ccokeman Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 The pump in the wife's rig started to sound it had some elves with hammers beating away at the inside of it and decided to re do the loop. Just a cautionary tale that has been told numerous times. Dont; use any type of dye in your loop or you could end up with an expensive problem. I have used plenty of fluids without this result but finding purple fluid is like finding the holy grail..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 We know you did this on purpose so you could use it as a teaching moment for the rest of us! Thanks for sacrificing your water block in order that we might learn. (We are not worthy). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 yeppers... but those of us with Air Cooling need not worry about that.... I always thought the dye was too gritty for the seals in the pump.... now we know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 had a lil build up of green dye in my gpu blocks after draining my loop to redo it but when we started the fill process again it mixed into the water np lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 I don't water cool any more, but when I did, I actually used orange anti-freeze, so no dye needed. Did stain my carpet when I spilled a little though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Is royal purple coolant purple???? Maybe use that. For my next loop Im going to say screw it and use some Mercedes antifreeze. That way there will never be an issue period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Smurf jism on a water block. Nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Smurf jism on a water block. Nice. he will fit in well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 On a more serious note, I've been using Primochill Black Ice for several years now (including colored) and while it stains my clear hoses a little bit, I haven't seen any evidence of deposits or other gunk when I've disassembled my blocks for cleaning. I know many consider distilled water and a kill coil world class practice, others use high quality European automotive coolant etc. so I'm not posting to start a debate. But just sharing my own experience with that particular product. No, I don't own any interest or stock in Primochill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Is this my "told ya so" moment? Hopefully the pump isn't damaged and all everything needs is a good cleaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 yeppers... but those of us with Air Cooling need not worry about that.... here here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticknstone Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Was the dye used a paste type which was squeezed into the loop? It does not look as if the dye was mixed into the fluid. Blocking all those pins will reduce the cooling surface area they create. Did the pump upchuck some object that it sucked in? Maybe stirring the dye and fluid before filling is a better idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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