Liquid Cooled system not turned on in 12 months

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micell690

Member
Hi,

I've just moved to Australia and I left my machine in the UK for 10 months. I've just got it delivered to me but the machine hasn't been turned on for 12 months. I've been told that there shouldn't be any issues but I'm curious to get some second opinions.

Does anyone anticipate that I'll have issues or does someone else have any experience with leaving a water cooled system for long periods of time?

Thanks in advance for anyone that responds,
Cheers
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
micell690 said:
Hi,

I've just moved to Australia and I left my machine in the UK for 10 months. I've just got it delivered to me but the machine hasn't been turned on for 12 months. I've been told that there shouldn't be any issues but I'm curious to get some second opinions.

Does anyone anticipate that I'll have issues or does someone else have any experience with leaving a water cooled system for long periods of time?

Thanks in advance for anyone that responds,
Cheers
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Congratulations on the move, hope it’s working out for you.

Can you post the full specs from the order page just so we can see what we’re dealing with?
 
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micell690

Member
Hey, thanks for the quick reply.
It's going pretty well here, despite the circumstances!😷

I've put the details of the full specs below:

CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 740 GAMING CASE
Liquid Series High Kit - EK
EK FC Nickel & Backplate - For Two Identical Graphics Cards!
Mayhems Pastel Red
2x 50cm Red LED Strip
Overclocked Intel® Ten Core i7-6950X (3.0GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Gigabyte X99 Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG2011-3, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, RGB Ready
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (8 x 16GB)
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Coloured Braided PSU Cable Kit - Black/Red
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
United Kingdom - English Language
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
ASUS 28" Professional 4K PB287Q
Xbox One Controller + Cable for Windows
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
micell690 said:
Hey, thanks for the quick reply.
It's going pretty well here, despite the circumstances!😷

I've put the details of the full specs below:

CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 740 GAMING CASE
Liquid Series High Kit - EK
EK FC Nickel & Backplate - For Two Identical Graphics Cards!
Mayhems Pastel Red
2x 50cm Red LED Strip
Overclocked Intel® Ten Core i7-6950X (3.0GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Gigabyte X99 Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG2011-3, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, RGB Ready
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (8 x 16GB)
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Coloured Braided PSU Cable Kit - Black/Red
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
United Kingdom - English Language
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
ASUS 28" Professional 4K PB287Q
Xbox One Controller + Cable for Windows
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Technician Assisted Installation & Set-Up
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
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I'll have to leave this to someone more in the know about open loops, but they'll be along later on.
 
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Mask3d

Silver Level Poster
I had a friend who moved to Australia and his system was left for 6 months, when he got it he said he checked for leaks, made sure nothing had worked loose and then powered it on and monitored the temperatures to make sure there was no air leaks etc.
Not sure if he had a full open loop or not though.

HTH.
 
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Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Did you empty the system? Not sure if the EK system was hardline or not .Hard line you always want to empty before moving, just in case it leaks. If you haven't removed the fluid and there aren't any leaks then I would suggest it's fine to turn on. I would have a proper look inside with a torch just to make sure there isn't any moisture.

If you are re-filling it, simply fill up the reservoir, give it a couple of mins then switch it on. Keep a VERY close eye on it with a torch, monitoring all around for drips.

It will always take a bit of time for the unit to prime and for any air bubbles to leak out but an hour or so of running would see it good. Check the pump for weird noises, often an indication of an air lock.

Most of the liquids are fine if they contact electrickery but best not to take the chance where possible and it's always a pain to clean up.
 
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Grumpywurzel

Bright Spark
As above, if drained it should be ok. If you didnt you might find the cooling medium has sludged up a little.

Deffo give each component a check to make sure everything is seated correctly before turning on
 
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micell690

Member
Thanks to everyone for their input. I managed to start up the machine with no problems (I'm using it to send this message :D), checking the pump and tubes for any leakage. I've been paying close attention to everything each time I start up the machine. It had been in storage the entire time and so it was in complete darkness; I checked for moisture and couldn't find a thing. Thanks to everyone who took the time to have their input!
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Sounds like all is well. Once the system is up to temperature and you have given it a thorough pasting you will know it'll be absolutely fine. Maxing out the pump pressure etc will show any weaknesses. It would be unlikely now though so all sounds well.
 
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