I don't know if it's the same where you live, but using tap water in a cooling system is illegal in my country.
The water distribution services and the sewers aren't designed for such usage. If you could do it, anybody would be able to create home built air-conditioning devices that would empty the water tables and put large amounts of hot water in the sewers (you don't want that unless you like large scale health/pests problems).
Topic: Watercooling with indoor faucet/plumbing - page 2. (Read 9484 times)
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Also, tap water is disgusting. Your water blocks will look like mossy sea rocks after 3 months.
I thought tap water was not that bad. Although I only thought of this idea, and won't do it. Wouldn't placing a couple of silver spirals inside the tubing counter that?
Silver maintains a basic pH. New water is incoming and not recirculated. Look up heat exchangers. It's basically a radiator which transfers heat from the internal loop to an external loop. Or heats the internal loop, depending on your use.
But this is long term stuff. I think condensation is your biggest threat. It only takes one drop to destroy a system.
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Also, tap water is disgusting. Your water blocks will look like mossy sea rocks after 3 months.
I thought tap water was not that bad. Although I only thought of this idea, and won't do it. Wouldn't placing a couple of silver spirals inside the tubing counter that?
It could be done, but someone will be monitoring the usage and could actually mistake the usage for a leak, since it would be a constant flow.
Then you'll be having to explain the excessive usage even if it is included in the rent. Trust me, it would only be temporary, but you'd have to find another method or a new place.
Then you'll be having to explain the excessive usage even if it is included in the rent. Trust me, it would only be temporary, but you'd have to find another method or a new place.
Well, then it seems it would work, but not for long, and it would probably not be a good idea. Unless the water would come from a large enough reservoir/tank/well, but even that would not be feasible.
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Also, tap water is disgusting. Your water blocks will look like mossy sea rocks after 3 months.
It could be done, but someone will be monitoring the usage and could actually mistake the usage for a leak, since it would be a constant flow.
Then you'll be having to explain the excessive usage even if it is included in the rent. Trust me, it would only be temporary, but you'd have to find another method or a new place.
Then you'll be having to explain the excessive usage even if it is included in the rent. Trust me, it would only be temporary, but you'd have to find another method or a new place.
That would be a pretty extreme waste of water.
The faucet would not be open by much, certainly no where near its fullest, there is no need since the thread would bottleneck fluid flow. Part of the water I use is from a well (remaining = public), both would be lead back into public water supply. The concept is not use water in "pretty extreme" magnitude of say a golf course, waterpark, or lawn/garden maintenance. But rather just enough to keep the temperature at a decent limit (~40 to 60 C per device).
I am considering converting an unused faucet with a G 1/4 thread to run a waterloop in and out of my computer to cool 5 7970's and cpu. Has anyone ever tried such a project or seen it been done?
Perceived benefits:
-cooler water (especially winter) or room temp water
-lower component temperatures --> lower power consumption, allows good overclocking
-no reservoir, pump, and radiator needed (less tubing)
-much less noise relative to fan and fan+radiator
-I don't pay for water, its in the rent
-Water not continuously circulating in loop, possibly less bacterial growth
-less heat radiated into room
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Any other risks outweight the benefits? (This is of course clean water, not toilet water
)
Perceived benefits:
-cooler water (especially winter) or room temp water
-lower component temperatures --> lower power consumption, allows good overclocking
-no reservoir, pump, and radiator needed (less tubing)
-much less noise relative to fan and fan+radiator
-I don't pay for water, its in the rent
-Water not continuously circulating in loop, possibly less bacterial growth
-less heat radiated into room
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Any other risks outweight the benefits? (This is of course clean water, not toilet water
)Someone's paying for the water. If you were on a house with a well/private septic, then maybe...
That would be a pretty extreme waste of water.
I am considering converting an unused faucet with a G 1/4 thread to run a waterloop in and out of my computer to cool 5 7970's and cpu. Has anyone ever tried such a project or seen it been done?
Perceived benefits:
-cooler water (especially winter) or room temp water
-lower component temperatures --> lower power consumption, allows good overclocking
-no reservoir, pump, and radiator needed (less tubing)
-much less noise relative to fan and fan+radiator
-I don't pay for water, its in the rent
-Water not continuously circulating in loop, possibly less bacterial growth
-less heat radiated into room
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Any other risks outweight the benefits? (This is of course clean water, not toilet water)
Perceived benefits:
-cooler water (especially winter) or room temp water
-lower component temperatures --> lower power consumption, allows good overclocking
-no reservoir, pump, and radiator needed (less tubing)
-much less noise relative to fan and fan+radiator
-I don't pay for water, its in the rent
-Water not continuously circulating in loop, possibly less bacterial growth
-less heat radiated into room
Perceived risks:
-water might leak
-water pressure might change
-water shortages
-possible condensation of water on tubing/blocks from environment and faucet temps
-Hard or soft water (controllable) - build of gunk in waterloop and clogging
-possible galvanic corrosion? piping uses copper, water blocks are copper
Any other risks outweight the benefits? (This is of course clean water, not toilet water
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