Cooling Hose????

Pvc or Surgical gradetubing or pvc???

 

Tygon or silicon m8

 

Tygon is dear and ive only seen it in 1/2 does it come in 3/8? thx..

 

In that case Silicon - I have used silicon for a while now and it's great - cheap(ish) resistant to kinking and does not react with any coolant additives (tho' it does stain with dyelite and WW). I also run a dual gauge system so I know you can get it in 3/8". Hope that helps :dude:

 

Yeh m8 it does. i think ill go for the Silicon hose ta

 

Good Choice

 

really the only diff between silcone and tygon is silcone is like a frosted color and tygon is clear....

 

Yeh and the price of the clear is way over the top

 

I would like to make my own res as well with 3/8 barbs on it but im not sure how to fit them on ive been here http://secure.thorite.co.uk/ but im lost and dont know what i need for the job i know i need 2 3/8 barbs.

 

For barbs look for 3/8" bore x 1/4"BSP (can't remember actual code wait a mo'..... ah! BMH1438 ). Those are the ones you want

Oh, and when you're fittin' those barbs, if you're puttin them through a rigid plastic like acrylic don't forget to tap the holes (1/4"BSP for the barbs above). If you don't your plastic will craze then crack...... mmmmm....... waterfall ..........

Good Luck

 

ta m8ty,i dont want to tap it,can i put a nut and washer on it instead?

 

With silicon you will loose more water due to evaporation than with PVC!

But silicon is better to build in because it's not so strong like PVC.

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Elemental

 

If you don't want to tap threads you can't really just put a nut an washer on the back I'm afraid - yes it will work but you're running a great big chuffing risk of leakage . Your best bet is to amble back over to Thorite and order some 'bulkhead fittings in (1/4" BSP) this'll allow you to get a really tight seal around the hole in the res with the fitting then screw your barb with PTFE tape into the fitting - sorted!

If ya need any help trying to find the fittings just post on here and I'll find 'em for ya

 

Ok m8 very good of you to help out

 

No probs at all M8 - happy to help

I think what you're after is:
N30614 Nickel Plated Bulkhead 1/4 Ext Thread M20 x 1.5

Had a job finding those :dude:

 

Good man :dude: im going to get them now thx for the help as its saved me a lot of time,because i havent a clue about this stuff.

 

Glad to help - What block/rad etc. are you using?

 

Im planing on getting these..

Black ice prime rad
Eheim 1048 pump
not sure about the block yet, ive e- mailed teckheads about the maze 3 and they say its in, but not on web-site.
Silicon hose 3/8.
thinking about cooling my gf3 but not sure as of yet.
As for the res dont know if im going to put it in the case or above it on my desk.
Funny thing is my psu[sparkle 400] is so damm noisey,so ill need to put another fan in that,the air coming out of it is quite cool so i can run the fan at a slower speed.

This is what http://secure.thorite.co.uk/ sent me the codes but i think he gave me the wrong codes ill have to email him again. [cant find them ]
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1 Off 34032118 1/4BSPP x 3/8" Hose Tail price 1.26
2 Off 34015602 Polyeuethane Seal price 0.41 each
1 Off 34015502 1/4BSP Hobbs nut price 0.51 each

 

b1g-d0g M8 can I make a few suggestions to your planned rig setup?

First, ditch that BI prime - get an OCPC neptune 'the deep' rad instead. The BI prime's are known to not have that great a performance - also are quite pricey for the performance you get. I've got a BIXtreme and I gotta say it's good but I wish 'The Deep' had been on the market as I could have saved a load of dosh and got the same performance

Second - DON'T consider the Maze-3 - they have a huge probem with the plexi top bending if the block gets hot - one guy on these forums in switzerland (can't remeber your name soz ) had a rig wrecked when the top warped and sprayed the inside of his rig with coolant!

I'd recommend the OCPC block - this has a clear top but is lexan so won't leak :dude: ! V nicely made and BRITISH ! (plus you can light it up with an LED )

You can get OCPC stuff @ www.overclockedpc.co.uk (I'm not sponsored by them incase you are wondering - just had two DD blocks both of which took ages to get looking good (dents etc!) and the OCPC is pretty much fettled out of the box + high flow design!)

You'll also need fittings for the Eheim - the stock ones will work but your much better off getting some longer barbs from either thorite (I got my brass ones for my 1250 from them) or overclockedpc do a fitting kit for each Eheim pump with the barbs plus hose clamps and a few other bits.

Oh yeah! get yourself some nylon hose clamps as well - thorite's ones are beefy and REALLY solid (My 3/8" ones are in a bag with PHC13 on it so I think that's the code )

res wise - if ya want large get one of those 10 or 20l boxes from B&Q then bosh some bulkhead fittings though it! Tupperware's also popular (do the same thing with the bulkhead fittings). Or, if you're after looks as well as fuction........

OCPC (again ) do a nice acrylic tube res (I got one on the back of my case) or www.cooling-solutions.de do another good lookin res kit and ship to the UK - they also speak english so you can e-mail requests in english if ya german's not too hot (like mine )

Right- that's all I can think of that might be useful to you (soz for the 4million word essay ) Just post if ya want anything else. Also - I see what ya mean 'bout those thorite codes good luck sortin them out!

 

What can i say m8 but n1 the info will come in handy
ive got a hold of the bloke at http://secure.thorite.co.uk/ he said to phone him and we can sort it out then,them codes are to mad for me aswell,thats it i think so once again id like to thx you for all your help m8