I'm building a liquid cooled system, and I was going to go with 1/4" inner diameter tubing and compression fittings wherever possible.
However, my pump comes with non-detachable 1/2" barb fittings, which means the tube going to the pump and going away from the pump has to be 1/2".
Am I going to mess anything up if I use 1/4" tubing for everything else in the system?
Update:
Okay, good, that's actually what I was thinking about doing. Routing the output towards the radiator, and routing the input from the reservoir which will be setting just above the pump with a very short tube.
Question:
Would it be better just to get 1/2" inner diameter tubing for everything?
Update again:
I decided to get 1/2" tubing for everything.
Smaller tubes allow for more room, but I decided to err on the side of performance rather than space. I can do whatever I need to in order to ensure the tubes don't kink.
However, my pump comes with non-detachable 1/2" barb fittings, which means the tube going to the pump and going away from the pump has to be 1/2".
Am I going to mess anything up if I use 1/4" tubing for everything else in the system?
Update:
Okay, good, that's actually what I was thinking about doing. Routing the output towards the radiator, and routing the input from the reservoir which will be setting just above the pump with a very short tube.
Question:
Would it be better just to get 1/2" inner diameter tubing for everything?
Update again:
I decided to get 1/2" tubing for everything.
Smaller tubes allow for more room, but I decided to err on the side of performance rather than space. I can do whatever I need to in order to ensure the tubes don't kink.
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