Possible leak with fittings?

Miranda_CherryRiot

Commendable
Jul 30, 2016
1
0
1,510
Hello, I recently built a new setup, within 3 days from this posting date. But after stress testing the Thermaltake Pacific RL240 kit. This is my first experience with "custom" liquid cooling, because I have used all-in-one liquid cooling.

No leaks after 24 hours, which lead me to fully put it together. The next day while looking around and moving the tubing around slightly, I've noticed the undersides of the tubing feels slick compared to the top of the tubing. I thought "leak"? But not enough to where its visually noticeable and could not distinguish by touching it and thinking between if it was the overall possibilities or if it was a leak. The tubing before installation was not near as slick as it feels now.

Yes, I have tightened the fittings after noticing it.
Yes, I have reduced the amount of fluids in my system, because I have filled it to its near maximum.
Yes, I have left paper towels and physically tied it around the fittings to see if its leaking.
Yes, I have been using google to find a legitimate answer regarding if this is a possible leak, or some how the tubing is reacting to something. But zero results regarding what's going on. I don't know if its just me.

I would really appreciate help. My absolute apologizes if this was in a incorrect forum.
 
Solution
1| I would ask you get rid of the kit simply because the radiator's core is made of aluminum while the block on the kit is made of copper the loop will suffer from galvanic corrosion.

2| It's not advised to tamper with the rigidity of the loop once the system is fully running. If you must drain your loop, reinstall the fittings then you should do so without having the rest of your components powered up and it's advised to jumper your PSU instead of having it on while filling, priming and bleeding.

3| Is it possible to pass on a picture of what you're seeing? If yu can't pick it up with a dry paper towel then you're overthinking the leak but one thing is for certain the kit isn't meant to be under any use conditions unless you value...

Lutfij

Titan
Moderator
1| I would ask you get rid of the kit simply because the radiator's core is made of aluminum while the block on the kit is made of copper the loop will suffer from galvanic corrosion.

2| It's not advised to tamper with the rigidity of the loop once the system is fully running. If you must drain your loop, reinstall the fittings then you should do so without having the rest of your components powered up and it's advised to jumper your PSU instead of having it on while filling, priming and bleeding.

3| Is it possible to pass on a picture of what you're seeing? If yu can't pick it up with a dry paper towel then you're overthinking the leak but one thing is for certain the kit isn't meant to be under any use conditions unless you value your system for a short period.

4| Can you please pass on your heatware(full system's specs)?
 
Solution