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Soft tubing which won't leach plasticiser?

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Is there a soft tubing that 100% categorically guaranteed will not leach plasticiser in to your loop? I have seen some say they are better than others, but is there one which absolutely does not do it and is manufacturer guaranteed as such?

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Soft tubes made for water cooling, from any reputable brand, won't break down if you only use distilled water, and standard colouring.

Any added chemicals can mess things up and I don't think any manufacturer will give guarantees on that.

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Feser is good and didn't cloud. I'm using the Silver/UV now and it's good as well. I don't think it's guaranteed though.

 

EK ZMT rubber won't.

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I'm not at all bothered by the appearance or look, so the ZMT would be fine.

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Primochill Advanced LTR tubing is one of the better tubing I have used for a year and no discoloring or hardening has happened. Plus it can come in any color.

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EK ZMT ("Zero Maintenance Tubing") is rubber-based I believe. No plastisizer.

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Mayhem Ultraclear is the new kid on the block.  It's basically generic Tygon plasticizer free (instead it relies on urethanes I think to be bendy).

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5 hours ago, atomicus said:

Is there a soft tubing that 100% categorically guaranteed will not leach plasticiser in to your loop? I have seen some say they are better than others, but is there one which absolutely does not do it and is manufacturer guaranteed as such?

All soft tubing will degrade over time and at the very least discolor but in general a proper watercooling tubing such as Primochill or Mayhems have been good from what i've seen. 

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