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Reservoir Bottom Placement

Reservoir Bottom Placement

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DapperMD
Member
153
07-25-2023, 06:53 PM
#1
Hi guys, welcome here at TH and WC-ing.
I was wondering if it's possible to place a XSPC dual bay reservoir at the bottom of the case. With gravity and the rads (120+240) above it, when filling the loop, will the water that rises come back down and overflow the reservoir?
If you have any questions:
- How would this work? I modified the 3.5" bay to fit a dual 5.25"
- Why did I choose a tight, small mATX case without an odd bay?
- Why two rads? Just for future upgrades, like adding a GPU
I've attached a picture that explains my setup.
Thanks for any feedback!
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DapperMD
07-25-2023, 06:53 PM #1

Hi guys, welcome here at TH and WC-ing.
I was wondering if it's possible to place a XSPC dual bay reservoir at the bottom of the case. With gravity and the rads (120+240) above it, when filling the loop, will the water that rises come back down and overflow the reservoir?
If you have any questions:
- How would this work? I modified the 3.5" bay to fit a dual 5.25"
- Why did I choose a tight, small mATX case without an odd bay?
- Why two rads? Just for future upgrades, like adding a GPU
I've attached a picture that explains my setup.
Thanks for any feedback!

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Super_AapjexD
Posting Freak
766
07-25-2023, 11:38 PM
#2
For a combo res/pump system, it should work fine.
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Super_AapjexD
07-25-2023, 11:38 PM #2

For a combo res/pump system, it should work fine.

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Legend_PvP230
Member
51
08-01-2023, 12:05 AM
#3
There isn't a problem with 'overflow'; that's not how a loop functions. In a functioning loop, gravity doesn't affect the movement of flow. The main concern is that your pump might be positioned above your reservoir, which could cause airlock issues and improper water drawing. Is this accurate—that the pump is higher than the reservoir?
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Legend_PvP230
08-01-2023, 12:05 AM #3

There isn't a problem with 'overflow'; that's not how a loop functions. In a functioning loop, gravity doesn't affect the movement of flow. The main concern is that your pump might be positioned above your reservoir, which could cause airlock issues and improper water drawing. Is this accurate—that the pump is higher than the reservoir?

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Raphdu38
Junior Member
18
08-04-2023, 05:34 PM
#4
There isn't a 'overflow' concern in how loops function. In a functioning loop, gravity doesn't affect flow movement. The main concern here is that your pump might be positioned above the reservoir, which could cause airlock issues and improper water drawing. Is this accurate—that the pump sits above or below the reservoir?
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Raphdu38
08-04-2023, 05:34 PM #4

There isn't a 'overflow' concern in how loops function. In a functioning loop, gravity doesn't affect flow movement. The main concern here is that your pump might be positioned above the reservoir, which could cause airlock issues and improper water drawing. Is this accurate—that the pump sits above or below the reservoir?

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Xxcastroc23xX
Junior Member
35
08-05-2023, 08:56 PM
#5
For a combo res/pump system, it should work fine.
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Xxcastroc23xX
08-05-2023, 08:56 PM #5

For a combo res/pump system, it should work fine.