Thinking about adding water to my PC...

[martini161]

NICE! and you should start a new log

[Bio-Hazard]

Nice stuff......................... That should cool things pretty nice..................

[Sporg]

Thanks guys, I'm trying to take Friday off to get it done. Last night I started cleaning out the rad.

I do have one question. Concerning the two water blocks what do you guys usually do for initial flushing? I was thinking of just hooking up to the pump and use some sort of container as a source and then pump through the blocks to give them a good flushing.

[martini161]

just let some white viager sit in it for a little while BUT DONT LET IT DRY if it drys on any part of the block thas copper it will oxidize and that will be bad

[Sporg]

So use vinegar with the block assembled? Won't the vinegar tear up seals? Just curious

[martini161]

dont let it sit to long, just for 15 or 20 minutes tops. then rinse it out real quick with hot water

[Sporg]

Okay, sounds good. Thanks again!

Sucks having all of that stuff sitting at home right now and not being able to do anything...

[Bio-Hazard]

So use vinegar with the block assembled? Won't the vinegar tear up seals? Just curious

White vinegar won't hurt anything, I flush out my complete system with a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and distilled water several times a year.

[Sporg]

Okay, that's what I used to clean out the rad. A mix of distilled white vinegar and distilled water... then flushed with cold tap water and two flushes with distilled water.

Sound good then, I'll clean out the blocks tonight.

[Bio-Hazard]

I would have heated things up a bit to get a better cleaning (solder flux and the like from the radiator), but what you did should work OK.

When I flush my installed system I drain it and then flush with straight distilled water (running under load for a hour), then I drain it again and put in a mix of white vinegar and distilled water and run it again for a hour or so. That way everything comes out nice and shinny....................

After everything is clean, drain and flush twice and refill with my favorite mix.