A drain for my rigid tubing loop

[Synthetic-Pulse]

I am building a rigid tubing loop for my CPU/GPU. What is the best way to install a drain? what parts do I need? Where do I put it? I would like something very use to drain my loop with, thanks for the help.

[ericlee30]

Really all you need is a bitspower mini shutoff valve and integrate it to the loop at the lowest point of the case.

[Vacsol]

I never understood the point of rigid tubing besides aesthetics.

 

you could probably go with a t-shaped splitter and cap it, although you'd be hard pressed to find one made for rigid tubing

[wng_kingsley7]

I am building a rigid tubing loop for my CPU/GPU. What is the best way to install a drain? what parts do I need? Where do I put it? I would like something very use to drain my loop with, thanks for the help.

It's always good when using rigid plexi tubing for the main parts, since it's a feature to display your ability to bend the tubing in such curves that seem a little unorthodox. Use soft tubing for the parts of the build that won't be shown. Well I think you should know a couple key parts for a drain.

 

You could buy a T block which runs two tubes. The first line to go to the cpu/gpu & the second runs to a soft tube which has a drain plug.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOXo4ndvQK790yNl5JBBBSzuBBOrzxB16

There is a part in this playlist where Jayztwocents shows how he drains his 900D & sma8 from Caselabs. Ep 2 & 4.

[Synthetic-Pulse]

Can you show me some links to the parts and where on my loop they would go please?

[Synthetic-Pulse]

So here is what I came up with. I will use a multiport rad, a male to male fitting in the bottom port facing down, attach a valve to that, a compression fitting to the valve with a tube attached with a stopper at the end of the tube.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

So here is what I came up with. I will use a multiport rad, a male to male fitting in the bottom port facing down, attach a valve to that, a compression fitting to the valve with a tube attached with a stopper at the end of the tube.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14595/ex-tub-1034/Bitspower_G14_Mini_Valve_-_Black_Sparkle_BP-MVV-BKBK.html

 

Make sure it's somewhere at the bottom of your loop. If you have a front rad you can also have the valve before the loop reaches the pump top. This: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10382/ex-tub-622/Bitspower_G14_Matte_Black_T_Adapter_BP-MBTMB.html?tl=g30c499s745 with a compression fitting coming from the front rad,

this: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23157/ex-tub-2778/Bitspower_G_14_Thread_Male_to_Male_Rotary_Extender_-_Black_Sparkle_BP-BSRG.html?tl=g30c101s744 connected to the mini-valve at the bottom (keep the mini-valve closed and covered with a stop plug when not in use)

and screw the other side into the pump top.

[cooperred]

Just stick a valve on an unused radiator port somewhere.

or if you don't have room for that, you could figure out some way of using your other pump top outlet.