Where is my water going?

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Gen.Ben

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Hey guys. First time water cooler, And I think it's great :D

I have been running my loop for 2 or so weeks.

At the start, I filled the res almost to the very top, probably about 5mm from the top. Now after running the loop for 2 weeks the water is about 12mm from the top of the res.

And I am positive there are no leaks.

So where does that water go?
Does it just saturate into the tubes and radiator or something?
Will it stop going down?

Thanks.
 
What type of tubing did you use? Some soak up water more than others; thats part of why people pay such premiums for Tygon and Masterkleer.

The rad could fill really slow, so yeah, that could account for part of that. Just top it back off and see if it keeps going. If it does, might be worth swapping out tubing.
 
Even if you think it's fully bleeded, there is still tiny air bubbles in the loop. The longer you run, the more you can get rid of bubbles. This account for the small decrease in level so just top it off then you should be fine.

 
You basically have air in your loop. You should try to shift and move your system while the pump is on free up any trapped air pockets. Do you use a fill port or a reservoir?
 
Gen.Ben said:
I use a swiftech micro res.
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Then you should be able to jostle your case while your pump is running to get those air bubbles out of there and into your reservoir. You should have an open airway to allow the air to bleed out.
 
Just so you know and so you will check every now and then, its not exactly technically correct but basically water will also "evaporate" through the walls of your tubing. Even after all the bubbles and dissolved air is mostly gone, be sure to check every now and then because water will continue to magically disappear, not as fast as at first, but it still disappears.
 
BillParrish said:
Just so you know and so you will check every now and then, its not exactly technically correct but basically water will also "evaporate" through the walls of your tubing. Even after all the bubbles and dissolved air is mostly gone, be sure to check every now and then because water will continue to magically disappear, not as fast as at first, but it still disappears.
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That depends on the porosity of the tubing. If it's something like Tygon, that shouldn't be happening. Even MasterKleer shouldn't be having that problem either. If it's a Vinyl tubing, then I can see that happening.
 
Another vote for air in the loop, gotta do alot of rocking and shifting to get it fully out of the rad... at least, I did. Or... just wait 2 weeks and it will have probably all blead... either way, top it off and keep checking, should stop taking more water sooner than later.
 
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