do you build draining into your loop?

[LonerVamp]

What does anyone else do about planning for draining a water cooling system? Do you bother planning anything in the loop, like a T connector and a plug in the end, or just deal with it when the times comes by removing the radiator and pouring it out from there?

 

[Arcygenical]

Yes.

My Tline is actually at the bottom of the case. I flip it upside down to fill, and leave it rightside up (positioned over the sink, of course) to drain.

 

[Ragenrok]

I have a resevoir but wish I had gotten a T Line for it as well. Next time I have to drain my loop I'll just cut the line at the bottom between my pump and my Res and add a T-Line with a plug so I can just drain from there when I need to.

 

[silent-circuit]

I set up my loops so I can remove them as a unit and fill / drain outside of the case whenever possible.

 

[mwin]

I did on the previous build. For the current one, I left it off. It wasn't worth the extra trouble, tubing, and T-fitting. I'd rather just flip the machine over and pour out the coolant.

 

[fluke420]

I'd just remove the WB from the video card. Then you can remove the tubing from there.

 

[n00btard]

I have an inbuilt res on my DDC-2 top. I have a ball-valve on the G1/4 fill port at the top, so I just leave enough slack in both the inlet and outlet line to be able to flip it around and drain the loop.