Custom Water Loop Filter Screen

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

I'm planning on adding a screen flanked by quick disconnects so that I can clean out the filter almost as easily as I could a dust filter on a fan, thus increasing the amount of time I can go before draining my loop to clean it more thoroughly.

 

Does anyone here have experience using a filter screen in there custom loop?

 

This is the one I'm looking at getting:

 

Barrow G1/4" Mini In-Line Acrylic Filter - Silver (GLA-YT432-S-Silver)

https://modmymods.com/barrow-g1-4-mini-in-line-acrylic-filter-silver-gla-yt432-s-silver.html

[Moonzy]

there's nothing to filter in the loop

if there is, you have some problems on your hands m8

 

and it'll be quite restrictive

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

9 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

there's nothing to filter in the loop

There is always something to filter in the loop. Hair, dust, other FOD. I have some inert particles in my blocks that have been there since day 1.

 

Mainly looking for people who have first hand experience. Not speculative opinions.

[For Science!]

34 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

There is always something to filter in the loop. Hair, dust, other FOD. I have some inert particles in my blocks that have been there since day 1.

 

Mainly looking for people who have first hand experience. Not speculative opinions.

A bit strange to limit yourself to people who have made a bad decision and included a filter in their loops. A bit like asking opinions on whether you should cross a red light, and only interested in hearing from people who have done so.

 

I have considered it in the past, but now know that there is no need for a filter as there is no significant debris that blocks flow within 2 years or so (my maximum preventative maintenance periods) that would have needed a filter. And given that a filter is more easy to clog (finer mesh) it will likely reduce flow in the loop more than if you just let it hang around on a jetplate.

[Mick Naughty]

The hose I buy is full of shit and takes time to flush out. 
but I have room to hide a large filter so I use a standard 3/8id fuel filter and put it in the back. Try to limit the restriction for mine given how much stuff it has. 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

@Mick Naughty

 

Thanks for your comment, you've sparked an idea. May main goal with the filter is to capture those initial particles that are in the loop from the start. As @For Science! stated, there is no significant debris that builds up over time. This has been my experience as well. Most if not all of the buildup in my blocks has been there since day 1. I'd like for it to stay clean this time.

 

I think what I may do then, is keep the filter in place for only the first few days after putting my loop back together. I can use quick disconnects to remove it from the loop after it's done it's job. Or if the restriction isn't a problem I can just leave it in.

[For Science!]

Sure, but it does sound like an overengineered solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. The QDCs Themselves will also impact the flow and so you will likely have an overall lower flow rate than if you just didn’t have them (and the filter)

 

after removing the filter the QDCs have no purpose except for flow impedance....

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

13 minutes ago, For Science! said:

The QDCs Themselves will also impact the flow

lol no they won't.

[For Science!]

2 hours ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

lol no they won't.

Lol, a single QDC can be as restrictive as an average CPU block. The newer ones are slightly better, but there is a reason why every QDC goes out of its way to advertise its “reduced flow impedance” properties.

So you go ahead and weigh up whether “potentially” getting rid of some small junk is worth the additional impedance of another waterblock. QDCs have their time and place, but it sounds to me like yours is not one of them.

 

https://thermalbench.com/2016/05/22/koolance-quick-disconnect-fittings/3/
 

https://www.xtremerigs.net/2013/07/02/2013-quick-disconnect-roundup/4/

[airborne spoon]

It seems like a pretty silly purchase. Now yes I have crap in the system on first fire up from particles of tubing that shaved off get stuck in the GPU/CPU blocks. But it is minimal and after about 6 months I drain it and pull apart the blocks and clean it up and never again have an issue.

I mean it could be considered an extra step but I think the filter looks tacky in the loop.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, airborne spoon said:

...I have crap in the system on first fire up from particles of tubing that shaved off get stuck in the GPU/CPU blocks...I drain it and pull apart the blocks and clean it up and never again have an issue.

Good to know. I haven't drained my loop yet. And I'm trying to not have a repeat of when I first filled it.

2 minutes ago, airborne spoon said:

the filter looks tacky in the loop.

It won't be seen, so I'm not worried about this. It'll be hidden behind my vertical GPU.

2 minutes ago, airborne spoon said:

It seems like a pretty silly purchase.

I'm not too concerned about the extra cost. I have a custom loop after all... Not the most economical choice.