Pump not moving water

stratosphere · Jan 3, 2014

Hey everyone,

Not my first time building a water cooled system but am having trouble with this build and could use your help. I'm using the bitspower D5 pump top with the swiftech pump that has 3 inlets and 2 outlets. I currently have a reservoir tube connected to the top of the pump (marked in). The outlet on the right goes into the radiator, out of the radiator and into the moffset, CPU, GPU, and back into the pump.

I have the PSU hotwired and the pump + fans turn on fine but the pump doesn't move any water; the pump is making noise.

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Pinhedd · Jan 3, 2014

stratosphere :

The pump needs to be completely flooded with coolant before it will work properly. Tilt the case around while it's running in order to displace the air that's in the pump with coolant. Once a sufficient amount of coolant is in the pump it should work great. A word of caution though, the D5 is a really powerful pump!

stratosphere · Jan 3, 2014

Pinhedd :

Hey, thanks for the fast reply. I've tried tilting the case around in order to get rid of the excess air, however it's not seeming to work. Also, the pump doesn't want to pull any water from the reservoir for some reason. I've tried turning the case upside-down and turning on the pump with no luck. I've never had this problem before and don't really know what else to do.

Also to note, I've had this pump working in a previous system for over a year with no problems. I rebuilt the system into this case and not having any luck bleeding the loop.

Pinhedd · Jan 3, 2014

stratosphere :

How much noise is the D5 making? It should have a very noticeable hum when it's running properly, and will screech like a toddler when it sucks in air. Can you link to the parts that you're using? A picture would be great as well

stratosphere · Jan 3, 2014

Pinhedd :

Loud hum, no screeching. Louder than it was in my previous system when working properly, however. Using the bitspower v2 top for the D5. Here's a picture of the system. Tube reservoir into the pump, out of the pump into the rad and all of the way around back into the pump from the GPU.

Pinhedd · Jan 3, 2014

Is the loop drained right now? Looks like it from the picture

Have you tried examining the D5 in isolation, perhaps without the mod attached? See if it can move water from one bucket to another

stratosphere · Jan 3, 2014

Pinhedd :

It's partially filled, and I'm starting to think it's air-locked. I'm going to try your suggestion and keep rotating the case to see if I can get the bubbles out

Maybe that will fix the problem?

Pinhedd · Jan 3, 2014

stratosphere :

Probably a good idea. Make sure that there's a way for pressure to escape as well. Ideally an open tube at the top of the case which can be plugged with a stopper.

stratosphere · Jan 3, 2014

Pinhedd :

Thanks, Pinhedd. That fixed the problem. Had to do a ton of rotating the case around to get the bubbles to escape up through the res. I kept bleeding it as necessary, and the water eventually started to flow properly

Pinhedd · Jan 3, 2014

stratosphere :

Excellent! Make sure that you leave some room for air in your reservoir. Coolant expands when it is heated, water moreso than ethylene-glycol. If your loop is full of coolant it could end up leaking under pressure or slipping a joint somewhere.

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