Lock-Tite good for WC reassembly?

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Is it a good and safe idea to use Lock-Tite on the couplings for a WC loop? Reassembling a Kooance Exos WC loop and want to make sure the seals are 100% water tight.
 
It'll seal but it'd obviously be more difficult to change/remove. I'd say just wrap silicone tape around the threads but whatever works.
 
Those fittings should have O-rings on them??????????
 
Loc tite is definitely not a good option. The materials of some of the WC blocks and fittings may not handle things well if you ever have to disassemble it again. You could risk damaging the fittings.

Pipe tape and/or proper fittings are what you should do.
 
Koolance compression fittings have o-rings, lock-tite is not a good idea. Good luck ever taking it apart without some super strength.
 
No O-rings. What I often find myself doing with tubing anyways is making small slices down the tubing over the fittings to make it easier to remove so that shouldn't be an issue with the Lock-tite.

The fittings I have are the ones that go over the fittings then the single bolt thingy squeeeeeeeezes the tubing onto the fitting o_O
 
Like this?

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You don't need to use lock-tite and I don't recommend cutting the tubing.
 
Loc-tite is a brand name and they make many products...none of which would be suitable for your use.

make sure your o-rings are in good shape and you really should not need anything else
 
Crosshairs said:
Loc-tite is a brand name and they make many products...none of which would be suitable for your use.

make sure your o-rings are in good shape and you really should not need anything else
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When most people hear loctite they immediately associate it with threadlocker.
 
I still dont know wtf the op is talking about but I will take a stab. You should use a barb/compression fitting with a rubber o-ring on the bottom. You screw in the barb to the block until the o-ring compresses and seals. Then you put the tubing over the barb, and use a zip-tie or something similar to make sure the tubing doesnt shoot off.
 
NickJames said:
When most people hear loctite they immediately associate it with threadlocker.
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yes they do.....hence my post..... I could not imagine anyone wanting to use a thread lock, or any other Loc-tite product on a WC system...
 
Loc-tite makes high pressure/temperature silicone gasket gel. I'm sure that's what he was talking about.

I've used their products before, and while it would be super overkill for a computer WC setup its not out of the question. Frankly I wouldn't use it b/c of the messiness and the smelly curing process (acetic acid fumes (vinegar)), The standard compression fittings will work just fine, its not like the system will run 80-90 psi like in cars.
 
staticlag said:
The standard compression fittings will work just fine, its not like the system will run 80-90 psi like in cars.
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Show me a car that runs at 80-90 PSI and I'll show you a car on fire... .:eek:


Most cars runs between 16-22 PSI depending on the year and model....:)
 
Crosshairs said:
Show me a car that runs at 80-90 PSI and I'll show you a car on fire... .:eek:


Most cars runs between 16-22 PSI depending on the year and model....:)
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Lol, are you serious? Most EFI returnless fuel systems run 40-60 psi even in econoboxes nowadays.

Not to mention high performance oil and water cooled engines (motorcycles, rotary, race engines) that run 80-90 psi on the oil side.

16-22 PSI = oil pressure for dodge neons, honda civics

Or in your case, 16-22 psi was the first google result that popped up.
 
staticlag said:
Lol, are you serious? Most EFI returnless fuel systems run 40-60 psi even in econoboxes nowadays.

Not to mention high performance oil and water cooled engines (motorcycles, rotary, race engines) that run 80-90 psi on the oil side.

16-22 PSI = oil pressure for dodge neons, honda civics

Or in your case, 16-22 psi was the first google result that popped up.
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I was responding to your first post
staticlag said:
I've used their products before, and while it would be super overkill for a computer WC setup its not out of the question. Frankly I wouldn't use it b/c of the messiness and the smelly curing process (acetic acid fumes (vinegar)), The standard compression fittings will work just fine, its not like the system will run 80-90 psi like in cars.
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Since the subject is water cooling, my 16-22 PSI number was in response to your above quote ....in the context in which its written, it implies the cooling system in a car runs at 80-90 PSI

staticlag said:
Or in your case, 16-22 psi was the first google result that popped up.
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nice try, but not even close to being the case
 
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