Push in fittings, good or bad? - Page 2

BladeRunner · 01-08-2002, 06:41 PM

Yeah i know it's sad .

but I'm very pleased with the results, Still if you think the tanks is mad you should see the tool I used to get it in the ground, click my sig link for more details, and my post in this topic for the current status to save taking over this topic anymore.

http://www.tekforums.co.uk/posts.php?threadId=4432

LiquidCool · 01-08-2002, 06:45 PM

They are for 1/2"OD x 3/8"ID... They have a lip that wont let them go to far into the tubing...

They look almost like a bullet shell casing. Know what I mean?

webmedic · 01-08-2002, 07:00 PM

Yes I understand. How much for a set?

LiquidCool · 01-08-2002, 07:30 PM

depends. what do you need?

redleader · 01-08-2002, 07:59 PM

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I've got 40 at the house if you want some, I can get as many as you want now that I know where to get them. Unfortunately they charge an arm and a leg $.25 a piece. Once I get to order a bunch I can get them down to $.20... But they work freaking GREAT. I'm putting together a system for my boss (dual celerys) and they grip as good as hard tubing!

You kidding me? Locally they are twice that cost and thats just for tiny 3/8OD ones, so I think thats a steal.

I could use ~20. Mind if I shoot you an email tomorrow after I get time to check out my local hardware store's fittings? I got to much Chem to go tonight and I'm sure something else will turn up that they can't sell me.

Also you said "1/2"OD x 3/8"ID". I have a few smaller 3/8OD ones left over from my flamethrower project. They are exactly like you describe yours, a brass shell casing. On mine they are so thin (at most 1/32inch thick, perhaps less) that the ID and OD are essentially the same. I think yours would be the same, so I want to make sure that these will work fine with standard 1/2ID, 5/8OD silicon tube from Dangerden.

LiquidCool · 01-08-2002, 08:13 PM

Ahh we seem to be mistaken

they are FOR 1/2"OD x 3/8"ID tubing. So they are actually 3/8"OD...

Brad · 01-08-2002, 08:15 PM

hehe, listen to my plan then:

we live in a rural area, and have 2x 5500gal tanks, and a 40000gph pump. it obviously pumps water around our house.

I have an ensuite connected to my room, so there are 2x 1" pipes about 6 feet away from where my computer is. Basically the plan was to extend the pipes to run once through the comp, then lay new piping in the roof back to the tanks. So I wouldn't be using any water at all.

I couldn't do this because the pump is in our garage, and would be a bit annoying running 24/7. But....if we ever move into a new house, I'll make sure the pump is located outside.

LiquidCool · 01-08-2002, 10:34 PM

What exactly do you do with 11,000 gallons of water and 40,000 gph pumps? You must have a hefty toilet! heheh

redleader · 01-08-2002, 11:51 PM

Shoot.

Brad · 01-09-2002, 04:29 PM

hehe, it is for security really, sometimes over here it won't rain for a couple of months

Nem · 01-09-2002, 08:43 PM

BladRunner, very impressive, nice site too. Got it bookmarked and am forwarding it to some friends that will get a kick out it.

You are definitely "over the top"

Brad · 01-09-2002, 08:53 PM

Blade, what do you think of my idea?

BladeRunner · 01-09-2002, 09:13 PM

Nem

Thanks

and I'll send you a heads up when my site goes live, but Duckman's site it's on atm is also well worth a visit, the electromigration article is a good read and he does have a way with wood.

www.dwpg.com

Brad

I was waiting for an answer to the question:-

Quote:

What exactly do you do with 11,000 gallons of water and 40,000 gph pumps? You must have a hefty toilet! heheh

with baited breath

I had a vision of every tube popping off in unison as the 40.000 GPH pump was fired up for the first time, can we say flow rate!!.

Seriously sounds good what temp is the water at normally? and do you suffer high humidity where you are. do you drink this water? if yes then makes sure all copper soldered blocks are soldered using lead free solder. If you build a cooling project using it then I'd like a report with pics please

What I'd do is flow the water from your tanks through a heat exchanger tank so cooling your seperate PC circuit, if its cooler water of course.

Brad · 01-09-2002, 10:55 PM

yeah, this is how it is setup:

pump goes into a 3" copper pipe, running down the centre of the house.

The garage has a toilet and tub in it, which have a 1" pipe going to them. This does the outside hose too
My parents room has an ensuite with a 1" offshoot too.
The Kitchen has a 2" pipe, this also services another hose.
The normal bathroom has a 1" pipe
my ensuite has a 1" pipe.

basically, the water would go: big tanks --> pump --> 3" pipe --> 1" pipe in my ensuite --> my room --> my waterblock(s) --> pipe in my room's wall --> 1" pipe running back down the house --> water tanks.

the water temp is down to 10C in winter, and 20C in summer.

LiquidCool · 01-10-2002, 12:51 AM

pardon my stupidity, but, ensuite?

BladeRunner · 01-10-2002, 05:18 AM

Ensuite is your own private bathroom connected to your bedroom that became a hotel option and is now built in to many peoples homes.

Sounds good is this water flowing in a loop? or would you have to loop it back to the tanks?. I'd still consider the heat exchanger method as it seperates the cooling water from your PCs cooling water or coolant. What you'd need is a tank like a copper hot water cylinder, (not sure if you have them over there), but you flow the water from the big water tanks through this cylinder in a loop with a continuous duty aquarium pump and the heat exchanger coil tube in side the tank would be a separate circuit and used for your PC cooling so you could add water wetter and dye lite etc if you wished, I'll draw a sketch if you are not with me.

gmat · 01-10-2002, 06:08 AM

Do you sell those PSU's ?

Really this is neat work. If you post some kind of article anywhere please advertise here

I'd like to build a watercooled PSU and HDD waterblocks as well, so any information would be useful.
BTW how did you solve that MOSFET common voltage problem ?

BladeRunner · 01-10-2002, 07:23 AM

gmat

The site should be up in a week and will have a background to my project with full detailed build reports on all the separate parts. This is the url but, nothing there at the moment.

www.zerofanzone.co.uk

I'm hoping the articles will be clear enough read so you'd be able to use the info to help make your own coolers with some fairly basic DIY tools and materials, a bit of practise and some dedication / elbow grease as there is nothing better than the staisfaction of building it yourself. Hopefully the site will grow with many other projects from others as I go along. The site will mainly be dedicated to removing the fans and finding quieter cooling solutions without sacrificing the performance or overclocking potential , but I will also have anything else I consider interesting that's not necessarily related. It will be a "fan" site, (pun intended

), initially and I have no current plans to make it a commercial venture, but if there is enough general interest I'll maybe look into ways of perhaps trying to make some of the coolers for others.

Not sure what you mean by this question

Quote:

BTW how did you solve that MOSFET common voltage problem ?

All the mosfets are mounted on the same copper block the mosfet package being electriacally isolated from the block by a mica shim in exactly the same way as they were when mounted to the live sinks in the PSU. I don't pretend to understand fully how the PSU works, but I put 6 months of general research into making a PSU liquid cooling solution that works and is as safe as possible It's still very much work in progress as its to soon to brand it as a 100% totally success. It is working superbly atm but summer will be the real test.

Brad · 01-10-2002, 03:46 PM

it'd go from the 2x 5500gal tanks, to the computer, and back into those tanks.

01-08-2002, 06:41 PM	#26
BladeRunner Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Chesterfield Uk Posts: 459	Yeah i know it's sad . but I'm very pleased with the results, Still if you think the tanks is mad you should see the tool I used to get it in the ground, click my sig link for more details, and my post in this topic for the current status to save taking over this topic anymore. http://www.tekforums.co.uk/posts.php?threadId=4432 __________________ Zero Fan Zone

01-10-2002, 05:18 AM	#41
BladeRunner Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Chesterfield Uk Posts: 459	Ensuite is your own private bathroom connected to your bedroom that became a hotel option and is now built in to many peoples homes. Sounds good is this water flowing in a loop? or would you have to loop it back to the tanks?. I'd still consider the heat exchanger method as it seperates the cooling water from your PCs cooling water or coolant. What you'd need is a tank like a copper hot water cylinder, (not sure if you have them over there), but you flow the water from the big water tanks through this cylinder in a loop with a continuous duty aquarium pump and the heat exchanger coil tube in side the tank would be a separate circuit and used for your PC cooling so you could add water wetter and dye lite etc if you wished, I'll draw a sketch if you are not with me. __________________ Zero Fan Zone

01-10-2002, 06:08 AM	#42
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Hey BladeRunner Do you sell those PSU's ? Really this is neat work. If you post some kind of article anywhere please advertise here I'd like to build a watercooled PSU and HDD waterblocks as well, so any information would be useful. BTW how did you solve that MOSFET common voltage problem ?

01-08-2002, 06:45 PM	#27
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	They are for 1/2"OD x 3/8"ID... They have a lip that wont let them go to far into the tubing... They look almost like a bullet shell casing. Know what I mean?

01-08-2002, 07:00 PM	#28
webmedic Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cheney, Wa Posts: 367	Yes I understand. How much for a set?

01-08-2002, 07:30 PM	#29
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	depends. what do you need?

01-08-2002, 08:13 PM	#31
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	Ahh we seem to be mistaken they are FOR 1/2"OD x 3/8"ID tubing. So they are actually 3/8"OD...

01-08-2002, 08:15 PM	#32
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	hehe, listen to my plan then: we live in a rural area, and have 2x 5500gal tanks, and a 40000gph pump. it obviously pumps water around our house. I have an ensuite connected to my room, so there are 2x 1" pipes about 6 feet away from where my computer is. Basically the plan was to extend the pipes to run once through the comp, then lay new piping in the roof back to the tanks. So I wouldn't be using any water at all. I couldn't do this because the pump is in our garage, and would be a bit annoying running 24/7. But....if we ever move into a new house, I'll make sure the pump is located outside.

01-08-2002, 10:34 PM	#33
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	What exactly do you do with 11,000 gallons of water and 40,000 gph pumps? You must have a hefty toilet! heheh

01-08-2002, 11:51 PM	#34
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Shoot.

01-09-2002, 04:29 PM	#35
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	hehe, it is for security really, sometimes over here it won't rain for a couple of months

01-09-2002, 08:43 PM	#36
Nem Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10	BladRunner, very impressive, nice site too. Got it bookmarked and am forwarding it to some friends that will get a kick out it. You are definitely "over the top"

01-09-2002, 08:53 PM	#37
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	Blade, what do you think of my idea?

01-09-2002, 10:55 PM	#39
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah, this is how it is setup: pump goes into a 3" copper pipe, running down the centre of the house. The garage has a toilet and tub in it, which have a 1" pipe going to them. This does the outside hose too My parents room has an ensuite with a 1" offshoot too. The Kitchen has a 2" pipe, this also services another hose. The normal bathroom has a 1" pipe my ensuite has a 1" pipe. basically, the water would go: big tanks --> pump --> 3" pipe --> 1" pipe in my ensuite --> my room --> my waterblock(s) --> pipe in my room's wall --> 1" pipe running back down the house --> water tanks. the water temp is down to 10C in winter, and 20C in summer.

01-10-2002, 12:51 AM	#40
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	pardon my stupidity, but, ensuite?

01-10-2002, 03:46 PM	#44
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	it'd go from the 2x 5500gal tanks, to the computer, and back into those tanks.

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