Rad Prep.

[Bamalamb]

Hey guys,

 

Got a brand new rad for my Water Cooling system, and I know it's best to flush it (there are loads of methods, I know).

Can I use De-ionised water to clean the rad? (this is Batter Top-Up Water from halfords, which states it is de-ionised and also usable in other applications)

[Bamalamb]

Also, do I need to do anything to the water before filling the rad?

[KemoKa]

afaik, adding a bit of disinfectant like Flash or something to the water will keep it from gunking up with algae. Just check with all the fittings and pipes, make sure what you put in there won't eat the bits and you'll be grand.

[Bamalamb]

thanks for the help   I was only curious about the prep of a rad, for the actual loop I'm adding some Mayhems X1 Blood Red to the coolant, so I should be gold!

[AnonymousGuy]

Buy a $20 fountain pump at Home Depot and flush the rad with hot bathwater.  You can then rinse it with distilled.

[W-L]

thanks for the help   I was only curious about the prep of a rad, for the actual loop I'm adding some Mayhems X1 Blood Red to the coolant, so I should be gold!

 

To clean the rad you can use regular tap water to flush the rad and shake it up when partially filled to get rid of the junk a half dozen times or so. You can also hookup the tap on low and flush water through it in both direction which also works. For the final flush give it a good could of rinses with distilled water before assembling the loop.

[brandishwar]

Here's how I flushed the radiators I used in my system: http://www.kennethballard.com/?p=1463 I got the idea for that from here: