Tube Size

[Guest Storm10]

How do I know what tube size I will need in my new PC? (Going into 900D)

[Skiiwee29]

depends on the fittings you get.. not the case...

[Guest Storm10]

Just now, legacy99 said:

depends on the fittings you get.. not the case...

Oh, how do I know what fittings to get?

[Skiiwee29]

Generally if you are piecing your own loop together, you are going to use the standard fittings g1/4 thread. From there, you need to determine what the ID, or Inner Diameter, and OD, Outer Diameter, is that you want. So say for instance you want 1/2 ID and 5/8 OD, then you would buy fittings that would accommodate this size.  Thus you would buy the tubing size that would fit these. 

[Guest Storm10]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

Generally if you are piecing your own loop together, you are going to use the standard fittings g1/4 thread. From there, you need to determine what the ID, or Inner Diameter, and OD, Outer Diameter, is that you want. So say for instance you want 1/2 ID and 5/8 OD, then you would buy fittings that would accommodate this size.  

Does the ID and OD depend on anything?

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, Storm10 said:

Does the ID and OD depend on anything?

It can help or hurt you at the same time. You dont want a small ID like 1/4" or 6.5mm as that would be to restrictive and likely cause thermal issues. Then again, you dont want to large either as it can adversely affect flow rate and head pressure. Generally you want either 3/8 (10mm) or 1/2 (13mm) for the ID is the sweet spot. 

[Guest Storm10]

4 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

It can help or hurt you at the same time. You dont want a small ID like 1/4" or 6.5mm as that would be to restrictive and likely cause thermal issues. Then again, you dont want to large either as it can adversely affect flow rate and head pressure. Generally you want either 3/8 (10mm) or 1/2 (13mm) for the ID is the sweet spot. 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hfb-fitting-13mm-blue What tube size?

[YubinTheBunny]

1 minute ago, Storm10 said:

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hfb-fitting-13mm-blue

If it's a barb fitting like that one then only the ID really maters. 

[Skiiwee29]

That is good, but I would recommend more of a compression fitting, like this: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-acf-fitting-13-19mm-blue

[Guest Storm10]

Just now, legacy99 said:

That is good, but I would recommend more of a compression fitting, like this: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-acf-fitting-13-19mm-blue

Can hardline tubing be used? It only says soft tubing.

[Skiiwee29]

3 minutes ago, Storm10 said:

Can hardline tubing be used? It only says soft tubing.

Barb fittings are specific to soft tubing only. There are other fittings needed for hardline if you are interested. 

 

This is what you would need if you wanted to do hardline tubing. https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hdc-fitting-12mm-g1-4-blue

[Guest Storm10]

43 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Barb fittings are specific to soft tubing only. There are other fittings needed for hardline if you are interested. 

 

This is what you would need if you wanted to do hardline tubing. https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hdc-fitting-12mm-g1-4-blue

So, I get 12mm hardline tubing?

[Skiiwee29]

If you are planning on doing Hardline, then yea, this is what I would get personally. 

[Guest Storm10]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

If you are planning on doing Hardline, then yea, this is what I would get personally. 

So, I can get any size tubing for the compression fittings?

[Skiiwee29]

7 minutes ago, Storm10 said:

So, I can get any size tubing for the compression fittings?

No, you still have an ID and an OD that you need to follow. 

[Guest Storm10]

Just now, legacy99 said:

No, you still have an ID and an OD that you need to follow. 

So, the tube has be 12mm or smaller? The compression fitting says supported tube 12mm (OD). Also, says outer diameter of a fitting: 18.8mm.

[Skiiwee29]

12 ID and 16 OD should fit you perfectly should you get those fittings for hard tubing. 

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-12-16mm-500mm-2pcs

[Guest Storm10]

Just now, legacy99 said:

12 ID and 16 OD should fit you perfectly should you get those fittings for hard tubing. 

Ok.

[Guest Storm10]

3 minutes ago, Storm10 said:

Ok.

What is 12 ID and 16 OD in inches?

[Limecat86]

2 hours ago, Storm10 said:

What is 12 ID and 16 OD in inches?

That would be 7/16" and 5/8".

I would recommend to get fittings and tubing from the same manufacturer though if you're planning to do hardtubing. Else there is a chance that the tubing wouldn't fit perfectly. (Especially when mixing mm based fitting with inch based tubing or the other way around).

 

 

Also with hardtubing, the OD is what matters most.

These: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-hdc/for-12mm-7-16-od-tubing

Will go with these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-10-12mm-500mm-2pcs

 

And these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-hdc/for-16mm-5-8-od-tubing

Will go with these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-12-16mm-500mm-2pcs

 

 

For softtubing with barb fittings the ID is important. The OD then would only determine the wall thickness of the tubing. Thicker walled tubing is more sturdy and won't kink easily when bend. (For example.the 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing)

 

For softtubing with compression fittings both ID and OD are important. The ID is for the barb part and the OD for the compression ring. So for 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing you could use these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-fittings/for-10-16mm-3-8-5-8-tubing

 

The choice of tubing type and size is up to you. What you think looks best in your 900D.

 

I use 10/12mm acrylic tubing in a Thermaltake Core X71 and I think it looks great.. So yeah, I would recommend that. Or for softttubing I would recommend 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing.

 

[W-L]

17 hours ago, Storm10 said:

What is 12 ID and 16 OD in inches?

Hardline tubing is metric exact, with only a few brands, being Primochilll and Monsoon being inch exact. You must get both fittings and tubing that are both metric or inch exact, they are not in any way interchangeable between each other. 

 

There is one exception with one having extra thick orings but everything else must be both inch and metric exact measurements. 

[bcguru9384]

need to know your pump gpm(or equivalent) and tube inside diameter size

do math for finding area of a circle multiply this area number by length of tube get your volume

look up 1 gallon water cubic area number online use this with your volume number to see if 

a. your going pump to fast a flow for cooler be effective or not effective enough

b. your pump can handle the volume

also note fitting sizes that reduce/enlarge insider diameter effect the gpm flow and pump pressure

[Guest Storm10]

17 hours ago, Limecat86 said:

That would be 7/16" and 5/8".

I would recommend to get fittings and tubing from the same manufacturer though if you're planning to do hardtubing. Else there is a chance that the tubing wouldn't fit perfectly. (Especially when mixing mm based fitting with inch based tubing or the other way around).

 

 

Also with hardtubing, the OD is what matters most.

These: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-hdc/for-12mm-7-16-od-tubing

Will go with these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-10-12mm-500mm-2pcs

 

And these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-hdc/for-16mm-5-8-od-tubing

Will go with these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hd-petg-tube-12-16mm-500mm-2pcs

 

 

For softtubing with barb fittings the ID is important. The OD then would only determine the wall thickness of the tubing. Thicker walled tubing is more sturdy and won't kink easily when bend. (For example.the 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing)

 

For softtubing with compression fittings both ID and OD are important. The ID is for the barb part and the OD for the compression ring. So for 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing you could use these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/fittings/compression-fittings/for-10-16mm-3-8-5-8-tubing

 

The choice of tubing type and size is up to you. What you think looks best in your 900D.

 

I use 10/12mm acrylic tubing in a Thermaltake Core X71 and I think it looks great.. So yeah, I would recommend that. Or for softttubing I would recommend 10/16mm (3/8'' - 5/8'') tubing.

 

What's bigger 10/12mm or 12/16mm?

[W-L]

Just now, Storm10 said:

What's bigger 10/12mm or 12/16mm?

12/16mm is physically larger.

https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-introduces-16mm-variant-of-ek-hdc-compression-fittings/