newb water cooling questions. ...yes I read the sticky

[plutoniumman]

How do you add water to the loop without running the system on empty blocks? Power-on the pump using an external power source, adding liquid to the reservoir until it's full?

And what's the best way to dispose of the old liquid when it comes time to change it?

 

[just a noob]

If you're wanting to know how you top off your reservoir, you just add water from the top. I just empty my loop out in to a gallon jug and pour it down the toilet.

I see you mean when you first fill the loop, you can either disconnect everything and jump the psu by bridging the green and black wires(use a paperclip or something ). Easier yet is to use an old psu started by that same method.

 

[Machin3]

When you are bleeding your system, only have the pump plugged into your power supply. Use a paper clip to jump the green and black wires. This will ensure that if there's a leak in your system, it won't splash onto a vital component which will damage it on contact. That's very important.

Second, there's no way really to bleed the whole system at once, you have to fill the reservoir, turn the pump on, let the water level drop emptying the reservoir and then turn off the pump. You don't want air in the pump or no water because it will damage it within seconds. You'll just have to repeat the process filling the reservoir, and the turning on and off the pump till its all bled.

Third, if you want to drain your loop, get a t-line or y coupling and install it at the bottom of the case, run one set of tubing for regular circulation and from the other port in the t-line, run another short tube for draining.

 

[Okedokey]

Just turn it on with the reservoir full and top it up with a watering can.