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Can a 250L/H Pump Push Thru 480mm Radiator?

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1 hour ago, KhaderKh said:

What is head pressure? The spec says its 2.2m (7.2feet).

That's how high the pump can push a water column overcoming the weight of the water column itself. Those 2.2m equal to ~3.13psi or ~0.22bar.

 

It's the equivalent of static pressure with fans while the flow rate is well, the equivalent of airflow.

 

Again, the SPC is totally fine. Small, quiet, cheap and powerful enough. I run it in a restrictive loop with 2x280mm  HWlabs GTS radiators (restrictive) in parallel and both GPU and CPU (again in parallel). It's fine. Stop worrying.

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I have EK SPC160 pump rated at 250L/H, can it push water effectively thru 1 360mm and 1 140mm rad both 27mm thickness and 1 CPU Block?

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Yes, radiators pose very little restriction.

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I think you've been told before: the SPC pump is fine and flow rate is overrated by many. That being said: flow rate is not the spec that determines whether a pump can overcome restriction, for that you'll need head pressure.

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47 minutes ago, bowrilla said:

I think you've been told before: the SPC pump is fine and flow rate is overrated by many. That being said: flow rate is not the spec that determines whether a pump can overcome restriction, for that you'll need head pressure.

What is head pressure? The spec says its 2.2m (7.2feet).

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1 hour ago, KhaderKh said:

What is head pressure? The spec says its 2.2m (7.2feet).

That's how high the pump can push a water column overcoming the weight of the water column itself. Those 2.2m equal to ~3.13psi or ~0.22bar.

 

It's the equivalent of static pressure with fans while the flow rate is well, the equivalent of airflow.

 

Again, the SPC is totally fine. Small, quiet, cheap and powerful enough. I run it in a restrictive loop with 2x280mm  HWlabs GTS radiators (restrictive) in parallel and both GPU and CPU (again in parallel). It's fine. Stop worrying.

Use the quote function when answering! Mark people directly if you want an answer from them!

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13 minutes ago, bowrilla said:

That's how high the pump can push a water column overcoming the weight of the water column itself. Those 2.2m equal to ~3.13psi or ~0.22bar.

 

It's the equivalent of static pressure with fans while the flow rate is well, the equivalent of airflow.

 

Again, the SPC is totally fine. Small, quiet, cheap and powerful enough. I run it in a restrictive loop with 2x280mm  HWlabs GTS radiators (restrictive) in parallel and both GPU and CPU (again in parallel). It's fine. Stop worrying.

Thanks man

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