air trap question

jbe · 04-03-2002, 11:06 PM

i was just reading the article about filling a closed loop water cooling system and i have a question about the air trap.

here's the article: http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...op_h2o_s.shtml

ok, i see that he has a T in the line for the air trap, now should that T be higher than any of the other points in the system or does it not matter?

Haddy · 04-03-2002, 11:21 PM

yea thats the whole point....thats how it works...the water goes in the trap...the air rises (air tends to do that =D) and goes to the top of the container and water keeps goin down w/o air...go here to c pics of my prototype air trap --> http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...3228#post23228

jbe · 04-03-2002, 11:34 PM

are you talking about the T in the line has to be at the highest point or the actual water level in the air trap? cuz it doesn't look like that T in the line in the article is at the highest point in the system

Brad · 04-03-2002, 11:52 PM

the point where the T goes out should be higher than the water outlet where the rest of the water goes to

Haddy · 04-04-2002, 12:24 AM

read the article...he doesnt use an air trap...well not really...what he has is a a t-split....which is basicly the same thing as my air trap in my thread but @ in a smaller degree...plus u can fill threw an air trap which a t-split doubles as a filling/bleeding line

jbe · 04-04-2002, 09:33 PM

so instead of jacking around with the pitchers of water and everything in that article he could just put a funnel in the top of the T line and fill it there?

Haddy · 04-04-2002, 09:42 PM

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Originally posted by jbe
so instead of jacking around with the pitchers of water and everything in that article he could just put a funnel in the top of the T line and fill it there?

ive never done it like that but as far as i know u can...someobdy with more experiance with the t-split can help u more

Brad · 04-05-2002, 03:33 AM

yeah you can do that just fine, Thats half the idea

jbe · 04-05-2002, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by Brad
yeah you can do that just fine, Thats half the idea

that seems like it would be a hell of a lot easier than filling it with those pitchers of water

04-03-2002, 11:06 PM	#1
jbe Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: illinois Posts: 24	air trap question i was just reading the article about filling a closed loop water cooling system and i have a question about the air trap. here's the article: http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...op_h2o_s.shtml ok, i see that he has a T in the line for the air trap, now should that T be higher than any of the other points in the system or does it not matter?

04-03-2002, 11:52 PM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	the point where the T goes out should be higher than the water outlet where the rest of the water goes to __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-05-2002, 03:33 AM	#8
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah you can do that just fine, Thats half the idea __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-03-2002, 11:21 PM	#2
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	yea thats the whole point....thats how it works...the water goes in the trap...the air rises (air tends to do that =D) and goes to the top of the container and water keeps goin down w/o air...go here to c pics of my prototype air trap --> http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...3228#post23228

04-03-2002, 11:34 PM	#3
jbe Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: illinois Posts: 24	are you talking about the T in the line has to be at the highest point or the actual water level in the air trap? cuz it doesn't look like that T in the line in the article is at the highest point in the system

04-04-2002, 12:24 AM	#5
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	read the article...he doesnt use an air trap...well not really...what he has is a a t-split....which is basicly the same thing as my air trap in my thread but @ in a smaller degree...plus u can fill threw an air trap which a t-split doubles as a filling/bleeding line

04-04-2002, 09:33 PM	#6
jbe Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: illinois Posts: 24	so instead of jacking around with the pitchers of water and everything in that article he could just put a funnel in the top of the T line and fill it there?

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