Hi,
I used Alphacool Eiswasser - Premixed Coolant - Crystal Blue - UV Reactive in my loop.
Its been about 3 months and I am seeing a white build up on the surface of my reservoir. see attached pictures.
I pulled a sample of the coolant out to compare it against some unused coolant and was not able to see a difference.
looking at the pictures you can see some white deposits floating on the top of the reservoir and on the sides. this almost looks like mineral deposits.
I flushed the radiator with distilled water for 6 hours before setting up the loop. then filled with distilled water and ran with it for a few days. then drained the loop and replaced the distilled water with Alphacool Eiswasser
I can't be the only person to have this issue, this is my first water cooling loop so I was hoping you could give me some information on how to proceed.
the build up seems to be getting worse over time.
1) do you have any idea what this is and what to do about it?
2) I did not use a biocide as I thought the Alphacool Eiswasser would have that already was I mistaken ?
3) I am under the impression I should be able to use Alphacool Eiswasser for about a year before needing to change it, is this correct?
4) help me obi wan kenobi, you're my only hope.
components in my loop :
corsair XD5 reservoir/pump combo
corsair XR5 360 radiator
corsair XC7 cpu waterblock
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper
XSPC FLX plasticizer free soft tube
NOTE: this computer is running 24/7
I used Alphacool Eiswasser - Premixed Coolant - Crystal Blue - UV Reactive in my loop.
Its been about 3 months and I am seeing a white build up on the surface of my reservoir. see attached pictures.
I pulled a sample of the coolant out to compare it against some unused coolant and was not able to see a difference.
looking at the pictures you can see some white deposits floating on the top of the reservoir and on the sides. this almost looks like mineral deposits.
I flushed the radiator with distilled water for 6 hours before setting up the loop. then filled with distilled water and ran with it for a few days. then drained the loop and replaced the distilled water with Alphacool Eiswasser
I can't be the only person to have this issue, this is my first water cooling loop so I was hoping you could give me some information on how to proceed.
the build up seems to be getting worse over time.
1) do you have any idea what this is and what to do about it?
2) I did not use a biocide as I thought the Alphacool Eiswasser would have that already was I mistaken ?
3) I am under the impression I should be able to use Alphacool Eiswasser for about a year before needing to change it, is this correct?
4) help me obi wan kenobi, you're my only hope.
components in my loop :
corsair XD5 reservoir/pump combo
corsair XR5 360 radiator
corsair XC7 cpu waterblock
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper
XSPC FLX plasticizer free soft tube
NOTE: this computer is running 24/7