EKWB vector strix leaking

[Luxuskick]

Dear LTT forum

 

I have built my first watercooled build, leaktestet it and it looked all good (testet with the ekwb leaktester). Left the loop running for 3 h, then hooked up my components. With the gpu arround 45-50 degrees celsius it startet leaking, but not from the fittings, i checked the papertowels underneath them. it looks like liquid got trough the gasket from the vector strix between the plexy seal. 

 

has anyone ever expirienced something like this?

 

what can i do? i opened a support-ticket at ekwb

 

 

[ki8aras]

theyre probably going to ask you to send it back

[Luxuskick]

2 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

theyre probably going to ask you to send it back

I just hope they won t take to long 

[For Science!]

2 hours ago, Luxuskick said:

I just hope they won t take to long 

are you sure its liquid? Looks like the grease from O-ring to me. Did it actually produce puddles?

[Luxuskick]

1 hour ago, For Science! said:

are you sure its liquid? Looks like the grease from O-ring to me. Did it actually produce puddles?

It dripped on to my psu, luckly

no damage taken but scary tho

[For Science!]

6 minutes ago, Luxuskick said:

It dripped on to my psu, luckly

no damage taken but scary tho

you could open it, check the o-ring, and then reseal it. Or just let EK handle it/

[Luxuskick]

6 hours ago, For Science! said:

you could open it, check the o-ring, and then reseal it. Or just let EK handle it/

oof, i don t feel comfortable about that, have you done this, if so how hard was it?

[For Science!]

48 minutes ago, Luxuskick said:

oof, i don t feel comfortable about that, have you done this, if so how hard was it?

very easy. th4e only thing that can go wrong is that you overtighten the screws and crack the acrylic.

[AnonymousGuy]

 

On 9/11/2021 at 2:50 PM, For Science! said:

very easy. th4e only thing that can go wrong is that you overtighten the screws and crack the acrylic.

I don't know currently if EK voids warranty for opening their block.  They seem like the sort of brand that would but I think it was a few years ago they took off the stupid "warranty void if removed" stickers.

 

I'd probably just email them and ask if they could mail me a new o-ring.  You don't even need to unmount the block from the card to replace it but I wouldn't be touching it until they confirm it won't void it.

 

Also @OP it doesn't look like your rightmost 8 pin power connector is seated all the way.

[For Science!]

1 hour ago, AnonymousGuy said:

 

I don't know currently if EK voids warranty for opening their block.  They seem like the sort of brand that would but I think it was a few years ago they took off the stupid "warranty void if removed" stickers.

 

I'd probably just email them and ask if they could mail me a new o-ring.  You don't even need to unmount the block from the card to replace it but I wouldn't be touching it until they confirm it won't void it.

 

Also @OP it doesn't look like your rightmost 8 pin power connector is seated all the way.

EK has a "Guaranteed leak free warranty" which is broken when you open their blocks, however the warranty in itself is not broken when you open their blocks. Given that that its leaking already, it didn't do much in the first place.