why water and not antifreeze

viking66 · 05-15-2003, 01:26 AM

will water rust the radiator and will the hoses dry out and crack over time. and would antifreeze work better than water.. it already looks cool .. or would it not work..

redleader · 05-15-2003, 02:52 PM

Its both more viscus and has worse thermal properties.

Phant0m51 · 05-15-2003, 06:25 PM

In layman terms:

It's thicker, and it doesn't absorb heat as well.

Cyco-Dude · 05-15-2003, 09:59 PM

some parts of the watercooling system may corrode if you used just water, which is why most people also put addatives in to prevent corrosion. antifreeze is one of them.

Talik · 05-16-2003, 06:00 PM

The qualities antifreeze is used for are it's low freezing temperature, and high boiling tempurature. Your car is dealing with much more extreem temperatures than your computer is. Very cold when trying to start up in the middle of winter, and very hot after driving all day in the blistering summer heat.

brucoman · 05-17-2003, 06:16 PM

antifreeze also helps those folks chilling water, though the viscosity goes up the colder it gets. Methyl alcohol would be better but it's vapors are poison.

mfpmax · 05-17-2003, 10:21 PM

Cars don't use all antifreeze. Mix is the key.

SparkedFire · 05-17-2003, 10:32 PM

Thats right, perfromance users should use a mix of cooling liquids. Dont use straight water or anti-freeze. Water Wetter is also a option. Anti-freeze would be a must if you have a water chiller or something similar. By that time you should be using phase change.

05-15-2003, 01:26 AM	#1
viking66 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: kansas city Posts: 10	why water and not antifreeze will water rust the radiator and will the hoses dry out and crack over time. and would antifreeze work better than water.. it already looks cool .. or would it not work..

05-16-2003, 06:00 PM	#5
Talik Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland Or Posts: 95	The qualities antifreeze is used for are it's low freezing temperature, and high boiling tempurature. Your car is dealing with much more extreem temperatures than your computer is. Very cold when trying to start up in the middle of winter, and very hot after driving all day in the blistering summer heat. __________________ Reality is nothing more than the delusions of the masses.

05-17-2003, 10:21 PM	#7
mfpmax Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rockledge,FL,US Posts: 731	Cars don't use all antifreeze. Mix is the key. __________________ My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz

05-17-2003, 10:32 PM	#8
SparkedFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 114	Thats right, perfromance users should use a mix of cooling liquids. Dont use straight water or anti-freeze. Water Wetter is also a option. Anti-freeze would be a must if you have a water chiller or something similar. By that time you should be using phase change. __________________ If you smell something odd coming from your puter, panic and run crazy. Shut her down and grab a towel. As to watercooling going mainstream: We are truely dedicated to it, we know everything, and we have perfected it.

05-15-2003, 02:52 PM	#2
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Its both more viscus and has worse thermal properties.

05-15-2003, 06:25 PM	#3
Phant0m51 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 160	In layman terms: It's thicker, and it doesn't absorb heat as well.

05-15-2003, 09:59 PM	#4
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	some parts of the watercooling system may corrode if you used just water, which is why most people also put addatives in to prevent corrosion. antifreeze is one of them.

05-17-2003, 06:16 PM	#6
brucoman Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 157	antifreeze also helps those folks chilling water, though the viscosity goes up the colder it gets. Methyl alcohol would be better but it's vapors are poison.

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