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General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
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06-26-2003, 04:41 AM | #1 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Norway
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Using 3/8 Tygon tubing on 1/2
I got the 1/2 instead of the 3/8 version of the Dangerden GPU block and since I didn't notice it until I startet ruting the hose, so I continued hooking it up. To get the hose around the 1/2 coupling I was needed too heated it up, aftervards I did clampt the hose.
The hose sits very thight around the 1/2 coupling, are the any possibilitys that the hose will give after and cause a leak, afterall it have been extented from 3/8 to 1/2. |
06-26-2003, 05:31 AM | #2 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: North Vancouver BC
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Highly doubtful, I'm under the impression most people use tubing 1 size down from all their fittings since the seal is tighter. I have a few diferent sizes of tubing in my system, and some of them fit over barbs that are "1 size up." Especially with a high grade tubing like Tygon, I would not be concerned - I'm ust using cheapo vinyl at the moment.
[EDIT: Stupid #$@%$@# spacebar, I'm never using this Celeron again! Err "Dell QuietKey" eh? ye, I know why it's quiet- the keys aint movin'!]
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06-26-2003, 06:02 AM | #3 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Sweden
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Using 3/8" silicon tubing on 1/2" hoses. Leakfree since over three months. No tedencies to creep off the hose or bust.
Don´t know if tygon gets stiffer or crackes over time if exposed to daylight or anything else like that, but I wouldn´t worry. You will most likely replace the tubing during some upgrade before it becomes a problem. regards Mikael S. |
06-26-2003, 12:22 PM | #4 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Canada
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I've had 3/8" ID Tygon over 1/2" OD barbs running with no hose clamps for over a year now. Not only does it not leak - it holds pressure.
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