[whipple16]

i was thinking of using a quick disconnect off a a t line and then i could just connect the line, open the plug and let it drain but i'm not totally sure that way will work how i think it should.

any other ideas?

 

[Marc-Olivier Beaudoin]

you can open a line to a bucket than let the gravity do most of the job and than blow the watter out after with your mouth

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After you have to clear every residue or colorant with distilled watter .

But juggollo12345 will know better than me

 

[Volvo]

Drain it out into a bucket, blow out residue, and flush with distilled water.

 

[whipple16]

but what is the best way to start the draining?

how do you pull off a line without getting water all over the place?

use some sort of shutoff valve until the line is clear of the inside of the case?

 

[SKI_VT]

I use my Pump as my Drain Port,
It has a Plug right on the Bottom which is Perfect for me

 

[whipple16]

now im thinking a t-line and a drain/fill port with enough tubing attached to reach outside of my case?

 

[coopsman1]

Connect a T-line after the pump,

On the end of the T line you could either:

Installe piece of tubing longenough to reach outside the case to a bucket or something. Then plug that up with a drain port. http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Bi...lack_1038.html

OR

Install as you said a quick disconnect plug, that way when you need to drain it you connect the other end up with an extended piece of tubing to a bucket.

 

[Murderous Moppet]

I use a clip used to close chip bags to pinch a low hose off, then cut the lowest hose, position over a bucket, then release the clip.

Clip looks like these:

 

[coopsman1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murderous Moppet I use a clip used to close chip bags to pinch a low hose off, then cut the lowest hose, position over a bucket, then release the clip. Clip looks like these:

Obviously this means replacing a length of hose every time.

Soon adds up the cost.

Personally I would go for a T-line / Drainage plug.

Then if needs be replace the tubing when required.

 

[RatDog]

Do the QDC idea it works great as I have used it a few times. I use a G1/4 threaded Koolance VL3N on a T-Block and then have a barbed VLN3 in a piece of old tube. When I need to drain I put the hose in a jar, 1/4 twist and it is hooked up. Then I open the fill port on my res to prevent a vacuum in the loop and out comes almost all the water. My 360 rad is horizontal so I have to tip the case a bit to get the last bit of water to get out of that rad.

Koolance also makes an in-line drain port that has either compression fittings on either end or G1/4 for your own fittings. But it has a little screw off port for when you are ready to drain the system. I personally don't like that solution as much because you have to make sure you have enough tube on that link to pull the tube out of your case a bit in order to get the drain over a bucket.

I love the QDC way of doing it because I don't have all that extra tube just sitting in my case and don't have to worry about unscrewing a stop plug over a bucket and hope water doesn't go everywhere while I am unscrewing.

 

[whipple16]

Thanks for the ideas guys. I went ahead a got a t line and a fill port and I will have enough space in a lower drive bay to hide the extra 12 inches of hose which will reach out of the case. Thanks again

 

[RatDog]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murderous Moppet I use a clip used to close chip bags to pinch a low hose off, then cut the lowest hose, position over a bucket, then release the clip. Clip looks like these:

That is a great idea, I have used a pair of pliers and it works ok as long as I don't lose my grip. Thanks for the tip +rep to you!