Servicing an Asetek All in One Liquid Cooler (corsair, nzxt) part 2

[@ThePopolou]

Some advice for others looking to do the same: - - Whilst you can just use distilled water, the better option is to use one with rust inhibitors and a biocide. - The pre-mixed coolants are fine but be very careful if in case your kit has a combination of different metals: if it is not an all-copper system, your radiator might be aluminium and it is a BIG no no if your coolant does not have an appropriate type of inhibit inside. A glycol-based coolant would be ideal in this case (Aquacomputer Double Protect Ultra is ideal) with a min of 25-30% concentration. - Water expands as it heats up so you do not want to fully fill it up. They don't come 100% full from the factory.

[@ravanabrahmarakshas4263]

you need to leave 5% air for expansion of hot water. not fill it completely. and you should not submerge it. it will ruin the circuit board of the motor. and you should add 20% antifreeze.

[@ulyssessait]

are 20% anti freeze necessary? I mean I live in equatorial climate... no winter

[@8eSix]

@@ulyssessait antifreeze prevents corrosion. Water does most of the work when transferring heat, but by itself, it can lead to oxidizing parts.

[@The-Filter]

@jreeve1979 says: "water in an aio will never get hot enough for expansion of that type to happen. you want to make sure there is zero air left in the loop". Makes more sense to me!

[@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1]

Not true. Adding air is what expands the most & is a problem, whether you have experienced it yet or not. Zero air is ideal (and nearly impossible to achieve by hand).

[@toonnut1]

I doubt this will get hot enough to worry about "expansion" i definitely agree for the 360 aio's though

[@pep086]

u saved my life dude, i cleaned my h80iv2 i thought it died i-m hoping i get better temps than before thank u so much bro

[@raphaelvasconcelos__]

Saved?

[@Tekillyah]

@@raphaelvasconcelos__ Yeah like from death numbnuts.

[@rodmaiquez726]

did you save your cooler?

[@icy5619]

I guess we'll never know 😢

[@tymenvanessen3119]

i like my alphacool loop that that you can just uncrew and use as a standalone rad for different loops, or ad more rads using standard fittings.

[@stevek758]

wait wait wait, Putting dirty water back in and not flushing it?

[@brandon8819]

Awesome thank you for this. Literally just down voted the video before this cause you didn't show anything. Was gonna leave a comment and seen the first comment was you directing to here so we can actually see this. This helps a shit ton. So thank you very much!

[@scubaman2003]

rtx 2080ti ftw3 hybrid seems like pump died, can opening it and cleaning fix pump? I dont see any replacements. Sux to toss a working gpu. Other kits wont cover vram and other parts needing cooling because this was a hybrid from factory - so no heatsinks.

[@DPolitis]

Mine had very tight bolts, so I just managed to refill a little bit bu unscrewing the screw behind the housing... I just refilled with distilled water using a small syringe and a napkin so no water is spilled on the circuit boards. Looks like it worked and I got rid of the air pocket I had noticed (unstable temps).

[@ryanhuntsman5469]

Dont you want to leave a touch of air to account for expansion when the water gets hot?

[@AutodidactEngineer]

Do you have any experience with alphacool DC LT2 pumps are they any good?

[@jreeve1979]

water in an aio will never get hot enough for expansion of that type to happen. you want to make sure there is zero air left in the loop

[@zodwraith5745]

No. Heated air expands, but liquid should never get hot enough to require space to expand. You want it as air free as possible.

[@BrandensOutdoorChannel]

PERMEATION. Not permentation. No need to drain the entire loop, just top off.

[@netunooog]

I'm having a bad day right now. PC won't start because it overheats without the cooler. Thought it was the thermal paste so I re did that and it lasted like 5 to 10sec longer. Was so confused till I was like wait what about the water. So I took the fans off to shake radiator and it was like a feather. Still gave it a little shake and can hear maybe drops of water left in my cooler. I want to try this but don't want to break anything. I feel so lost without my PC tho. I had a diffrent cooler then home Boi here. Basically was the samething. Very sacry how easy those copper plates fall right off.... but I did replace the water inside and got everything hooked up properly. Cooling is great now. That night I ran out got antifreeze and distilled water with one of those tiny Turkey basters. Took me forever, for me 70% of the time I was moving my cooler around slightly shaking and tapping it to get air out. But been awhile since I have done it and have had 0 issues. Way cheaper then replacing whole cooler.

[@cybermx8896]

Do you use simple water or Coolant? plain water can oxidize the radiator and copper.

[@downtriptripdown]

Behind the sticker on the radiator of the cooler master is a fill port

[@skozzy1968]

how much water leaked out or forced out after it heated up, liquid expand when hot and you left no room for expansion, surely something leaked out.

[@chrishurley5933]

why did you use the old liquid? you can see floating bits in the water! this will damage the cold plate, always use new liquid when doing maintenance.

[@JustFishing111]

Do you use regular tap water?

[@dylanleach1604]

Probably just for demonstration.

[@sohailoriginal]

my screws are messed up , cant even open aio :( going to buy air cooler now :(

[@98796230966754435677]

great and very nice to learn. Cheers from Uruguay.

[@DragonXDrei]

Not sure I understand, just take the liquid out then put it back in? Doesn't make much sense, why not replace it, or use a 70% 30% combination of distilled water and vehicle coolant or similar? Also from what I can see, the water that came out has all kind of particles in it.

[@MikeMoore-t8e]

Wrong advice on the screwdriver - find a PZ1. The PH1 sort of works, but there's risk of wrecking the screw and you won't be able to tighten properly on reassembly.

[@jreeve1979]

no, just no! do NOT submerge the circuit board, because even once you think its dry, there will be hidden moisture which will corrode your pcb!!!

[@vaanNY104]

thanks man, I was about to throw mine to the garbage.

[@Deses]

Water expands with heat... so... unless you want to have an accident, leave a little bit of air in the loop. :)

[@CustomCarsComputers]

The water would expand and still push against the air which cant escape causing the same "issue" its a sealed unit and made to expand with the heat

[@shaunbarclay1309]

and becomes less dense, unlike you

[@funkyfreak97]

Air can compress significantly with the force of a pinky finger. Water can compress about 0.01% with the force of 1000 elephants. Which one would cause a failure in the hardware?

[@nilwolverine]

I found it difficult to remove this copper plate... besides the rotor filament broke... L2. I don't know where is the part that needs to be soldered

[@noogia1]

Which way should the tubes be installed onto the cpu? On the top or bottom?

[@MACTEPRUS98]

Screwdriver is only PZ-1 ! Do not use PH-1 !

[@GarudAtma]

Does distilled water with few drops of car coolant work better

[@coyowulf]

Is this all distilled water or does it have a mixture of PG in it. I have read sokme AIO systems use PG ? If so, what the ratio ? I have a H80i v i would like to redo.

[@randyarevalo7522]

Hey! I don't know about all the aio's on the market but a common aio by asestek use 89% water and about 1% of chemicals that help fight against metal reactions and the rest was the standard propylene glycol stuff, hope it helps

[@downtriptripdown]

I have two graphics cards to Hydro addition to 95X to use one is used from a seller it never overclock it when it’s still going from when I purchased it in 2012 to 2014 it is still going and I would like to refill both the pump combos on that card times two and I may know someone body modification industry that can get me a 25 to 50 gauge needle just a stick it into the hose on one side seal it and refill and then take the air bubble out of peak in the house but this seems a lot better than trying to get medical supplies so sorry for the long message but would like your input on this tooth also Baeza check for the 295X to

[@tabee74]

Can you tell me, which kind of screwdriver I need?

[@m4heshd]

You mean permeation? 😏

[@nathanadhitya]

Hello, do you have dimensions for the screw? Mine got stripped.

[@title2779]

Apparently they are pozidriv screws. I'm going to a hobby store tomorrow and get some.

[@nathanadhitya]

@@title2779 FIrst time hearing the screw name. Let me know the correct screw size if you happen to get some :D

[@FrankOnline007]

@@nathanadhitya did you happen to find the right one? I just stripped mine too

[@scikhaled2028]

is that an ordinary water or have a specific properties ?!

[@andrewv5148]

Use distilled water don’t use tap water it will corrode your loop then you have to replaced. The tap water has minerals in it.

[@Rangerthelonewolf]

Using regular water?? Oo

[@avijitsinha8507]

what is the liquid already in the container before you unscrew the pump?

[@abbas0108]

is this simple water or is it something else.

[@biko331966]

can i mix car radiator coolant with water in the computer liquid cooler ? or its just water? thank you.

[@EricFosu-i4e]

Can i use drink water to fill it

[@MrPuddinJones]

accessing the high point screw to bleed air- how did you re seal the coolant temperature sensor when moving the main circuit board out of the way?

[@tdb0ne1]

i was also going to attempt filling through that little screw as he said to in the previous video because its supposed to be the highest point in the system and i dont want to screw up all those little phillips screws in the cold plate. so i thought i would aslo do it that way.....until i just seen your reply. (Yea... what about the temperature sensor?) is that way no longer a recommended way of topping the fluid off?

[@nicke.3536]

This screw not to bleed air. It is "temp interface" for temp sensor to measure temperature. Yes, this screw is transferring heat into sensor, but not to blead air.

[@nicke.3536]

@@tdb0ne1 This screw not to bleed air. It is "temp interface" for temp sensor to measure temperature. Yes, this screw is transferring heat into sensor, but not to blead air.

[@corpingtons]

Right? What the heck

[@corpingtons]

@@tdb0ne1don’t ever do that you will get a leak in your board and dead under a year

[@downtriptripdown]

Also I was wondering if you can send me one of those syringe things I’d like to attempt doing it on my R9 295X2

[@02nitish04]

I have this same cooler, 240mm variant Installing the cooler gives me temps around 119 degrees Celsius It sounds like there is too little water in it And when it powers on, I can hear either the lack of water flowing through it, or it's the sound of air I connected the aio externally and found that the copper plate gets hot as the pump runs Will this refilling do my work ??

[@CustomCarsComputers]

more then likely yes, but there are times where the pump itself just dies, so refilling would be the first step, if it still sounds like that afterwards its a broken pump.

[@corpingtons]

There could be gunk inside you need to clean and flush it out

[@corpingtons]

@@CustomCarsComputersthe pump is the bearing you can replace

[@B-laze_Fungist]

Just did this on my H115 and went from 85c to 65c playing Bf2042. I for sure had a blockage, lots of chunky bits on the ribs, i guess they either completly or partly blocked the flow.

[@josh333rus]

Hi, how did you clear up the blockage?

[@B-laze_Fungist]

@@josh333rus i took off the copper plate, ruined the screws in the process, be very careful. The plate is off, clean the underside, fins etc. Clean everything else visible, on the unit aswell. Drain the entire thing (hold upside down) Fill clean water, and drain again until it is clean. Fill with water, shake and shake hoses etc to get air out. Fill until the entire assembly is full. Screw tye plate back. My first attempt failed because i didnt fill enough water, so make sure to fillcompletly full, and no air.

[@josh333rus]

@@B-laze_Fungist fantastic, thanks for the step by step guide

[@B-laze_Fungist]

@@josh333rus no problem. Careful with screws, you need the screwdriver with PERFECT fit. else, you will need a dremel to fix the misstake, which i had to.

[@zodwraith5745]

Good Lord that's a _terrible_ place to put the maintenance port! Thankfully every AIO I've bought has a fill port on the radiator. That just seems brainless to put the port right against a circuit board. It looks like they _purposely_ did that so you can't service it and have to buy a new one every few years.

[@Emperor-2029]

Thanks for this video. Do you use simple water or mixed with some chemical things?

[@zombiepwner14]

Distilled water. If you plan on having the system in a place below freezing then you can mix in some antifreeze (propylene glycol) but that’s not necessary if you’re keeping it somewhere above freezing temps

[@4536647674]

​@@zombiepwner14 when the hell would it ever freeze lol..the thing is bloody hot and you'll never leave your pc out in the snow would you?

[@zombiepwner14]

@@4536647674 I personally wouldn't, but you never know what some people do with their stuff ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@huseynmammadov9247]

very useful video thanks bro

[@LuaNa-fw6hh]

So I am about to clean my NZXTx41 and all I have to do is just refill the water? I read on some forums I need to clean it or replace the hoses.

[@FrankOnline007]

depends on how old it is. if you see gunk build up in the cooling fins, you should clean it. otherwise just top off with distilled water or replace with new coolant. (dont mix different coolants)

[@gshotboss835]

Hey my friend What kind water i should use plz

[@FrankOnline007]

distilled water if youre topping it off. if you replace all the liquid, you should use a coolant with anti-microbials and anti-corrosion inhibitors. i recommend buying premix stuff like EK cryofuel or Mayhem

[@ashtong85]

Ok I really Wana see someone call corsair to rma their water damaged water cooler

[@TheOldRuss]

Hi ,Great Video i have the Corsair H155i , but a dont know how to put back te hoses coating , they fell back on the disassembly...

[@downtriptripdown]

Please do one on 295x2 so many people Either theoing them out or waiting for phyx

[@ukzr3c0il90]

Am i seeing things or did you empty it in the container then use the same fluid to fill it up? Why bother all the contaminents went back in lol

[@CustomCarsComputers]

This is one i just serviced, took it back apart for the video

[@elliottd323]

my right ear feeling left out right now :/

[@juliocsbarreto]

What the screwdriver use for open the base?

[@MrAce4000]

Oooook

[@shaunbarclay1309]

STOP DRAGGING YOUR SCREWDRIVER OVER THE PLATE FFS

[@marpinxu2826]

Can I ask for the screwdriver number please?

[@CustomCarsComputers]

Ph1 is the screwdriver bit i used, it might be different depending on the manufacturer year

[@marpinxu2826]

@@CustomCarsComputers I think I need a pozidriv. But I do not know the size. Thanks for the info.

[@ashtong85]

@@marpinxu2826 get an ifixit kit or something similar then you will have one for anything

[@mikeelek9713]

@@ashtong85 - Great suggestion. The ifixit kits are perfect for so many different uses.