Hi
I’m thinking a buying a new reservoir and need help understanding the physics behind filling and emptying the loop. At present I have a bay reservoir at the top of the case and the pump on the floor. It fills and empties no problem.
To save space I’m looking at an XSPC Acrylic reservoir for D5. This attaches directly to the pump so both will now be at the bottom of the case. My worry is if I take the cap off the reservoir and disconnect a hose for emptying, the water will gush out of the top of the reservoir – disaster.
My radiator is external so I can always arrange to have this at the lowest point of the loop when emptying or filling simply by raising the case up temporarily. The radiator has a convenient drain port. If I use the drain port to empty with the radiator below the reservoir will the water definitely drain from the radiator not the reservoir?
If I remove the reservoir cap for filling/topping up I assume this won’t cause any problems even if the reservoir is the lowest point in the loop as I will not have an open connection elsewhere?
Your help/experience would be useful before I make an expensive mistake.
Regards
Mag
I’m thinking a buying a new reservoir and need help understanding the physics behind filling and emptying the loop. At present I have a bay reservoir at the top of the case and the pump on the floor. It fills and empties no problem.
To save space I’m looking at an XSPC Acrylic reservoir for D5. This attaches directly to the pump so both will now be at the bottom of the case. My worry is if I take the cap off the reservoir and disconnect a hose for emptying, the water will gush out of the top of the reservoir – disaster.
My radiator is external so I can always arrange to have this at the lowest point of the loop when emptying or filling simply by raising the case up temporarily. The radiator has a convenient drain port. If I use the drain port to empty with the radiator below the reservoir will the water definitely drain from the radiator not the reservoir?
If I remove the reservoir cap for filling/topping up I assume this won’t cause any problems even if the reservoir is the lowest point in the loop as I will not have an open connection elsewhere?
Your help/experience would be useful before I make an expensive mistake.
Regards
Mag
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