Has This Ever Happened to You?

Well, no fear, because LeakShield is here. Stop leaks of all kinds, anywhere, anytime. Even helps you fill and bleed your loops at an incredible value.

The Outlandishness of LeakShield's Claims

Because of the outlandishness of this product's claims, we needed not one but two test systems in order to try it out. One to actually plug it into and monitor all the sensors, and the second one to sit here and look pretty with absolutely no power running to any of the components, just in case the LeakShield is more of a leak leak.

Before We Run It

Before we run it, though, let's take a closer look at it. It's pretty straightforward, honestly. You've got a little display in the front, a simple menu interface with this button right here. Okay, so you got short presses and long presses. We'll show you that a little bit later.

Inputs for Power and Sensors

You've got your inputs for power and sensors and then on the bottom, ah yes, this membrane. Very interesting. It's appropriately labeled do not touch because any damage or perming with this membrane turns your LeakShield into a paperweight.

Function of the Membrane

It's function is to allow the LeakShield to draw air out of your system, creating a state of negative pressure, not so much that if it sprang a leak, you would actually suck air into the system, but just enough to put it in a state of equilibrium so that water won't come out and air won't go in. To achieve this, it uses a wide array of parameters that it collects either through software or through hardware that allow it to monitor pressure, the fill level, any pressure changes, any volume changes, pump speed, and flow.

How It Works

So the idea is that not only will it know if you have a leak, it'll know how bad the leak is and respond accordingly. Oh, oh, right, right, sorry. And it has RGB, but not in a stupid way. This ring actually indicates the status of your system. So it's like useful RGB.

How to Hook It Up

Basically there's only two connectors on the LeakShield. There's a five pin, so this is USB, and you can either run to an internal header on your motherboard, like we did, or you can actually power it with a battery bank using an external USB type A if you wanted your LeakShield to be running, say, while you're transporting your system in your car to a LAN party or something like that.

Hardware Power Down

There's a second one. This one is sold separately and it allows the LeakShield to hardware power down your system in the event that it detects a leak, which is pretty sweet. We don't need it though, because the LeakShield can do that through software. Of course, before we even fill it, the LeakShield can tell us if our system is watertight.

Testing LeakShield

So let's go ahead and open up the LeakShield. Okay, now that we've opened it up, we're going to start filling it with water. This is for non-LeakShield peasants, apparently, now. We throw some water in our funnel here, lttstore.com With the water bottle.

Fill Mode

And then I'm gonna open up this valve and the LeakShield starts sucking water into the loop. Ooh, need to top it up here. Look at it go! Self-fulfilling reservoir. Now that we've filled, we can go ahead and power on our system, including our pump.

Deairation Mode

And we are going to put the LeakShield in deairation mode. I mean, it really didn't end up with any air in it because our tubes kinda had some water in them before. Now it's time to run our fill level sensor. Just about at 100%. Fill level's 73%, look at that.

Running Leak Protection

Trippy! I mean, it looks about right to me. And we are ready to go into shield mood! Boom! Now all that remains is to start putting holes in the system. Leak protection, protected. We should be good to go. Let's start causing problems. So let's say you forgot to tighten one of the connections on one of your tubes or all of the connections on all of your tubes, I don't know. You're just, you're a scatterbrain, you know what I mean?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Has thisever happened to you?(screams)Well, no fear,because LEAKSHIELD is here.Stop leaks of all kinds, anywhere,anytime.- Hooray!- Even helps youfill and bleed your loopsand at an incredible value.(record scratches)- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!Hold on a second.You're telling me this thing right herefills my loop for me, helps me bleed outall the air bubbles,detects leaks, stops leaks,and gives me a wholebunch of other informationabout my water cooling system?Okay, we're gonna have to test that out.And we're gonna have totell you about our sponsor.MSIs MPG Z590 Gaming Force motherboardsupports 10th and 11th gen Intel core CPUsup to 5333 megahertzmemory, RGB, and a lot more.Check it out at the link down below.(upbeat music)Because of the outlandishnessof this product's claims,we needed not one but two test systemsin order to try it out.One to actually plug it intoand monitor all the sensorsand the second one tosit here and look prettywith absolutely no power runningto any of the components,just in case the LEAKSHIELD is moreof a leak leak. (laughs)Before we run it, though,let's take a closer look at it.It's pretty straightforward, honestly.You've got a little display in the front,a simple menu interfacewith this button right here.Okay, so you got shortpresses and long presses.We'll show you that a little bit later.You've got your inputsfor power and sensorsand then on the bottom,ah yes, this membrane.Very interesting.It's appropriately labeled do not touchbecause any damage ortampering with this membraneturns your LEAKSHIELD into a paperweight.It's function is to allow the LEAKSHIELDto draw air out of your system,creating a state of negative pressure,not so much that if it sprang a leak,you would actually suckair into the system,but just enough to put itin a state of equilibriumso that water won't comeout and air won't go in.In order to achieve this,it uses a wide array of parametersthat it collects either throughsoftware or through hardwarethat allow it to monitor pressure,the fill level, any pressure changes,any volume changes, pump speed, and flow.So the idea is that not only will it knowif you have a leak, it'llknow how bad the leak isand respond accordingly.Oh, oh, right, right, sorry.And it has RGB, but not in a stupid way.This ring actually indicatesthe status of your system.So it's like useful RGB.- You're sayingall RGB isn't useful?- No, I'm, yes.(both laugh)So how to hook it up.Basically there's only twoconnectors on the LEAKSHIELD.There's a five pin, so this is USB,and you can either runto an internal headeron your motherboard, like we did,or you can actually powerit with a battery bank,using an external USB type Aif you wanted your LEAKSHIELDto be running, say, whileyou're transporting your systemin your car to a LAN partyor something like that.But if an e-ssues case,but hey, there you go.And then there's a second one.This one is sold separatelyand it allows the LEAKSHIELDto hardware power down your systemin the event that it detects a leak,which is pretty sweet.We don't need it though,because the LEAKSHIELDcan do that through software.Of course, before we even fill it,the LEAKSHIELD can tell usif our system is watertight.So let's go ahead andopen up the menu here.And we go to test and test.Trippy, hey?It's pressurizing the system right now.It's kinda loud, but thatdoesn't go all the time.That's only while it is drawing air intoor pulling air out of the system.There we go. We're at 296.3 millibar.Now it's normal for even awatertight water cooling systemto leak a little bit of air.You just wanna makesure it's not too much.So Aqua Computer recommendsleaving LEAKSHIELDmonitoring the system fora few minutes, at least.And you can have a lookat how the pressureis doing over time by just long pressing.You get into this menu hereand, do-do-do, there it is.There is our pressure graph.If that's flat, then that's that.I opened up this valve to show youwhat the graph looks likeif air is leaking out.(LEAKSHIELD beeps)Now it's time for ournext trick, fill mode.That's right, pouring wateron the top of your reservoir,that's for non-LEAKSHIELDpeasants, apparently, now.So we're in fill mode.We throw some water in ourfunnel here, lttstore.comWith the water bottle.And then I'm gonna open up this valveand the LEAKSHIELD startssucking water into the loop.Ooh, need to top it up here.Look at it go!Self-fulfilling reservoir.Now, something to note isyou don't actually wantthe LEAKSHIELD completely full.It needs a little bit of air at the topin order to function because, remember,the membrane and the air?Now that we've filled, we can go aheadand power on our system,including our pump.And we are going to put theLEAKSHIELD in deairation mode.I mean, it really didn'tend up with any air in itbecause our tubes kinda hadsome water in them before.Now it's time to runour fill level sensor.Just about at 100%.Fill level's 73%, look at that.Trippy! I mean, itlooks about right to me.And we are ready to go into shield mood!Boom!Now all that remainsis to start putting holes in the system.Leak protection, protected.We should be good to go.Let's start causing problems.So let's say you forgot totighten one of the callerson one of your tubes or all of the callerson all of your tubes, I don't know.You're just, you're ascatterbrain, you know what I mean?You just kinda threw those tubes in thereand you're like, \"Ah,whatever, who cares?\"So then you like, I dunno,put some pressure on the tube.Oh God, oh cool.(LEAKSHIELD beeps)It totally did it.Leakage, high pressure drop.I mean, it's bone dry, though.Oops.(LEAKSHIELD beeps)Yeah, I should reallytighten these fittings.No water, though. Whoa!We're all over the placehere, ladies and gentlemen.(laughs)Warning, warning, critical leakage.- Yeah, I wonder why.- Maybe 'cause the user's an idiot!(Brandon grunts)Got 'em!It's time to take thingsto the next level.Aqua Computer's marketingfor this product saysthat you can just put holes in your tubingand the LEAKSHIELD will not leak water.I--(drill whirs)So, here we go.I don't know if I can do it!It feels wrong!(drill whirs)(screams)(LEAKSHIELD beeps)- Jesus Christ, Linus. (laughs)- Now that's interesting.With the drill bitsticking through it, okay,yeah, it leaked a bit.But look at that! It is not leaking.- It went straight through, too.- Damn LEAKSHIELD! You crazy!But why have two holes whenyou can have three holes?(drill whirs)Okay, three holes is too much.(drill whirs)So you can see, the moreholes you have in the tubing,the more water leaks out.Okay, now what?I can only, I can, I only have two thumbs!Continuing this video'stheme of pushing the productto its limits, Aqua Computerrecommends a few thingsfor the LEAKSHIELD.One is that you use therereservoir and pump combo,two is that you use their coolant,and three is that youuse hard-lined tubing,which obviously helps when you're tryingto precisely maintain thepressure inside a loop.We're gonna be breaking that last rule.Now, if you're gonnause soft-lined tubing,they do specify you'vegotta use thick wallrather than thin wall tubing.And they're gonna have theexact measurements of tubingthat you can use on their website.We're using thick wall tubingand we're gonna have some fun.After we fill it, of course.(playful music)It's slicey-slicey time.(LEAKSHIELD beeps)(screams)(laughs)It's a little startling.That's okay, we can fix this.Hold on, we can fix this.I need some tape. Hold on!We're gonna fix the loop.Okay, oh, I'm so clumsy.Just gotta fix my tubing here.There we go. Oh, you'reall better now, buddy.Oh good heavens, I slipped again!Oh no, we gotta fix it again.There we go. There we go, all fixed.All fixed.You know, with theLEAKSHIELD in my system,I might actually trust duct-taped tubing.Got some ideas.(Linus groans)Got some more ideas.(Brandon exclaims)Ugh, come on, LEAKSHIELD, do your worst!(Linus groans)(LEAKSHIELD continues to beep)That's a big one.You can't shield my leaks!Actually, a lot of theseare not even really leaking.That's why they sayalways twist, never stab.We've got one drop.That is darn impressive. One drop.Of course it's entirely possiblethe LEAKSHIELD isn't doing anythingand if we turned it off, thesystem would still not leak.We can test that.I release you, LEAKSHIELD.I actually put this fittingback in before this demo'cause I didn't wanna ah! (screams)- Why did you do that?Well I didn't think it wouldspray out quite that hard.Ah, there we go, I'llput the knife back in.That's why they say alwaysquickly remove a stabbing implement.Okay, when the moment comes,it's gonna be really cool.Okay, here we go.Come on LEAKSHIELD!Look at that, stop and sucks it back in.Now you have to configure theLEAKSHIELD through softwareat least once, but beyond that,you actually don't need anything runningfor it to perform these basic functions.It does do way more if youhave an AIDA64 license,for example, it can tap into that.You can connect it to yourpump so it gets data from that.And there's all kinds ofcool things you can configurelike your alarm thresholdsand all kinds of neat stuff like that.But at the end of theday, this is what peopleare buying it for, this peace of mind.And it can do it withouteven being connectedto the computer via USB,which is darn impressive.Now, should you buy it?Well, it's not the mosteconomical way to test your loop.A couple paper towels costs pennies.And if you want to go a littlemore sophisticated than that,EK has a pump pressuretester that costs about $40.But in terms of ongoing peace of mind,or if you're transporting your systemor if you experiencehuge temperature swings,that actually can causepressure inside your tubing.I don't know, O-rings wear out over time.There's just nothing else like it.Absolutely nothing else like it.Just like there's nothingelse like my seguesto sponsors like Corsair.Thanks Corsair forsponsoring today's video.They're featuring theirIQ 700X RGB full tower.It's got three tempered glass panels,room for up to three 360millimeter radiators,so it's great for watercooling and it comes with four,of Corsair's SP 140 RGB Elite Fans.Their RapidRoute cable managementmakes cable managing a breeze.You won't even see any of them cables.And you can learn more about the 700Xat the link in the video description.If you guys enjoyed this videoand you like crazy watercooling experiments,why don't we throw back to,why don't you go watchwhole room water cooling?What a great project that was.We went and put radiatorson the roof of the housewe used to work out of.It was a nightmare.Did work, though.\n"