antifreeze as a biocide???

cybergodess · 08-16-2002, 03:44 AM

Hey everyone! I'm a newbie to water cooling and I had a question:

I have 2 oz. purple ice in a half gallon of distilled water and i'm wondering if adding 2 oz of Prestone antifreeze would work as a biocide because i heard that alcohol can crack acrylic and that antifreeze might work as a biocide.

any suggested alternatives to use as a biocide (besides alcohol??) if the antifreeze doesn't work ?

note: my waterblock is a dtek tc-4 revision 2

Thank you!!!

redleader · 08-16-2002, 10:19 AM

I think purple ice is a biocide, so thats probably enough. If not, then yes, antifreeze is very toxic and will clean your system of microbes.

|PuNiSh3R| · 08-16-2002, 10:45 AM

water wetter does the trick.. as far as I know.. I've never had slimey tubes when I had the right amount of WW in.. But the anti-freeze will definetly work.. Use an ethylene glycol based one.

08-16-2002, 03:44 AM	#1
cybergodess Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1	antifreeze as a biocide??? Hey everyone! I'm a newbie to water cooling and I had a question: I have 2 oz. purple ice in a half gallon of distilled water and i'm wondering if adding 2 oz of Prestone antifreeze would work as a biocide because i heard that alcohol can crack acrylic and that antifreeze might work as a biocide. any suggested alternatives to use as a biocide (besides alcohol??) if the antifreeze doesn't work ? note: my waterblock is a dtek tc-4 revision 2 Thank you!!!

08-16-2002, 10:19 AM	#2
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	I think purple ice is a biocide, so thats probably enough. If not, then yes, antifreeze is very toxic and will clean your system of microbes.

08-16-2002, 10:45 AM	#3
\|PuNiSh3R\| Foo's Been Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 255	water wetter does the trick.. as far as I know.. I've never had slimey tubes when I had the right amount of WW in.. But the anti-freeze will definetly work.. Use an ethylene glycol based one.

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