Leaking Radiator Put my Build on Hold
Wasn’t sure whether or not this should be under build help but I’m pretty much just going to complain to whoever wants to listen.
I had finally finished running all the tubes in my new build and figured hey I should probably check this with distilled water before putting the DP Ultra in just to be safe. I started filling initially with no issues up to about half a liter of water. From that point I started seeing a pretty significant pool of water start to form on the floor, and traced it back to the bottom corner of my radiator (the 60mm on the table). It was so frustrating to see all of the fittings hold no problem then an issue which largely was out of my control takes everything and turns it upside down. I’m not even sure how I got to this point without seeing the leaks in the rad because I did flush all of them and there were no leaks at that point. All radiators are EKWB Quantum Surface 360s. The specific leaking one is the X360M
There were no visible gashes or really any signs of possible damage anywhere on the radiator once I removed it, so I have no idea how this happened. It wasn’t leaking from any of the plugs either.
Lesson learned I guess $30 for an air tester might be a worthwhile investment before you find yourself tearing down a bunch of wet tubes and pulling a radiator with who knows how much water left in it.
One question to wrap it up: has anyone dealt with returns through Titan Rig; I’m hoping to get a replacement in before this weekend but not sure how feasible that is.
TL;DR: Radiator is the only part of my build showing signs of leaks (and a big one at that), bummed me out, but glad I checked.