Reservoir level help

[TheRedViper]

Hello there, I noticed a leak from my loop right under the exit of the pump yesterday and fixed it with sillicone, but my reservoir level dropped from this and I was wondering if I should add more. When the pump is not on, the level is fine, but when the pump is on, the level drops to about half and there's some foam on top from what I assume to be the return of the rad being slightly higher than the current level.

 

 

[Alexcalibur]

I'm no help just here to compliment you on your gorgeous build

[TheRedViper]

Just now, IskanderEXC said:

I'm no help just here to compliment you on your gorgeous build

thx

[FloRolf]

Send that POS back asap dude. A leak is unacceptable.

[Naeaes]

Top it off. The level dropping a bit isn't a problem but the foam can be. The point of having a reservoir is to allow for the volume of the liquid to vary so basically it's normal. But since you have foam, it means air is getting to the pump and that can hurt it bad. The bearings are designed with the assumption that there's constant resistance from the water and it's even.

[TheRedViper]

Just now, FloRolf said:

Send that POS back asap dude. A leak is unacceptable.

I can't, it's an AIO so if I remove it I basically have to unbuild my whole PC, then send it to them without knowing if theyll RMA it plus knowing it takes them 1 month to send something here.

[TheRedViper]

Just now, Naeaes said:

Top it off. The level dropping a bit isn't a problem but the foam can be. The point of having a reservoir is to allow for the volume of the liquid to vary so basically it's normal. But since you have foam, it means air is getting to the pump and that can hurt it bad. The bearings are designed with the assumption that there's constant resistance from the water and it's even.

Can the air be from the radiatior drop point being higher than the current level or what else could it be from?

[TheRedViper]

8 minutes ago, IskanderEXC said:

I'm no help just here to compliment you on your gorgeous build

I'm not satisfied with the cable management, but it's my first build so.

 

 

[FloRolf]

5 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

I can't, it's an AIO so if I remove it I basically have to unbuild my whole PC, then send it to them without knowing if theyll RMA it plus knowing it takes them 1 month to send something here.

okay then gl hf with all your components braking with water damage...

[Naeaes]

3 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

Can the air be from the radiatior drop point being higher than the current level or what else could it be from?

I don't think so. It's just that now that there's a shorter distance between the air in the reservoir and the port leading to the pump, the air is getting though carried by the water current. It's visible bubbles on the way to the pump but the pump hacks it up into foam. You know what. If my hypothesis is correct, tilting your case would fix it temporarily. 

[TheRedViper]

Just now, FloRolf said:

okay then gl hf with all your components braking with water damage...

The leak itself is fixed, I put sillicone all over the flange where a small drop would occur every 15 mins-ish and it was dropping on the empty drivers bay so there was no damage to components. 

[TheRedViper]

Just now, Naeaes said:

I don't think so. It's just that now that there's a shorter distance between the air in the reservoir and the port leading to the pump, the air is getting though carried by the water current. It's visible bubbles on the way to the pump but the pump hacks it up into foam. You know what. If my hypothesis is correct, tilting your case would fix it temporarily. 

So I should fill it up again to like 3/4 while running to fix air issues. I know titling the case helps removing air bubbles, but there isn't big bubbles its foam across the loop.