Water Additives?

Ewout_vB · 02-01-2004, 02:39 PM

What should I use anyway?

I heard some saying use Distilled water, some saying use Demi water. What is the best?

Water Wetter seems to be quite popular, however I heard The Zerex G-05 was better...

The only good source I could find was http://www.wc101.com/reviews/Additives/

Any tips? Guides? Links? Suggestions?

killernoodle · 02-01-2004, 03:49 PM

10 parts distilled water
1 part antifreeze (color of your choice)

That is all, water wetter doesnt seem to help at all and doesnt prevent corrosion.

Ewout_vB · 02-01-2004, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killernoodle

10 parts distilled water
1 part antifreeze (color of your choice)

That is all, water wetter doesnt seem to help at all and doesnt prevent corrosion.

Wouldn't Demi-Water be better against mineral deposits?

So this coolant from Valvoline would be good then? Hmm wonder what color it is.

killernoodle · 02-01-2004, 06:08 PM

All antifreezes should do fine. Just pick the color that you like. I have seen red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple.

Butcher · 02-01-2004, 08:03 PM

Water wetter does help corrosion... I have Al/Cu mix with only water wetter for corrosion control and it's corrosion free after 10 months.

guandi · 02-02-2004, 04:17 PM

I use a mix of 2 litres of De-Ionised, distilled and pureified water, 400ml of Castrol Superbike Coolant, and 100ml of Miltons disinfectant.

I run at nothing more than 2'C above room temp, even with a XP1800 overclocked to XP2400 speeds, GPU and N/B, all putting out far more heat than usually recommended

Ewout_vB · 02-02-2004, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guandi

I use a mix of 2 litres of De-Ionised, distilled and pureified water, 400ml of Castrol Superbike Coolant, and 100ml of Miltons disinfectant.

I run at nothing more than 2'C above room temp, even with a XP1800 overclocked to XP2400 speeds, GPU and N/B, all putting out far more heat than usually recommended

What radiator do you have? Could you create such performance with a dual radiator? (That's what I got ... Evo 240)

02-01-2004, 02:39 PM	#1
Ewout_vB Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 112	Water Additives? What should I use anyway? I heard some saying use Distilled water, some saying use Demi water. What is the best? Water Wetter seems to be quite popular, however I heard The Zerex G-05 was better... The only good source I could find was http://www.wc101.com/reviews/Additives/ Any tips? Guides? Links? Suggestions?

02-01-2004, 03:49 PM	#2
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	10 parts distilled water 1 part antifreeze (color of your choice) That is all, water wetter doesnt seem to help at all and doesnt prevent corrosion. __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-01-2004, 06:08 PM	#4
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	All antifreezes should do fine. Just pick the color that you like. I have seen red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple. __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-01-2004, 08:03 PM	#5
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Water wetter does help corrosion... I have Al/Cu mix with only water wetter for corrosion control and it's corrosion free after 10 months. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

02-02-2004, 04:17 PM	#6
guandi Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 174	I use a mix of 2 litres of De-Ionised, distilled and pureified water, 400ml of Castrol Superbike Coolant, and 100ml of Miltons disinfectant. I run at nothing more than 2'C above room temp, even with a XP1800 overclocked to XP2400 speeds, GPU and N/B, all putting out far more heat than usually recommended __________________ A8N-SLI Deluxe FX55@3ghz 2x TwinX1024-3200XL 2x BFG6800Ultra Audigy2 ZS + Gigaworks S750 2x120gb/4x80gb lots of water/copper/pumpy goodness.

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