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Old November 30, 2013, 03:38 AM
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Notice allot of plasticy pieces like foam at top of my res, how often do u guys clean your blocks and loops?

Running uv tubing and assume this is from that. Do u disassemble everything or just run water threw it to clean each part? (disassemble the blocks I mean)
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Old November 30, 2013, 09:24 AM
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If you have visible debris in the loop I would definitely pull all the blocks apart and clean them. You'll also need to use a bottle brush to clean the out the tubing. Now that I use acrylic tubing I have to clean my stuff almost never.
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Old November 30, 2013, 10:47 AM
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Old November 30, 2013, 08:29 PM
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add new tubing... its enough PITA to clean blocks.

go carefully with block disassembly.
little screws strip easy, and gaskets can be a real bugger to get back in place.
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Old November 30, 2013, 08:57 PM
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gaskets are the most pain in the ass... tighten the blocks back in place like you would a tire. Star pattern. Having been through this before I can tell you the cpu and gpu blocks will be dirty too. Don't use boiling hot water either...
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