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Brians256 · 01-12-2006, 06:14 PM

The things that most people generally agree on are this:

1) Copper helps kill biologicals and is present if you've got copper in your loop
2) A mildly base (high pH) coolant helps but a too high pH will aid in corrosion
3) Keeping your loop not exposed to light helps
4) Changing and flushing your coolant helps
5) Never use tap water. Really.

There are many ideas that are NOT agreed upon by everyone, and I won't list them. This is what leads me to just accept a temp hit and use high concentration of ethylene glycol antifreeze and distilled water in a closed loop for a case with NO windows.

01-12-2006, 06:14 PM	#16
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: Time to go Water Cooled (need some professional opinions and help!) The things that most people generally agree on are this: 1) Copper helps kill biologicals and is present if you've got copper in your loop 2) A mildly base (high pH) coolant helps but a too high pH will aid in corrosion 3) Keeping your loop not exposed to light helps 4) Changing and flushing your coolant helps 5) Never use tap water. Really. There are many ideas that are NOT agreed upon by everyone, and I won't list them. This is what leads me to just accept a temp hit and use high concentration of ethylene glycol antifreeze and distilled water in a closed loop for a case with NO windows.