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The fitting I just attached an image of came with the res. In the manual it said to use where it was an inlet but assumed since I was doing a top inlet it would be different?

So if that fitting's o-ring wasn't slipping it would work?

And hopefully @EK Luc will know what is happening-all products are EKWB!

 

Hi,

 

On your top inlet you must use the extender that you showed in the picture above since the port is recessed.  Then you will screw your compression fitting on.

 

The leak appears because the compression fitting can't sit correctly in the port since it's wider than the recessed port.

 

So in the end your top should be a combination of Top + Extender + Compression fitting.

 

This way you should be good to go without leaks. :)

 

Let us know how it turns out.

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Ok, so I've had quite a few problems with this new loop of mine.

But the latest one is this.

When leak testing for 24hrs+ there is no issue, when turning off after/during leak test there is no issue.

When I plug the pwm for the pump in to the motherboard and boot up normally to windows again its fine no leaks.

But when I turn the system off there is a small leak.

One of the top ports (I have a multi-port top) is the inlet to the res. The fitting it in perfectly, the tubing is over fine and the compression is over that fine.

I made sure that the fitting, tubing and compression were perfect because I've already ripped this loop apart because of this issue a couple of days ago in the same place!

Bare in mind this only happens when I turn the system off...does that mean a bubble somewhere or something?

Please can someone help!

Cheers!

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Oh, and when I booted up my MSI GTX 980 (with waterblock on) was running at 28-31C and cpu 29-34C at idle-just doing some game updates.

 

Do you have a photo of the problem I'm a bit confused as to where the leak is occurring is it the fitting that is connecting to to top inlet of the res that's leaking?

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O-ring could be too compressed to be functional anymore.

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See the attached image for a pic of the leak.

As you'll see it is an image when the system is on-I turned my 'default' OC on- 4.6Ghz on 1.4V and started prime95 and everything ramped up (as it should) and this happened during the stress test-therefore, it seems that the inlet cannot deal with high flow rates?

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See the attached image for a pic of the leak.

As you'll see it is an image when the system is on-I turned my 'default' OC on- 4.6Ghz on 1.4V and started prime95 and everything ramped up (as it should) and this happened during the stress test-therefore, it seems that the inlet cannot deal with high flow rates?

 

Umm I don't see an attached image..

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My bad-modified the post

 

Ok I see the problem, are you using the proper internal tube and fitting for the top ports since from photos I can see the top has recessed plugs so you would require a fitting that would either seal around the larger section or recess into the top like the plug to seal further down.

 

ek---res-x3-top-v2-1_800.jpg

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Ok I see the problem, are you using the proper internal tube and fitting for the top ports since from photos I can see the top has recessed plugs so you would require a fitting that would either seal around the larger section or recess into the top like the plug to seal further down.

 

ek---res-x3-top-v2-1_800.jpg

 

So something like one of these-which I have?

 

 

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-SNIP-

 

I think it might yield the same result since the looks to be the o-ring is slipping below into the groove to have the plugs flush mount on the top. 

 

@EK Luc might be able to provide more insight into what the the proper fitting for those however.

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The fitting I just attached an image of came with the res. In the manual it said to use where it was an inlet but assumed since I was doing a top inlet it would be different?
So if that fitting's o-ring wasn't slipping it would work?

And hopefully @EK Luc will know what is happening-all products are EKWB!

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The fitting I just attached an image of came with the res. In the manual it said to use where it was an inlet but assumed since I was doing a top inlet it would be different?

So if that fitting's o-ring wasn't slipping it would work?

And hopefully @EK Luc will know what is happening-all products are EKWB!

 

Hi,

 

On your top inlet you must use the extender that you showed in the picture above since the port is recessed.  Then you will screw your compression fitting on.

 

The leak appears because the compression fitting can't sit correctly in the port since it's wider than the recessed port.

 

So in the end your top should be a combination of Top + Extender + Compression fitting.

 

This way you should be good to go without leaks. :)

 

Let us know how it turns out.

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