startekee

I did it without the rad and it still didn't work.

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MintMouse

Is the pump definitely working properly? How do yo know it is?
The CPU block is more likely than the rad. And I hope you didn't have your PC on for long without a rad or any water-flow?

startekee

I took the hard drive out so it didn't boot.

I think the pump works because it makes noise lol. So you think I should clean out the rad and the cpu block? Can you look at the picks I posted to make sure everything looks ok

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c5pilot

I would disconnect the pump and test it using a bucket of water. If it pumps, start blowing through the rad, block and check the res fittings for blockage. Don't forget to prime the pump first. Lot's of pumps are permanently damaged by running them dry even for a few moments. Good luck.

startekee

What do you mean by prime?

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Locool676

Taking a harddrive out won't stop the CPU form heating up.

I can't make any sense of your pics. Any chance you could take them again without the blue lighting?

And pumps can make nose and not work. That's no way to judge it.

You're going to have to test just the pump first.

Priming is making sure water is in the impeller before you start the pump. You can do this by filling the pump with water and slightly shaking it to make sure all the air bubbles are out.

c5pilot

Taking the hard drive out doesn't save your CPU from frying! Just because the pump makes noise doesn't mean it's pumping.

Plug the pump into another PC, power supply, old AT switch power supply, or do a search on how to jump out your ATX supply so you don't damage your CPU. That's why someone suggested your install your old air cooler while you test.

If you have another running PC it's easy to just use that as a power source. Get a bucket of water, some tubing and prime your pump and tubing. See if it pumps into the bucket with a little force... Thats it, pump's fine.

Socom

Take out the pump, take some left over tubing and attach it to the input of the pump. Dip it in some water in a sink and if water comes out of the pump at a nice rate, your pump is ok. Next take apart your cpu block and see if it is gunked up on the inside. If it is, clean with ketchup, wash it out, and reassemble. If it isnt, reassemble the block and move on to the rad. Do the same thing with the pump except connect tubing on the output of the pump and run it through the rad. If water doesn't come out of the rad then you know its your rad. If it is, try blowing out your rad with compressed air, you might have just had an air bubble in it. If your rad flows fine, then idk

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You must fill the pump with coolant before turning it on. Raise your test tubing above the pump and slowly fill the tubing with a funnel or squirt bottle. If water comes out the other tube you know there is water through the pump. Once both sides of tubing are full put your thumb over the ends and place them beneath the water in the bucket, then release the ends. Hold the tubing so it doesn't jump out of the water when you turn the pump on.

HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TURN THE PUMP ON IF YOUR HANDS ARE WET!!!

startekee

So I just finished doing all that and I don't know if the pump works or not. When I first put the whole pump in a filled sink, nothing happened. So I turned the pump off and started shaking hoping by some miracle that'll it'll start pumping, and it did. Everthing looked fine. Water was coming out at a very acceptable rate. So I decided to use the resevoir instead of the sink and then for some odd reason it started to not work, it was pumping but very slow. I made sure to clean all the fittings and tubes so that's not the problem.

I figured I'd take it back to the sink and it didn't pump, so I figured I'd shake it again but no luck. So now I'm lost

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