline WaterWetter, Zerex Racing Super Coolant, Purple Ice and Swiftech HydrX in the UK. I've heard of potential problems with the Redline stuff and Plexiglas (acrylic) reservoirs.........

http://www.overclockers.com/tips1153/index08.asp

I've also heard it can clump together, have anyone experienced these problems with Redline WW?

Any opinions on the other alternatives, good or bad?

What about FluidXP? I like the thought of having peace of mind about leaks (because it's non-conductive and non-corrosive). I'm quite leak-paranoid being a WC n00bie so it appeals to me right now. If I used FluidXP, it wouldn't require any additional additives right?

My second question (ok, maybe it's more than that already!) is about adding the additives. Obviously, FluidXP would require me to drain my existing coolant and completely replace it with FluidXP. What about the others? Can I simply add them to the reservoir and they will mix themselves into the existing coolant properly? Or, should I drain the coolant, mix it properly with the new additive and then re-fill the system? Since I'm extremely lazy and the bubbles were a real pain to shift from the radiator, I'd rather not drain the system (unless I go for FluidXP) completely.

Thanks for any opinions or advice you can offer.

 

[Krazy_Joe]

fluid xp seems to be a hot topic on the forums. Im getting it in the mail soon hopefully so I can try it out also. Alot of people on here do not like fluid xp and you will probably get a bunch of posts how its a bunch of crap and over priced, blah blah blah. If you check out my post there is an organic chemist talking about it. Which he also does not think fluid xp is great stuff. He does say it gives you a little bit longer to clean up the mess if a leak occurs however he personally doesnt think its worth it.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=787916

Even though he doesnt recommend it im going to try it out. He said it will be non-conductive but you still have to clean up the leaks because the water in fluid xp will evaporate leaving a chain of carbohydrate residue that could "potentially" cause a problem after 2 days or so. Now that is still under debate if the carbohydrates left behind are conductive or not. I emailed fluid xp and hopefully will get a legit response.

I personally believe that the carbohydrates left behind are still non-conductive because I read a review of fluid xp @ overclockers.com and the guy put it on his motherboard while the computer was still on. He experienced no problems and im sure that if he did he would have posted an update to his review saying how after a few days his computer went haywire. Its really your call.

Oh and to answer your question you dont have to add anything to fluid xp+. Just put it in and its ready to go... also its a great lubricant for your pump's plastic parts. Hope this helps on your decision making

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[coz]

Thanks very much for your response Mr Krazy, I'll check that other thread out.

Cheers.

 

[HiTech-Hate]

Even though he doesnt recommend it im going to try it out. He said it will be non-conductive but you still have to clean up the leaks because the water in fluid xp will evaporate leaving a chain of carbohydrate residue that could "potentially" cause a problem after 2 days or so. Now that is still under debate if the carbohydrates left behind are conductive or not. I emailed fluid xp and hopefully will get a legit response.

Actually I didn't say that =P In fact I tried to correct you in the thread, you obviously did NOT read what I said lol.

'If you left it too long chances are you'd see a white solid on one or more of your components yes.. And this is not due soley to the carbohydrates used in fluidxp, moreso any solute added to the water.'

was what I said =P

At any rate, I should point out that if you are looking for a PERFORMANCE ENHANCING additive, FluidXP is NOT IT. FluidXP's selling point is that its non conductive and will not 'destroy your components' (which isnt really a big threat anyways). If you do decide to go with FluidXP I would suggest not adding any additives to it, its almost certain that doing so will lead to insolube products.