im using a thermaltake aquarius2 system to watercool my shuttle with tygon tubing, and i notice that even though i use silicone around the studs (a small ammount) and then use hose clamps, that came with the system no less, and i notice that the water level in the reservoir drops from max to bare-minimum to the point where its sucking in air bubbles in a matter of 3 weeks. now i live in vancouver, the highest its been in those 3 weeks was 24C, steady for about 8 days, and then stayed around 16-19C, and yes, it is hot in the room. how is the water evaporating? and how do i stop it from doing so? i fear that come full-out summer when its 34C-40C it will be so hot that ill be filling the system every week, and its a closed loop so its a PIA
Water can evaporate through the silicone tubing. Though that is quite a worryingly fast rate. Is the resevoir properly sealed? And where is it in the systems?
reservoir is /completely/ sealed like i said, the whole system has been sealed, and its pretty amazing that that much water can evaporate through tygon lines...i feel them and they are not wet at all from condensation; however, there is condensation on the inside of the reservoir
Water does not evaporate through Tygon. Even PF-5080 doesn't, and if anything would, that would... I would think you have a slow leak somewhere. Not enough to drip, but enough to create beading that then evaporates.
agreed theres no way you're evaporating that much water in 3 weeks, its leaking somewhere, tighten all your clips up
the clips dont get tighter, its the kind you have to pinch to open up and i put silicone around all possible seams even.
Dunno but an old filled AqII set I have somewhere evaportaed water out moderately fast as well. not THAT fast, but enough that it's not normal.
