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LopeDogg · 12-29-2004, 06:02 AM

hmm, ive run my little pump with 70+ degree water temps when i was testing a passive radiator idea with quite a big heat load waiting for equilibrium...
i was thinking...

why not disconnect waterblocks from all PC parts, but hook up all the hoses etc and seal the watercooling loop. then apply a heat source, switch on the pump, and leave the radiator fans off...
let the temprature climb close to 100C then leave it to cool down, turn the radiators fans on, whatever...

this is how they sterilize canned food, it lasts for years.
the only unknown, is will light entering the loop cause algae growth...

any ideas?

12-29-2004, 06:02 AM	#1
LopeDogg Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 69	boiling your coolant in system to sterilize it hmm, ive run my little pump with 70+ degree water temps when i was testing a passive radiator idea with quite a big heat load waiting for equilibrium... i was thinking... why not disconnect waterblocks from all PC parts, but hook up all the hoses etc and seal the watercooling loop. then apply a heat source, switch on the pump, and leave the radiator fans off... let the temprature climb close to 100C then leave it to cool down, turn the radiators fans on, whatever... this is how they sterilize canned food, it lasts for years. the only unknown, is will light entering the loop cause algae growth... any ideas?