Moving WC PC

[Sagath]

Originally Posted by MpG

You mean, you're letting a moving company handle your computer? That's just begging for trouble, if you ask me. You should at least handle your computer personally, water-cooled or not.

Eh. Its insured via the moving company. If they bust it, it just means they pay for it, and I get to buy new toys to build again

[element291]

Sounds safest to do it that way, but I've build this loop over and over at least 5 or 6 times when I first build the rig and I never leak tested, and never had a problem. Some may call it luck. I call it skill.

[JD]

Just a tip, screw the fill cap or whatever super tight is going to be more problematic I'd say.

You'll totally squash the o-ring and it won't have a good seal. Should only make it hand-tight + 1/2 turn IMO. Could also get a wad of paper towel and tape it over it as well to prevent anything from leaking onto your components.

[element291]

Good idea with the paper towels. I'm going to get a few sheets of papertowel, and make a nice thick blanket to go over the res, and just throw some elastics over it for the trip.

[Cowboy]

I don't use a res for exactly that reason. The fill caps never seal well enough. T-lines for me all the way.

[3.0charlie]

Originally Posted by jdrom17

Just a tip, screw the fill cap or whatever super tight is going to be more problematic I'd say.

You'll totally squash the o-ring and it won't have a good seal. Should only make it hand-tight + 1/2 turn IMO. Could also get a wad of paper towel and tape it over it as well to prevent anything from leaking onto your components.

Absolutely correct. Never, ever screw a barb or cap very tight when an o'ring is used to seal. Doing so will only deform the o'ring, and leaks will start.

I never had the top cap leak on all the micro-res I've used.

[element291]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

Absolutely correct. Never, ever screw a barb or cap very tight when an o'ring is used to seal. Doing so will only deform the o'ring, and leaks will start.

I never had the top cap leak on all the micro-res I've used.

Hmm, back when I setup this loop I used a wrench to tighten the barbs on my waterblock and cpu block....

Its been almost a year and no leaks ever though... I must just be lucky. Or too gentle with a wrench

[JD]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

Absolutely correct. Never, ever screw a barb or cap very tight when an o'ring is used to seal. Doing so will only deform the o'ring, and leaks will start.

I never had the top cap leak on all the micro-res I've used.

I found out the hard way on my new Dual-Bay DDC res, thus why I figured I should mention it

[Varroa]

Originally Posted by Sagath

Eh. Its insured via the moving company. If they bust it, it just means they pay for it, and I get to buy new toys to build again

From what other people have told me about claiming for stuff that was broken during the move, you will have to PROVE they did the damage. If you can't prove it then you can't claim it. The moving company will do everything in their power to NOT pay out, be warned.

[gingerbee]

^ 100% right