I did some searching on the forums and im seeing lots of things similar to what im looking for but most of the threads i found turned into different topics all together. What my situation is, is that i just got some nice WC gear off of a trade and i would just like to clean it up and what not since its been sitting on a shelf collecting dust and fun stuff. What im wondering is what is the best way to clean those out as im not sure if the blocks have a removable top and what not. Ive seen that vinegar and salt is one way to get it clean but is that just running it through a pump? would i be able to put that solution into the block and shake it around and flush it out with water or are there better ways to effectively clean a copper block with the acrylic/lucite top? If it helps the blocks are aqua computer blocks: evo 1.1 and cuplex evo.
I used a vineger/salt solution to clean my WB and it worked very well. I just filled the block up with the solution and let it sit for a few hours. Sorry, can't help you with the acrylic.
Tomato ketchup (yes, really) apparently is pretty good. Flush with distilled water. Do not use alcohol or acetone on an acrylic top.
I've heard the reason for this is because of the salt and vinegar it contains, as well the tomatoes are acidic. Just a tidbit of info.
That's right. Moreover it's cheap, likely to be in your kitchen cupboard already, and you can have a tasty lunch with it afterwards.
great, looks like thats what im seeing as well around here. The threads that i found tunred into a battle about what fluids to run in your loop so i wasnt sure lol. If i make a solution of vinegar and salt; can i run that through the pump to clean it as well?
Some times the only thing two liquid-coolers can agree on is that the third isn't doing it right! I can't see why not, but I wouldn't do it for very long. I did this once... left it for days... and the vinegar/tap water solution turned a lovely deep blue colour and the hoses got a funny green coating on the inside. It left me a worse mess to clean up than when I started! But my loop was pretty bad and had god knows what insidewhen I started. I was one of those people that once I assembled my loop I couldn't wait till the next day to go get distilled water... so I used tap water in a pinch. NEVER do this!! Once I cleaned it all as best I could, I then did the soaking with pure vineger (and salt) all was well. I guess my point to all of this is to either use pure vinegar or if you want to dilute it only use distilled, and keep check on it from time to time. Vinegar being an acid, albeit a mild one, will slowly pit the copper (if left for days ), but its fine to use it for short periods
