what do you use to cap off a T res?

GenGoku · 07-19-2003, 12:20 AM

hi all,

i finally got all my watercooling parts except what to use to cap off my T-reservoir. tubing is clearflex60 1/2". I'm not too sure what to look for when i head back to home depot.

any recommendiations appreciated. btw, if it matters, all my clapms are worm clamps.

thanks!

Braddogg · 07-19-2003, 12:50 AM

I use a brass fitting that has a barbed end and a threaded end, and get a brass cap to close it up. I got them from Home Depot.

kibbler · 07-19-2003, 01:05 AM

bolt with rubber grommet (for my 3/8). You can get these rubber grommet/vibration absorbing things in various sizes at radioshack

also used a marble before, but hard to remove

GenGoku · 07-19-2003, 02:12 AM

Welcome to the forum Braddogg!

Thanks for the suggestions both Braddog and kibbler. Would either of you have pictures of your cap on (closed) and off (open for filling)?

Braddogg · 07-19-2003, 02:55 PM

I don't have a digital camera yet. So I don't have any pictures yet.

GenGoku · 07-19-2003, 02:59 PM

i'm pretty sure what you mean by a brass fitting that's barrbed/threaded, but not sure what the brass cap is.

Braddogg · 07-19-2003, 04:26 PM

The brass cap is basically just a end cap that screws onto the fitting to close it. You will find them at Home Depot with the other brass fittings.

soja · 07-19-2003, 06:06 PM

Try a 1/2" pvc plug. Cost like 30 cents.

pippin88 · 07-20-2003, 05:44 AM

How about a tap?

msv · 07-20-2003, 06:17 AM

I use a PVC-plug.
http://www.gtek.se/index.php?mode=it...d47386f2dbbe56
Might be a bit expensive to order it from Sweden, though.
Seen 1/2" screws being used to cap off tubes, but they´re heavier, might or might not be a problem.
regards
Mikael S.

MadDogMe · 07-21-2003, 08:08 AM

Plastic pipe/tube end cap. The kind of thing that goes on the end of metal chair legs...

A markerpen cap/lid is good as well...

GenGoku · 07-21-2003, 11:54 AM

Thanks for the help everyone. I ended up getting a nylon 1/2" barb with threaded end. shoved the barb into the tube and the threaded end outside. a screw-on pvc cap is used to close it up.

07-19-2003, 12:20 AM	#1
GenGoku Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 177	what do you use to cap off a T res? hi all, i finally got all my watercooling parts except what to use to cap off my T-reservoir. tubing is clearflex60 1/2". I'm not too sure what to look for when i head back to home depot. any recommendiations appreciated. btw, if it matters, all my clapms are worm clamps. thanks! __________________ Lian Li PC65 / Enermax Thermal Monitor + Rheobus Fioneer 4x DVD-RW (Cendyne) Eheim1250 -> DTek ProCore -> WhiteWater -> Maze4 GPU (in series) AMD XP 1700b+ @ 2.3GHz (11.5x200@1.75v actual) GeForce 4 Ti4200 128MB 512MB DDR PC3200 HyperX 512MB DDR PC3200 TwinX (2x256) Abit NF7-S v2.0 Samsung SyncMaster 900NF Powered by Water

07-19-2003, 02:12 AM	#4
GenGoku Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 177	Welcome to the forum Braddogg! Thanks for the suggestions both Braddog and kibbler. Would either of you have pictures of your cap on (closed) and off (open for filling)? __________________ Lian Li PC65 / Enermax Thermal Monitor + Rheobus Fioneer 4x DVD-RW (Cendyne) Eheim1250 -> DTek ProCore -> WhiteWater -> Maze4 GPU (in series) AMD XP 1700b+ @ 2.3GHz (11.5x200@1.75v actual) GeForce 4 Ti4200 128MB 512MB DDR PC3200 HyperX 512MB DDR PC3200 TwinX (2x256) Abit NF7-S v2.0 Samsung SyncMaster 900NF Powered by Water

07-19-2003, 02:59 PM	#6
GenGoku Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 177	i'm pretty sure what you mean by a brass fitting that's barrbed/threaded, but not sure what the brass cap is. __________________ Lian Li PC65 / Enermax Thermal Monitor + Rheobus Fioneer 4x DVD-RW (Cendyne) Eheim1250 -> DTek ProCore -> WhiteWater -> Maze4 GPU (in series) AMD XP 1700b+ @ 2.3GHz (11.5x200@1.75v actual) GeForce 4 Ti4200 128MB 512MB DDR PC3200 HyperX 512MB DDR PC3200 TwinX (2x256) Abit NF7-S v2.0 Samsung SyncMaster 900NF Powered by Water

07-19-2003, 06:06 PM	#8
soja Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: OC, CA Posts: 22	Try a 1/2" pvc plug. Cost like 30 cents. __________________ JIUHB 0319WPMW 1466 @ 2500 (185x13.5) 2.0v BBA 9700pro

07-20-2003, 06:17 AM	#10
msv Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 336	I use a PVC-plug. http://www.gtek.se/index.php?mode=it...d47386f2dbbe56 Might be a bit expensive to order it from Sweden, though. Seen 1/2" screws being used to cap off tubes, but they´re heavier, might or might not be a problem. regards Mikael S. __________________ The only constant factor in all Your failures is You. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnen mihi habis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

07-19-2003, 12:50 AM	#2
Braddogg Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	I use a brass fitting that has a barbed end and a threaded end, and get a brass cap to close it up. I got them from Home Depot.

07-19-2003, 01:05 AM	#3
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	bolt with rubber grommet (for my 3/8). You can get these rubber grommet/vibration absorbing things in various sizes at radioshack also used a marble before, but hard to remove

07-19-2003, 02:55 PM	#5
Braddogg Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	I don't have a digital camera yet. So I don't have any pictures yet.

07-19-2003, 04:26 PM	#7
Braddogg Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3	The brass cap is basically just a end cap that screws onto the fitting to close it. You will find them at Home Depot with the other brass fittings.

07-20-2003, 05:44 AM	#9
pippin88 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 285	How about a tap?

07-21-2003, 08:08 AM	#11
MadDogMe Thermophile Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Just shut up ;) ... Posts: 1,068	Plastic pipe/tube end cap. The kind of thing that goes on the end of metal chair legs... A markerpen cap/lid is good as well...

07-21-2003, 11:54 AM	#12
GenGoku Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 177	Thanks for the help everyone. I ended up getting a nylon 1/2" barb with threaded end. shoved the barb into the tube and the threaded end outside. a screw-on pvc cap is used to close it up. __________________ Lian Li PC65 / Enermax Thermal Monitor + Rheobus Fioneer 4x DVD-RW (Cendyne) Eheim1250 -> DTek ProCore -> WhiteWater -> Maze4 GPU (in series) AMD XP 1700b+ @ 2.3GHz (11.5x200@1.75v actual) GeForce 4 Ti4200 128MB 512MB DDR PC3200 HyperX 512MB DDR PC3200 TwinX (2x256) Abit NF7-S v2.0 Samsung SyncMaster 900NF Powered by Water

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