Cleaning Pump Properly

[rafe_28]

Should my pump get special treatment? Or could i just use distilled wtaer and make it run by itself. So it stirs around and then repeat that? Or should i be doing more? I had some uv reactive fluid in there before and its kinda nasty

[RollinLower]

if you want to do it properly you take the loop apart and clean everything with distilled water and a toothbrush.

 

if you want to do it the lazy but proper way you get a cleaning kit like mayhems blitz

 

if you want to be even lazier yeah, just run some distilled water through it and you'll be fine.

[SolarNova]

A standard D5 pump is easily partially disassembled so u can clean the impeller. If u've been using colored coolants i'd strongly recommend taking out the impeller to give it a proper clean, that colored crud likes to build up in and around the impeller shaft.

 

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[rafe_28]

8 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

A standard D5 pump is easily partially disassembled so u can clean the impeller. If u've been using colored coolants i'd strongly recommend taking out the impeller to give it a proper clean, that colored crud likes to build up in and around the impeller shaft.

Its not a D5. Its an ekwb spc 160 which is a budget version. Tho if anyone can find a tutorial on how to take it apart (written would be fine too) it would be great.

 

16 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

if you want to do it properly you take the loop apart and clean everything with distilled water and a toothbrush

I am alr on that but the pump is kinda more complex than the other stuff. And this one doesnt seem to come apart too easily.

 

17 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

if you want to do it the lazy but proper way you get a cleaning kit like mayhems blitz

I heard ur standard kitchen vinegar works too? Is that right? Or is it too aggresive for the pump

[RollinLower]

1 minute ago, rafe_28 said:

ekwb spc 160

that pump comes apart when you remove the feet. The feet are actually threaded through the pump and into the pumphousing/reservoir. so if you remove those the whole thing just comes apart.

2 minutes ago, rafe_28 said:

heard ur standard kitchen vinegar works too?

yep that works too, tough i hate the smell of vinegar so i always avoid it. That's just me tho.

[rafe_28]

8 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

yep that works too, tough i hate the smell of vinegar so i always avoid it. That's just me tho

Once air tight sealed shouldnt be noticable tho right?

 

8 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

that pump comes apart when you remove the feet. The feet are actually threaded through the pump and into the pumphousing/reservoir. so if you remove those the whole thing just comes apart

Oh ty .