For some reason when i look at my coolant now i can pretty much see through it, ive only had it a few months, is it normal for this to happen?
its an ekwb solid orange premix.
#Water coolant seems be less solid
solemn thistle
Hard to see but you can see the dimm slot through it which you couldn't before
austere whale
uhhhh, is that not just light from the cpu water block?
thats what it looks like anyway
solemn thistle
uhhhh, is that not just light from the cpu water block?
The camera doesnt do it justice but it full on just seems more transparent now than before. It was way more solid before.
austere whale
how long have you had it?
solemn thistle
About 3 months. Rod from bs mods suggested i flush it every few months, im wondering if its due for one soon?
austere whale
hmmmmm........im not familiar with custom water cooling......
a quick forum search, and several people say it should last a year
before changing
solemn thistle
before changing
austere whale
oh yeah, they may have been using clear
solemn thistle
Cant get a more reliable source than rod lmao.
austere whale
whos rod
solemn thistle
He was part of the scrapyard wars video
sterile coral
Yeah one of the reasons I just use clear cooling it can be good for multiple years but if you personally don’t like it it is up to you
It might run fine it’s just an esthetic
solemn thistle
I may of figured out what caused it
They sent me an expired bottle from 2021 this past january
steep hedge
it might not have just been that, lots of people have reported issues with any "solid" coolants like this. I personally had EK cryofuel mystic fog in my loop for just 3 months before it started falling out, and as soon as I did, I flushed it out before it clogged up the blocks. the problem now is that all that junk is sitting in your blocks, rads, res, and pump, and there is no real way to get rid of it 100% without taking everything completely apart.
I switched back to clear, and used 2 liters to flush my loop out without taking anything apart, and I still have some bits of the fog hanging on at fittings.
For a show build, its fine, but don't use these fancy coolants in a daily driver, stick with clear.