Need Assistance - Hard Line Plumbing - Fittings not Fitting

[Jay_Raz]

Hey all - I have come to you all for some advice. I am building my first hardlined, water-cooled system, and I have run into an issue with the fan mounted radiator location and EK fittings - NOT FITTING in the space left. I have the EK 16mm hardline fittings and the Eximo SX 360 radiators. When I mount the 120mm fan to the radiator - there is not enough room to get the fittings to fit into the ports on the radiator. It's JUST not enough room. I have tried using a QL120 Corsair and SL120 Lian Li fan - and in both cases its exactly the same amount of "screw you, try a different fitting".. or Screw you, get a different radiator".. or "Your Screwed". The EK fittings are 24mm in diameter - and I cannot find a listing anywhere for the diameter of really any other "standoff/extender" fittings I could use to get the hardline fittings above the radiator. (I have 3 Rads - same story all 3) Any help - ideas or suggestions - greatly appreciated! Pic of the system as far as I can go - till I get this figured out.

 

[Nobu]

Koolance's extension fittings are 17mm diameter (see the diagram in the files tab). There are other lengths and thread options, just picked the first male-female fitting I found here.

Other brands usually list their dimensions in a similar way.

 

[pendragon1]

g 1/4 male to female extenders
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-af-extender-30mm-m-f-g1-4-nickel 18.8mm

 

[Jay_Raz]

Good lord - And this is why I came to you guys - I ordered extensions from EK - (same time I got my other fittings) but those are the same diameter as the fittings I have - so I ASSUMED - they were all that wide. Thanks again!

 

[hititnquitit]

Or mount your fans on the other side not ideal but easy.