Position of a Via Aqua 1300

BrianH · 05-30-2002, 10:42 PM

I am building my first water cooler rig. I will be running an Via Aqua 1300 pump, BIX rad, DD Maze 3, DD Chipset, and an airplane gas tank as a res.

Is it OK to have the intake pointing straight up. The flow I am thinking of using is as follows:

Res --\ Maze 3
| \ | |
| \ | |
| Chip |
| |
Pump -----------Rad

That will be from Res to Pump to Rad to Maze 3 to Chipset to Res. To make this work, I will need to position the pump intake up.

Any problems with this setup. Oh, the case is Lian Li PC 12 (same size as a PC 60)

Thanks

TNT2bluz · 05-31-2002, 01:05 AM

Given that your H2O circuit is primed, the position of the pump would be irrelevant.

bigben2k · 05-31-2002, 08:06 AM

It'll keep your pump primed, or at least make it very easy to prime, so it's good.

The orientation doesn't matter. Only the cheapest POC pump have a problem because the bearing/seal wear out, but that's VERY unusual, and is just a design flaw.

05-30-2002, 10:42 PM	#1
BrianH Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ont, Canada Posts: 115	Position of a Via Aqua 1300 I am building my first water cooler rig. I will be running an Via Aqua 1300 pump, BIX rad, DD Maze 3, DD Chipset, and an airplane gas tank as a res. Is it OK to have the intake pointing straight up. The flow I am thinking of using is as follows: Res --\ Maze 3 \| \ \| \| \| \ \| \| \| Chip \| \| \| Pump -----------Rad That will be from Res to Pump to Rad to Maze 3 to Chipset to Res. To make this work, I will need to position the pump intake up. Any problems with this setup. Oh, the case is Lian Li PC 12 (same size as a PC 60) Thanks

05-31-2002, 08:06 AM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	It'll keep your pump primed, or at least make it very easy to prime, so it's good. The orientation doesn't matter. Only the cheapest POC pump have a problem because the bearing/seal wear out, but that's VERY unusual, and is just a design flaw. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

05-31-2002, 01:05 AM	#2
TNT2bluz Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Secret Staging Grounds Ganymede Posts: 104	Given that your H2O circuit is primed, the position of the pump would be irrelevant.

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