Coolant Basics for Custom Loops

[@centaur6ify]

Great water cooling content. I knew water cooling demanded maintenance, this video gives me a better perspective of just how much I want to invest.

[@Spinelli__]

Get clear Mahyems or clear Koolance 702 coolant combined with Tygon A-60-G tubing. Ignore everything else. This combo will last for years w/ no corrosion, smudge, growths, leaching, etc. Just a clean, clear, functional, reliable watercooling system after years. The absolute best combination when it comes to reliability, longevity, ease (or lack) of maintenance, peace of mind, etc.

[@danielchicoine79]

I personally gave up on every other coolants than EK. If the loop is prepped right, there will be no issue with either Solid or Translucent cryofuel. I personally always break up my loops for cleaning just because I'm a clean freak. People seem to have issues with EK cryofuel when doing a normal flush with Blitz Kit because just flushing will always have chems left in the loop from it. So what I do is, open up everything, use part one with copper based rads then part 2 with every parts of the loop but instead of flushing, i do it the same way as part 1 but leave it inside for 6 to 12h instead of 24 hours. Then fill, slosh, drain, rinse repeat 6 to 8 times. I then install everything in the case and flush another 2 times just to be sure. Then you can use any EK coolant without worrying. It may sound extreme but in all my years of customizing, it never failed me or any of my customer's builds. Good video by the way! 👍👍👍

[@ZatEditing]

Im using cryofuel Clear atm, is there even a point to cleaning anything?

[@danielchicoine79]

@@ZatEditing yep. Once something goes wrong because something was dirty, you will understand lol

[@deviantnia]

@@danielchicoine79 too many steps

[@zkilla4611]

I plan to drain and Flush my EK fluid every 6 months. Only tearing all the way apart when new components are added. Which will probably be every 1.5-2 years

[@DD-sw1dd]

Koolance fluid is the best I’ve ever used. Seen the UV Blue run in a system for 5 years without any issues any maintenance beyond topping off the rez on 2x 360 rads cooling an i7 5960x and 2080ti. Tho I wouldn’t recommend going that long. But 2 years is easily doable. Going forward I’m only using Koolance clear coolant. Only bc I don’t like the inevitable staining that happens with most tubing. Especially flexible tubing. Stay away from any particulate or solid fluids unless you plan on draining and refilling your loop every 3-6 months….to be safe. Every horrendous issue I’ve ever seen is bc of those coolants. EK mystic fog is definitely a particulate coolant…so I consider it in the same category even tho it’s not as bad as a solids. If anything can separate in the coolant, I consider it a no go.

[@angeltensey]

you can safely run pure distilled water as long as your loop is perfectly clean before filling. clean everything with isopropyl alcohol if needed and work in gloves. i run pure water for years now and nothing happened. no bacteria or gunk or whatnot. and sure thing its cheap, especially when you use some crazy setup like waterblock everything, multiple external rads and so.

[@Akira72]

Perfect explaining 👌 at my build actually i use mayhems x1 clear best i can recommend before i use DP Ultra that ends at cracks at acrylic pump top after that i use Alphacool CKC that change after a while to light blue. Mayhems after months still clear 👍

[@brandonpfister]

Thank you for this! I realize that opinions are like belly-buttons. As a newcomer to liquid cooling...I try to find answers from a number of trusted sources. THEN make up my own mind. PPCS has treated me well, and I do value your opinion. :)

[@riharrds]

Thank you!

[@TheMetalmachine467]

The best coolant is Koolance 702 you can get 3 years of use easy and still looks clean

[@natevoid9955]

Do they have a clear version? All I see is colors

[@davejones1959]

What additives are used in distilled water if you want to go that route?

[@zkilla4611]

The ones he said in video. Or just go EK clear

[@pewpewlasers7930]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@F2FTech]

Great video 👍

[@Zfast4y0u]

I use aurora in my car, works great.

[@Mutation666]

I have had great luck with just distilled with a silver kill a coil

[@Sadorath]

I had distilled water in my system for 2 years and the amount of corrosion that happened in the system was insane I never had algae growth with a silver kill coil but the silver ionized with the copper and yeah

[@KnightMD]

I just want to know if I can add Mayhem's dye to EK's Mystic Fog coolant...

[@AnTran-rc8yj]

nooo don't do that. I recently added distilled water to my premix TT clear and that did not end up well. Don't try mixing two different products or brands

[@LongIslandicedteaaa]

@@AnTran-rc8yj What exactly happened to your coolant?

[@AnTran-rc8yj]

@@LongIslandicedteaaa the coolant became cloudy before that it was all good until I bought a new radiator and did a couple of flushing with 1:1 distilled/vinegar follow by 10 flush with just distilled water then put the clear TT coolant in and it became cloudy.

[@LongIslandicedteaaa]

@@AnTran-rc8yj I don't think it's from the distilled water, because all coolants are mostly distilled water anyway. Mix some coolant with water outside the case and see if it gets cloudy.

[@AnTran-rc8yj]

@@LongIslandicedteaaa it could have been the vinegar then, maybe there was some left in the radiator

[@luckyman1324]

Question pls have you tested mistic fog and wot do you think

[@Poppi3579]

Has anyone had issues with EK cryofuel clear concentrate on nickel/plexi products? Read of corrosion and build up immediately.

[@goingalloutcuz]

how do you store the left over coolant?

[@taylor4386]

In a cool dark place. Like a closet

[@3z1z27]

I have the corsair hydro x xh305i Can i use the primochill liquid with it

[@Pabula]

The Mayhems Biocide link is displaying "No route page" on PerformancePC webpage, is it out of stock?

[@teemohnay]

So if I just want my coolant to work and not cause any issues or staining, just use clear? Building my first custom loop and prefer the clear look anyway. Will ek cryo clear require much maintenance?

[@zkilla4611]

What's the he Verdict?

[@teemohnay]

@@zkilla4611 im using the lime yellow ek cryofuel. I havent had any issues but cant say much about staining until i do my annual system flush. From the looks of it, I think Ill be ok.

[@zkilla4611]

@@teemohnay Nice. I just put Acid Green in mine yesterday. 1st build with custom water loop. I have to change it or at least add more once I add the GPU Block. I'm wondering if I can keep the leftover coolant and use it? I don't care if it's stained as long as it performs well. I may change the color. But doubt I'll ever go straight clear.

[@teemohnay]

@@zkilla4611 Yes, just keep in mind the shelf life written on the bottle. This stuff has biocides in it that degrade over time. I have 4 bottles and have pumped one of them fully through my system then back in the bottle then back to the system multiple times lol. Just be careful that it stays clean the whole time. I also used prep fluid on my rads in advance and loop prep for everything else in advance as well. Then flushed it clean with distilled water before filling. Im not taking any chances with my setup (which is balls to the wall extreme).

[@zkilla4611]

@@teemohnay yeah. No chances. I got a 5900x and 3080Ti currently.

[@JulySB42]

Is that background, hoan bridge in Milwaukee wi?

[@scotianbank]

About EK's Mystic Fog Cryofuel... How has it gone for you (if you've used it, of course). I currently have it in my system, and it has started falling out and settling in all surfaces (specially on the CPU micro-fins) after about 5 months, perhaps a little bit less; and this has happened both times I've used it. Let's see if I can add some further context. I flushed my rads with DI water a couple of times first before putting the loop together, all the fittings are Alphacool, as well as the radiators and plastic soft-tubing (ultra-clear alphatube), the pump-res combo is from Barrow, the CPU block is also from Alphacool (XPX Aurora), and the GPU came from the factory with a water-cooling block (it's a Gigabyte Aorus WaterFoce WB)... Now, 6 months is not a bad time to do maintenance to your water-cooling loop... But I had always heard that with bottled cooling fluids, you could go for 1 year of use before needing maintenance. Could it be that it's something else causing the blockage, and then that perhaps acts like a filter for the particles in the fluid? I've heard that plasticiser

[@1222dss]

opaque coolant in general are troublesome. Sooner or later they all will cause some issues, just avoid it and use the clear ones. Manufacturers still haven't managed to do it properly

[@bmerrill46254]

EK has updated some of their recommendations. Distilled water only ahead of any of their suspended fluids runs the risk of causing the electrostatic suspension method they use to loose too many ions and become ineffective. They recommend using a flush product instead.

[@alexreconquista7293]

I just wanted to order EK Mystic Fog. I havent heard that its a "showcase coolant". Its my first whatercooling build. I guess I should better use some translucent colour instead?

[@millll111lllI]

I just drained my loop and the EK dye had solidified in chunks at my cpu block, clogging it and overheating

[@alexreconquista7293]

@@millll111lllI did you use the RGB fog one? Or a clear?

[@millll111lllI]

@@alexreconquista7293 My bad it was Cryofuel navy blue.

[@zkilla4611]

@@millll111lllI how long was it in there for? I heard good stuff about the Blue

[@millll111lllI]

@@zkilla4611 I think it took about 3 weeks to clog the fins enough to notice temperature problems. I just run water with a few drops of bleach now.

[@everythingsfine7399]

can you use kool-aid?

[@carsenbland5722]

Yes but only if it has rgb

[@Tofilux]

Was here.

[@reefer9224]

been using distilled water for 3 years no issues. coolant just another way of saying give me your money.

[@matthewgary6071]

Newbie to watercooling here, is there a preferred Distilled water to use or will any of the shelf at a grocery store do? Thanks

[@AutodidactEngineer]

Mayhems destroy your pumps guys don't use their products

[@nsr150sp1]

i'm using motorcycle coolant for my loop, lolz

[@user-pwfus]

That has got to be the worst pc case I have ever seen get your self a Thermaltake the big boy square one.