Water cooling - Air trapped in EK 140 REVO D5, need assistance
Water cooling - Air trapped in EK 140 REVO D5, need assistance
Hey so I had this water cooling system for a year now, and I still got air stuck around the CPU header.
Im using a EK140 revo D5 with PWM, but dont have PWM active, to run it at 60% speed.
as you can see in the video, I got air stuck in the loop.
I have tried to run the loop for days, i have taken the cap of the pump, i have turned my computer up and down, several times but after a while that air is coming back. it takes around 2-3 weeks for this amount of air to come back. I dont know if it because the air gets into the radiator and find it way back.
but my question is How do i solve this, it looks like my pump isn't strong enough tho it should be the strongest on the market.
video link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_YJVgFG6Sk&app=desktop
thanks on advance
The pump's strength isn't the main concern but rather...watercooling pumps aren't built to push or move air, which this is trying to accomplish. From the video, it's hard to see the whole loop—it seems to concentrate only on the air bubble. Would you like me to run the pump at full speed with the cap open? If successful, leave the cap off for a few hours and gradually add water to push out the trapped air in the reservoir. I think this loop should follow pump > CPU > radiator > reservoir > pump?
The pump's strength isn't the main concern but rather...watercooling pumps aren't built to push or move air, which this is trying to accomplish. From the video, it's hard to see the whole loop—it seems to concentrate only on the air bubble. Would you like me to run the pump at full speed with the cap open? If successful, leave the cap off for a few hours and gradually add water to push the air out of the reservoir. I think this loop should follow pump > CPU > radiator > reservoir > pump?
will occasionally take a photo of it to capture the entire loop, but you're currently seeing pump > CPU > radiator > reservoir > pump. I've kept the pump running at full capacity for some time in the past, with the cap open, and even marked my reservoir to check if air was escaping and cooling was improving. It functioned well for about five hours. I'll keep you updated. Thanks.
I know your EK waterblock and your pump well, since you both have them. The problem isn’t with your pump—it’s the CPU block. You’re probably using the correct jetplate, but that’s the first thing to check. The real issue lies in the orientation of the ribs inside the nickel piece of the block that touches the CPU heat spreader. You’ll need to remove it to understand. Coolant flow should follow the rib channels, not go against them. The manual focuses mainly on the jetplate and doesn’t cover this detail. This happened to me. After flipping the block base by 90 degrees, everything worked immediately. It won’t take five hours; it’ll only take five seconds.