Pinesol vs Swiftech Reservoir

[JD]

Wasn't really planning on making a post, but I figured why not since Lysrin had come across it on Swiftech's site to use Pinesol to clean their AIO's, I've started giving it a shot on my stuff too.

Sadly I didn't take any before picture, but this Swiftech bay reservoir was super stained from UV Blue Feser One. Why it got so stained, I don't know, I can only suspect that the acrylic used wasn't polished/smooth enough or this is just a poorly designed reservoir. Basically the whole reservoir had a blue haze to it, with the highlighted sections being the worse build ups.

I had started with maybe a 25/75 mixture (Pinesol to water), ended up closer to a 50/50 mix. Let it run with the pump for roughly 6 hours, and then let it sit over night for about 8 hours with the pump off.

Granted, I know I didn't take the best pictures here either, but I've highlighted the sections as they progressed over time.

Definitely a lot cleaner than it was, not 100% perfect, and I'm not too certain if running it longer will remove that last bit or not. Due to the design, it's kind of a "dead zone" which doesn't get much flow regardless of what angle/position I put it at.

 

[ottoyu34]

On a side note, the Feser one fluid cogged my Heatkiller CPU block when I used it a few years ago.

 

[JD]

On a side note, the Feser one fluid cogged my Heatkiller CPU block when I used it a few years ago.

Maybe certain batches were bad? I just dumped Feser One Red from a system that's been running for roughly 3 years now without any maintenance and everything was still pretty clean. Possibly certain colours worse than others?

 

[KaptCrunch]

JD.
Used tap or distilled water when mixed

Pinesol is least caustic compared to CLR

Empty Rez For corners a Qtip with hydrogen peroxide

then followed with paper towel to dry then rinse 2 times with a wet paper towel note: do not fill Rez

Can use a coat hanger to reach ( pinched towel or Qtip on end)

Reason empty Rez for hydrogen peroxide is a killer on metal

 

[JD]

Just been using tap water, I don't really need this so I wasn't overly concerned with any damage. At best, I'll use it to flush other systems now.

Other than my tap water being a bit on the hard side, I don't think it has a lot of mineral deposits in it since I don't really get any build up on taps/shower/etc.

Unfortunately due to the design, there's no way to stick anything inside the reservoir. The only real access is from the G1/4 ports, and that doesn't reach the spot remaining. There's a big cylinder around the pump intake with a mesh filter, and only tiny slits at the top of it to allow water in. Creates kind of a waterfall/whirlpool effect when running.

 

[Valkyrie]

Would a partial fill with cleaning solution and give 'er a good shakin' work maybe?

KaptCrunch is correct though, you can do wonders with some wire, cotton balls or swabs and tape....


Edit: ....and using demin/distilled with your cleaning solution will allow it to be more effective on the stuff you want to get rid of...