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Re-using distilled water in loop

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I finished my build almost a week ago and have been running it daily since then. I noticed however that the water level in my reservoir (Primochill's CTR reservoir) dropped a little so i decided to check what was going on and found out that every now and then, a few drops of water would come out of the bottom cap (attached picture). I'm going to drain my loop and look at what is going on exactly and then put everything back together. There have been no other leaks other than this; it might be the O-ring that hasn't been placed well or something

 

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My question is, can I re-use the drained water? It's distilled water and Primochill's liquid utopia additive. It's only been a few days so I thought it might be fine but I don't want to risk it if it's not safe. Thanks guys

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I finished my build almost a week ago and have been running it daily since then. I noticed however that the water level in my reservoir (Primochill's CTR reservoir) dropped a little so i decided to check what was going on and found out that every now and then, a few drops of water would come out of the bottom cap (attached picture). I'm going to drain my loop and look at what is going on exactly and then put everything back together. There have been no other leaks other than this; it might be the O-ring that hasn't been placed well or something

 

 

my question is, can I re-use the drained water? It's distilled water and Primochill's liquid utopia additive. It's only been a few days so I thought it might be fine but I don't want to risk it if it's not safe. Thanks guys

shouldnt be a problem with it in my opinion.. if it was like 6 months then i would buy some more 

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My question is, can I re-use the drained water? It's distilled water and Primochill's liquid utopia additive. It's only been a few days so I thought it might be fine but I don't want to risk it if it's not safe. Thanks guys

If it's only been a week then you're fine don't worry about it. Unless the water is noticeably murky or dirty (which it shouldn't be) then you're set.

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shouldnt be a problem with it in my opinion.. if it was like 6 months then i would buy some more 

If it's only been a week then you're fine don't worry about it. Unless the water is noticeably murky or dirty (which it shouldn't be) then you're set.

Thanks guys, really appreciate it

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