Water color is going yellow!

[cromedome]

Hey Guys,

I have been watercooling for about 2 months now and recently I have noticed that the color of the water is turning slightly yellow

At first I thought the tubing had turned yellow due to UV exposure but now i see that the water in the res is a tiny bit murky, not exactly noticeable.

I am assuming that there is a bit of corrosion in the CPU block but i am not sure. I need urgent help since I have no clue what this could be.

Loop components:

XSPC Rasa 750 RS240
Distilled water
Silver kill coil

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[megamanx00]

Stop peeing in it.

Seriously though it could just be residue that was in the kit or perhaps a small amount of dirt got in the reservoir. Empty the water out and fill it up again. See if the yellow color returns.

 

[cromedome]

Stop peeing in it.

Seriously though it could just be residue that was in the kit or perhaps a small amount of dirt got in the reservoir. Empty the water out and fill it up again. See if the yellow color returns.

^You think it would go back to normal if I stop peeing in it? Perhaps I should try that

But thanks dude. I will probably be back in a week or two if it happens again.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Did you rinse the components out with distilled/white vinegar then flush before fitting it?
Moto

 

[cromedome]

Did you rinse the components out with distilled/white vinegar then flush before fitting it?
Moto

Now that you mention it....... I will take it apart today and rinse everything with distilled water and white vinegar.

 

[rubix_1011]

Weird, yellow? Is it cloudy and yellow or clear and yellow? Is your tubing cloudy? When you open the res/drain...what does it smell like?

 

[cromedome]

I took it all apart and am now using my old Hyper 212 Plus.

The tubing is cloudy and yellow but the water is just cloudy (I kept a small sample). The water and the res smell fine, I think. I will rinse in distilled water and white vinegar this week sometime and then buy some more tubing since mine is stained.

 

[rubix_1011]

Anything accumulate in your CPU block?

 

[cromedome]

I haven't actually opened it up yet. It's late at night here in South Africa and so I will do that tomorrow. If there is some sort of build up of gunk or something what should I do? Clean it with distilled water and vinegar or what?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Shouldn't be any build up this soon, its most likely just a bit of crud left from manufacturing
You should always rinse water gear before use, if you hadn't already picked that one up
Moto