of airtraps and reservoirs...

[Martyn]

For H2O junkies :)

Constructing the airtrap.....

Most H2O setup's use a system that includes a reservoir. The main reason for this is to provide a home for a submerged pump, to act as an expansion chamber (minimal) and to facilitate bleeding air out of the system. However, it's by no means necessary to use one. They provide no cooling benefit (at most, it just adds time to the cool up/down cycle), a system that can't cope without a res, will ultimately fail with one - it just takes longer. They also take up a huge amount of room, especially if you're using a big pump. I decided some time ago to try a 100% inline or closed loop system - without a res. But there are some functions you can't ignore, namely bleeding the system of air.

Most inline systems get round this, by building a "T" connector into the system somewhere, and having a single "capped" verticle branch act as an airtrap. This is pretty much what I've decided to do myself, except I wanted something a little more sophisticated, that would also act as a filler port, and a small fluid reserve.

It needs to fit inside my YY Cube and will be on the mobo side, at the front, next to the pump. This way, I can see at a glance what my fluid levels are like. This also means I wanted a clear tube, for good visibility through the case window.

I came up with a little photoshop goodness to use as a plan...

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/airtrap.gif

You can see from the pic, I wanted the waterflow to travel down a small distance, rather than just straight accross a "T". This is to give the coolant more time to dump it's air into the airtrap and minimise bubbles "shooting through" and missing the trap. On to the construction...

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/cut-t.jpg

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/inside.jpg


I used a Speedfit unequal T from Great Mills (15mm/22mm), this works well as I'm using some 15mm pipe in the rig as well as silicone hose. I cut the push-fit connector of the 22mm end of the T, to give me a clean access for mounting the tube.

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/pipe.jpg

The tube is 25mm OD acrylic stock from RS Electronics, I just measured up a length (about 8") that fits the case well and Epoxied it into place.

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/top-parts.jpg

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/parts.jpg


For the top, it's just the same Speedfit connector, a 22mm end-cap, with the push in bit cut off, and a hole drilled to acommodate a 1/4" BSP union, epoxied into a length of 15mm pipe.

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/top-assembled.jpg

The assembled top, this will form the airlock and provide a female 1/4" BSP mounting point for hosetails or valve or whatever. Now just to epoxy the top into place...

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/finished.jpg http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/airtrap/airtrap.gif

Here you can see the finished airtrap, next to my plan - pretty good result - I'm a happy bunny
Imagine the airtrap half full of coolant, with dyelite and a Blacklight for illumination...

In fact, why imagine.....

http://www.abbc65.theseed.net/pics/installation/installation4.jpg


MMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!

[Dave S]

Very cool:)

I contacted www.dangerden.com asking them if they could come up with something for my dual’s, so far no luck guess I will have to build my own:(

PS does your toilet still work?

[Martyn]

Originally posted by Dave S
Very cool:)

I contacted www.dangerden.com asking them if they could come up with something for my dual’s, so far no luck guess I will have to build my own:(

PS does your toilet still work?

The DD stuff generally rocks. What are your needs? Their maze block are on a par with Swiftech's and can be configured for dually's. Though the problem is not so much the block's as the waterflow. It's virtually impossible to get even flow through both blocks using "y" splitters. You need two pumps. Actually, I sam a real neat pump, with outputs on both ends, perfect for dually's - damned good pump too. I'll see if I can root out the link.

Yeah, my loo still works - used it a lot when testing this rig :)

[Dave S]

Thanks tril0Byte,
Yer had a good look around, just need to get something setup for my 5 [all in a row] but it’s the cost!!! So dam expensive to do more that one. [hence try to build my own]

Yep the flow is the biggest problem, if you can find the link to that pump that would be appreciated – good news about the loo;)

[dnar]

Tril, you are OBSESIVE aren't you :D Who would have thought that cutting edge computing would have you as master plumber.......:D Cool, were I live, plumbers earn more than IT guys, I have a thought........:D





Nice forum mate, I have not posted much in here to date, just wanted to say it is GOOD to have this forum. It may not appear that I'm paying attention in class, but I'm hangin off every word spoken in here :D "Now how can I get better than 45% overclock???"

[phil]

Originally posted by dnar
"Now how can I get better than 45% overclock???"


Now that's easy...go to H20 and get a 57.5% overclock like me :)