Hi all. Need some advice on my home made water cooling kit. Basically I got a submerged pump. Yes my pump is inside my resovoir and I'm using koolance cooling fluid. And noticed after I filled up, the coolant label says it is conductive. Since my pump is submerged, if it short circuits would I electrocute my entire system and would earthing the fluid make a difference. This cooling system is only cooling my GPU. If you would like more info please ask. Thank you
290x with home made watercooler
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dish_moose
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This all depends on your pump. If it is meant o be submerged then you should be fine. Submerged pumps are usually fully watertight - no electricity reaches the conductive parts.
-Bruce
-Bruce
It is meant to be submerged. And only submerged. It has an open base for drawing in water and a single nozzle where water pumps out from. I would think any submerged pump would have countermeasures against leaks and stuff after all it is originally meant for an aquarium. But I bought it for £17, made in China and its unbranded. Guess that's the whole reason I'm worried. Also when I opened the 3pin plug there was only 2 wires in there, live and neutral. No earth wire :/
dish_moose
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Does it have a transformer between the pump and the wall outlet? If there is a transformer, it will be low voltage with very little risk of electrocution. With a "cheap" pump like this make sure you monitor your temps in case of pump failure.
-Bruce
-Bruce
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