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Pinkster · 01-14-2002, 01:33 AM

when i changed from pump (inline eheim 1048) from after the rad to b4 the rad my temps actually increased by 2 or 3 degrees C at the same ambient temp. i think its because in this setup it was physically less conveinient the way my components are setup in the case so my pipes were heading all over the place and i had to use more pipe and a 90 degree bend to put pump b4 rad. i think this slowed down waterflow enough to more than cancel out the benifit of the rad cooling the heat produced by the pump. so i say just do it in whatever order is most convenient for the way your components are setup in the case. my experience was with an inline pump though, might be a little different with a submerged pump.

01-14-2002, 01:33 AM	#5
Pinkster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: adelaide, australia Posts: 61	when i changed from pump (inline eheim 1048) from after the rad to b4 the rad my temps actually increased by 2 or 3 degrees C at the same ambient temp. i think its because in this setup it was physically less conveinient the way my components are setup in the case so my pipes were heading all over the place and i had to use more pipe and a 90 degree bend to put pump b4 rad. i think this slowed down waterflow enough to more than cancel out the benifit of the rad cooling the heat produced by the pump. so i say just do it in whatever order is most convenient for the way your components are setup in the case. my experience was with an inline pump though, might be a little different with a submerged pump. __________________ whats a sig?