Utter frustration with bong buildup, and the result:

Got KarmA? · 10-08-2003, 08:10 PM

I got SICK AND TIRED of buildup. When I first got it, it took a WHILE for stuff to clog up etc ... but it seems to be a VERY fast process now, even after a flush with lysol and pine-sol. It ran just fine for a period of time but didn't take more than a few weeks to be down to a trickle again.

It may be hard to see but those LARGE white specs you see at the bottom of the tube there are LARGE chunks of buildup that get in there somehow. Dust? Calcium? Who knows ...

Those on the left were my IDLE temps (the right is ambient) read by an external thermistor. It was reading nearly 53C in windows alone. IDLE! #$!%$ If I shut off the pump and turned it back on again it'd loosen stuff up and drop a few degrees, only to climb shortly after.

The solution? Well ... first I had to kill my Eheim 1060 ... it was a nice pump, but not sufficient for adding more head to the system than 3 waterblocks (1 being Cathar's LRWW) and a 5-foot bong. In comes Iwaki MD20RZT.

The buildup problem? well ... I think I have it licked:

This pump handles everything I throw at it and THEN some. Water is coming out of this showerhead with EASE even after 3 waterblocks, a 5 foot bong, and a WATER FILTER! Not to mention this is 3/8" ID tubing!

UNF!

Utter frustration to total bliss. Once reservoir water temps hit an equilibrium temperature I'll be able to provide temps. Right now its cool water directly from the faucet ... so it won't be an accurate representation. Regardless, I believe with this new filter, I won't have to worry about my temps slowly rising due to blockages of flow anymore.

Rayman2k2 · 10-08-2003, 08:21 PM

its probably the stuff from the water filter, dont think its meant for this kind of heat...

Got KarmA? · 10-08-2003, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by Rayman2k2
its probably the stuff from the water filter, dont think its meant for this kind of heat...

My head hurts, maybe I didn't make it clear enough ...

the filter is something I just added to the system, and it'll be fixing my problem. BTW, the water temps will be just a few degrees above ambient.

The whole problem with the bong setup is that it functions on evaporation. Water evaporates, minerals, dust, contaminants stay behind. The minerals and dust are whats clogging up the system. I can't use distilled water because I go through gallons a day.

joeyd · 10-08-2003, 09:48 PM

you might want to find a small ceramic filter and mod it to the intate pump for your tubing . that sohuld help out alot

10-08-2003, 08:10 PM	#1
Got KarmA? Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Too far from Canada ... Posts: 95	Utter frustration with bong buildup, and the result: I got SICK AND TIRED of buildup. When I first got it, it took a WHILE for stuff to clog up etc ... but it seems to be a VERY fast process now, even after a flush with lysol and pine-sol. It ran just fine for a period of time but didn't take more than a few weeks to be down to a trickle again. It may be hard to see but those LARGE white specs you see at the bottom of the tube there are LARGE chunks of buildup that get in there somehow. Dust? Calcium? Who knows ... Those on the left were my IDLE temps (the right is ambient) read by an external thermistor. It was reading nearly 53C in windows alone. IDLE! #$!%$ If I shut off the pump and turned it back on again it'd loosen stuff up and drop a few degrees, only to climb shortly after. The solution? Well ... first I had to kill my Eheim 1060 ... it was a nice pump, but not sufficient for adding more head to the system than 3 waterblocks (1 being Cathar's LRWW) and a 5-foot bong. In comes Iwaki MD20RZT. The buildup problem? well ... I think I have it licked: This pump handles everything I throw at it and THEN some. Water is coming out of this showerhead with EASE even after 3 waterblocks, a 5 foot bong, and a WATER FILTER! Not to mention this is 3/8" ID tubing! UNF! Utter frustration to total bliss. Once reservoir water temps hit an equilibrium temperature I'll be able to provide temps. Right now its cool water directly from the faucet ... so it won't be an accurate representation. Regardless, I believe with this new filter, I won't have to worry about my temps slowly rising due to blockages of flow anymore.

10-08-2003, 08:21 PM	#2
Rayman2k2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 190	its probably the stuff from the water filter, dont think its meant for this kind of heat... __________________ -Insert Signature Here-

10-08-2003, 09:48 PM	#4
joeyd Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 142	you might want to find a small ceramic filter and mod it to the intate pump for your tubing . that sohuld help out alot __________________ soyo dragon kt333. axp 2000 1gig of ddr333 ati radeon 9700 pro My Heatware

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