Major Problem.......

[Zerotolerance94]

Well........
The list of things that have gone wrong has just gotten longer....

 

This blueish green crap has appeared in my loop and then there's the odd floater in my res which likes to spilt up then reform at the top.

So am at a loss, I think it may be some kind of growth but it looks like a copper oxide from the colour.
I cleaned out the rad with a dilute vinegar solution then flushed it out with De-ionised water, the rad and tubing is brand new, pump/res, fittings and block are reused.
Block was washed out with elbow grease and hot water then rinsed off with de-ionised water but didn't clean the fittings or rinse the tubing out.

Rad - Black Ice Nemesis LX360
Pump - Laing DDC
Res - Aquacomputer aqualis
Coolant - EK Cryofuel Acid Green

Anyone have any ideas whats happening here?

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12 minutes ago, Zerotolerance94 said:

Well........
 

Quite shocked to see suchbad precipitation without the use of an opaque fluid or silver kill coils....

 

Assuming for block is copper/nickel i can only assume that the vinegar caused a pH pff balance as stated on the warning label of EK CryoFuel. Though personally i suspect the underlying problem is something else.

 

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• For added color stability, EK strongly recommends that you don't flush your loop with harsh chemicals, vinegar etc. prior to the use of EK-CryoFuel.

 

[Zerotolerance94]

So drain, flush, drain, flush then refill?

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1 minute ago, Zerotolerance94 said:

So drain, flush, drain, flush then refill?

Assuming that everything else is in check, yes. CryoFuel is one of the mlst forgiving coolants so please have a deep think as to why it happened in the first place. 

 

I would also do a dissaseembly and a scrub own since any clogs may cause future clogs.

[Zerotolerance94]

Would it be a fairly good idea to do a cleaning cycle with something like the Mayhems blitz kit?

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1 hour ago, Zerotolerance94 said:

Would it be a fairly good idea to do a cleaning cycle with something like the Mayhems blitz kit?

on the fence, although it might be a good idea for the cleaning as said above, its better if you dont have harsh chemicals.

[Zerotolerance94]

Am thinking the blitz kit will clean anything nasty out with the part 1 then clean away anything else with the part 2 followed by a few flushing cycles of distilled water.