Cleaning out waterblocks

Mikey Boo · 12-02-2002, 05:05 PM

I did a search and not much really came up. so with that said, what r you guys cleaning the blocks out with? i have 2 maze1 and a DD chipset blocks and they are starting to get green on the insides. is there anything i can run thru the water system to clean it out or do i have to dismantel the whole thing?

bigben2k · 12-02-2002, 05:13 PM

Did you look at the Dtek cleaner?

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Linky!

Mikey Boo · 12-02-2002, 08:59 PM

thanx for the info, but my problem is that i can not open up the blocks they are solid. i try to figure out sumthing tho

bigben2k · 12-02-2002, 09:11 PM

Good luck.

I can't help wonder what makes you say that they are green inside, if you can't open them

What you want is a mild acid solution. If there's a green coating, that's pretty advanced corrosion. If it's just off-orange, then all is still well, after a good cleaning!

You should still be able to use some kind of flexible brush in there.

Mikey Boo · 12-02-2002, 09:42 PM

i can see the inside of the barbs... so if their green the rest of the block is probbaly green too, with my luck

Can O' Beans · 12-02-2002, 11:00 PM

Microbots!!!

Perhaps some of that stuff thats on TV. CLR? (Calcium, Lime, Rust) or anything like it.

I know I've read about a solution you can mix up, but I cannot remember it

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MadDogMe · 12-03-2002, 03:04 AM

I saw an article (may have been OCers.com) about cleaning second hand HCs with toilet cleaner, might have been caustic soda, did a job too

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post link if I find it

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it's not as comprehensive as I thought...

Cathar · 12-03-2002, 06:11 AM

Two suggestions

Coke
White Vinegar

Try the Vinegar first.

Ever seen coke clean old copper coins of gunky buildup and bring them up shiny new? No? Almost as good as CLR, and we drink the stuff! Just be sure to flush properly afterwards - probably with white vengar eh?

Fixittt · 12-03-2002, 10:46 AM

I second the Vinegar
It does do wonders.

Clr should do it too, U could always pack the blocks full of katchup. but that is vinegar.

ambient · 12-03-2002, 11:58 AM

yo if you use viniger you need to add lemon juice. However, if you're looking down the barbs, it sounds like you've taken off the WB? If so just use some Tarnex, it will do a better job than any solution you can mix. It can be had at most hardware or grocery stores for like 5$.

12-02-2002, 05:05 PM	#1
Mikey Boo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 78	Cleaning out waterblocks I did a search and not much really came up. so with that said, what r you guys cleaning the blocks out with? i have 2 maze1 and a DD chipset blocks and they are starting to get green on the insides. is there anything i can run thru the water system to clean it out or do i have to dismantel the whole thing? __________________ Watercoolin + a leak = a wet floor

12-02-2002, 05:13 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Did you look at the Dtek cleaner? [edit] Linky! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

12-02-2002, 08:59 PM	#3
Mikey Boo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 78	thanx for the info, but my problem is that i can not open up the blocks they are solid. i try to figure out sumthing tho __________________ Watercoolin + a leak = a wet floor

12-02-2002, 09:11 PM	#4
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Good luck. I can't help wonder what makes you say that they are green inside, if you can't open them What you want is a mild acid solution. If there's a green coating, that's pretty advanced corrosion. If it's just off-orange, then all is still well, after a good cleaning! You should still be able to use some kind of flexible brush in there. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

12-02-2002, 09:42 PM	#5
Mikey Boo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 78	i can see the inside of the barbs... so if their green the rest of the block is probbaly green too, with my luck __________________ Watercoolin + a leak = a wet floor

12-02-2002, 11:00 PM	#6
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	Microbots!!! Perhaps some of that stuff thats on TV. CLR? (Calcium, Lime, Rust) or anything like it. I know I've read about a solution you can mix up, but I cannot remember it .

12-03-2002, 03:04 AM	#7
MadDogMe Thermophile Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Just shut up ;) ... Posts: 1,068	I saw an article (may have been OCers.com) about cleaning second hand HCs with toilet cleaner, might have been caustic soda, did a job too ... post link if I find it ... it's not as comprehensive as I thought... Last edited by MadDogMe; 12-03-2002 at 03:21 AM.

12-03-2002, 06:11 AM	#8
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	Two suggestions Coke White Vinegar Try the Vinegar first. Ever seen coke clean old copper coins of gunky buildup and bring them up shiny new? No? Almost as good as CLR, and we drink the stuff! Just be sure to flush properly afterwards - probably with white vengar eh?

12-03-2002, 10:46 AM	#9
Fixittt CNC Beyatch Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tulsa Spell it backwards Posts: 721	I second the Vinegar It does do wonders. Clr should do it too, U could always pack the blocks full of katchup. but that is vinegar. __________________ Creator of the Spir@l Block Longest post ever http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=43808#post43808

12-03-2002, 11:58 AM	#10
ambient Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 312	yo if you use viniger you need to add lemon juice. However, if you're looking down the barbs, it sounds like you've taken off the WB? If so just use some Tarnex, it will do a better job than any solution you can mix. It can be had at most hardware or grocery stores for like 5$. __________________ water cooled 1.4 tbird @ 1580 143x11 vcore 1.88 vio 3.55

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