I would just do it again. How long have you been running the coolant in the loop? It may be time to change the collant anyway. I would doubble check all of your connections for leaks, I don't think I need to tell you how important that is... Use metal radiator hose clamps if you aren't allready doing so.
air bubbles!!!!
Lately my compy has been freezing up for no reason and Ive discovered there was an air bubble in the line, now tell me how that would happen if i got all the air out and it was working just fine for 2 months? does anyone know of a good fill and bleed kit? i might just re do the damn thing -_-.
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Its been 2-3 months and I am using metal hose clamps...I figure I might as well just re do it, but I want to find some fill/bleed kit, I found one by swiftech but i dont know how good it is...plus its 27 dollars...<_>
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It isn't time for a coolant change then. What did you use to fill the system in the first time?
Originally Posted by metalkobra Its been 2-3 months and I am using metal hose clamps...I figure I might as well just re do it, but I want to find some fill/bleed kit, I found one by swiftech but i dont know how good it is...plus its 27 dollars...<_> |
water/coolant mixture and my res, I poured it in slowly too =/
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Did you fill the res all the way? Air may have gotten sucked in if not. The only 2 other things I can think of is a slow leak or the bubble worked its self out of your rad.
Originally Posted by metalkobra water/coolant mixture and my res, I poured it in slowly too =/ |
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Yeah, we filled it all the way, what do you mean worked itself out of my rad? lol, it took 2 MONTHS to work itself out? 
Originally Posted by dazed and confused Did you fill the res all the way? Air may have gotten sucked in if not. The only 2 other things I can think of is a slow leak or the bubble worked its self out of your rad. |
An air bubble wont cause instability though man. You could run your comp with air bubbles and the only thing it will do is cause a little bit higher temps. Do you have your res standing up? If so, are the nozzles at the bottom? Like this:
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you sure it wouldnt cause instability?
my res is like horizontal in my drive bay and my rad is like...where the uhm damn it whats that called..BARBS thats it the barbs are down, poking in through a PCI slot...
my res is like horizontal in my drive bay and my rad is like...where the uhm damn it whats that called..BARBS thats it the barbs are down, poking in through a PCI slot...
is it better to have the rad upside down?
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Yes I'm sure. Unless your temps went way up?
Well the air bubble could have always been there (its 1 bubble?) and you just noticed it now maybe. Is there enough room at the top of your res for the air bubble to raise to the surface and pop?
Originally Posted by metalkobra you sure it wouldnt cause instability? my res is like horizontal in my drive bay and my rad is like...where the uhm damn it whats that called..BARBS thats it the barbs are down, poking in through a PCI slot... |
Well the air bubble could have always been there (its 1 bubble?) and you just noticed it now maybe. Is there enough room at the top of your res for the air bubble to raise to the surface and pop?
When I was first filling my system, I noticed a lot of air bubbles, and my pump still making a lot of noise, more than it should. One clamp wasnt tight enough on my videocard, and the pump was pulling air into the system (making air bubbles). I simply turned it all off, then retightened the clamps, and it was fine after that.
If you're noticing air bubbles, a hose might have just needed time to settle in, or somehting got shifted, or whatnot. I would reccommend going back and tightening down the hose clamps. That could be the whole problem. The only air in the system that could get in is from a loose connection, a hole in the tubing, or a hole in the radiator (or if the pump isnt turned on and the cpu is boiling the water) the last 3 of which are VERY unlikely.
I notice every now and then in my system that an air bubble frees itself up from the radiator and makes a little 'bubble noise'. If its just a random bubble like bigval explained, its nothing to worry about.
If you're noticing air bubbles, a hose might have just needed time to settle in, or somehting got shifted, or whatnot. I would reccommend going back and tightening down the hose clamps. That could be the whole problem. The only air in the system that could get in is from a loose connection, a hole in the tubing, or a hole in the radiator (or if the pump isnt turned on and the cpu is boiling the water) the last 3 of which are VERY unlikely.
I notice every now and then in my system that an air bubble frees itself up from the radiator and makes a little 'bubble noise'. If its just a random bubble like bigval explained, its nothing to worry about.
Yeah I did notice the temps go up....thats why im concerned...
it could have evaporated.......water can evaporate through water bottles...
Yeah thats somewhat what i was thinking...some water has evaporated causing the bubbles...
Just bleed it again and see if it drops your temps, then we know why the temps went up explaining the instability. Then we can work on how the bubble appeared. I think it may have came out of one of the rads tanks.
Shake your radiator/heatercore and see if you get any bubbles pouring out, bubbles in your radiator may be causing not enough water passing through, then not being cooled enough.
Could someone tell me a good way to bleed the system possibly? or direct me toward a good bleeding kit?
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Here's how I bled mine. It's not that hard, just be sure to shake the hell out of it so the bubbles go up and out.
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Water won't evaporate out of a closed loop. The only place it would be able to evaporate is up to the top of your res (if you have room), condensate, then fall back down again. It won't escape from your loop unless you have a leak.
Originally Posted by metalkobra Could someone tell me a good way to bleed the system possibly? or direct me toward a good bleeding kit? |
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Originally Posted by Chillaxed it could have evaporated.......water can evaporate through water bottles... |
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