The Recovery of a Radiator: A Test of Endurance and Ingenuity

As I set out to repair my radiator, I couldn't help but feel a sense of trepidation. The fittings had been clogged with Nano cell fluids and other debris, leaving me wondering if the job would be a success. But as I began to disassemble the components, I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were cleaner than expected. Despite my initial doubts, I decided to proceed with caution, eager to see if the radiator could be restored to its former glory.

Upon closer inspection, I discovered that the discoloration on the fittings was not as severe as I had anticipated. While some parts did show signs of wear and tear, others were surprisingly clean, with no visible buildup of debris or corrosion. This discovery gave me a glimmer of hope, and I began to feel more confident in my ability to complete the repair.

However, just as things were starting to look up, I noticed that the radiator's interior was still showing signs of discoloration. The whitish hue seemed to be a result of residual fluids and debris, but it was clear that a thorough cleaning was still necessary. This realization prompted me to take an unconventional approach, using a combination of hot sink water and rubbing alcohol to break down the remaining grime.

As I applied the cleaning solution, I couldn't help but feel a sense of trepidation. Would this method prove effective, or would it do more harm than good? But to my surprise, the results were nothing short of astonishing. The radiator's interior began to shine like new, and I was able to see the discoloration for what it was – a result of neglect and poor maintenance.

With the cleaning process complete, I turned my attention to reassembling the components. This proved to be a relatively straightforward task, although I did encounter some challenges along the way. The tubes, which had been clogged with debris, were eventually removed, revealing a clean and clear interior. It was clear that this had been a major contributor to the radiator's performance issues, but thankfully, it was an easy fix.

As I reassembled the components, I couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. The recovery of my radiator was nothing short of remarkable, and I was eager to put it through its paces. But as I prepared for the final test, I couldn't shake the feeling that something might go wrong. After all, this was a complex system, and even with the best intentions, things could still go awry.

But despite my reservations, the test proved to be nothing short of conclusive. The radiator performed flawlessly, showing no signs of leaks or other issues. It was clear that my efforts had paid off, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. As I reflected on the experience, I realized that this project had taught me a valuable lesson – that with patience, determination, and a willingness to think outside the box, even the most daunting challenges can be overcome.

And so, as I look back on this experience, I am reminded of the importance of perseverance and creativity. In the world of PC building and maintenance, there is often no room for error or complacency. But by approaching problems with a sense of curiosity and openness, we can often find innovative solutions that might not have been immediately apparent.

The use of unconventional methods, such as hot sink water and rubbing alcohol, proved to be an effective way to clean the radiator's interior. While this approach may not be recommended for all situations, it demonstrates the importance of thinking outside the box and exploring new possibilities. And who knows? You might just find that a little creativity goes a long way.

In the end, the recovery of my radiator was a test of endurance and ingenuity – a testament to the power of human determination and creativity. As I move forward with this project, I am reminded that even in the face of adversity, there is always hope for a positive outcome. And who knows what other challenges and opportunities lie ahead? The future is full of possibilities, and I am eager to see what comes next.

The irony of this situation was not lost on me. After all, it's easy to say "don't be afraid to try new things" or "think outside the box," but it's a lot harder to put those words into practice. Yet, in this moment, I knew that I had made the right decision – to take risks and push boundaries. And as I looked at my now-clean radiator, I couldn't help but smile.

As for the test bed itself, we've given it a new name: "Fan OHS." While I'm not sure what the future holds, I do know that this project has been an invaluable learning experience – one that will stay with me for a long time to come.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enalright guys this is another one of those cases where I've got to get some work done while also getting some work done so we're gonna get some work done today EVGA offers a full range of components including video cards motherboards power supplies cases and peripherals regardless of your needs EVGA sure to have you covered to see what EVGA can do for your next build head to EVGA calm so a lot of you guys have asked me why the tests been to start and look like it's being cooled by a sperm bank and well you know there's there's a few things to talk about here so I figured I would do a video about this because this has kind of been like a long-term experiment you guys are immortai built this back in like geez 20 beginning of 2016 the end of 2015 something that way back when this is a over three years old now with all the same components never having had a proper flush there's been plenty of times where I've just drained the fluids out runs from distilled water through the new fluids in its head view in it it's had what's the other one the so it started with like distilled water with some colored dye in it then it ended up having some of the Mayhem's pastel green in there then we had some man's pastel purple and then we went back to green again and then we went to kind of a clear fluid and then now we're back to this this is we're not gonna talk about a fluid this is though this was a test product that was sent to me that was still early early beta temperatures been fine but we've had some issues with falling out and stuff so we're gonna be talking about this because it's not fair to the product come or the brand to talk about it because it was never ready for primetime but what I have to do is I have to flush the system and let me tell you right now this is a concentrate I have already put several gallons through this system and I can't get it to turn clear which has me feared that it might be built up with some of the blocks and stuff so I figured why don't we take this opportunity to sort of take this apart I've got to change out these tubes so we've got some nice brand new Prima fix primo chill flex tube here which is a LRT which is non leeching and all that sort of stuff so this fluid kind of obviously is very milky but as you can see the tubes are still pretty clear and what's amazing about this is like I said this is the original tubing I never changed this tubing out so there are some parts where it kind of discolored a little bit you can kind of see right there it's got some turned black or something inside don't know exactly when that happened because that was mostly facing down so by rotating the fitting I could see it but anyway I just want to sort of tear this apart I'm gonna try flushing it some more before I tear it apart and then if I can't get it to turn clear then I have no choice but to tear it apart start running like hot water through the loop like through the sink or something cuz the heat will sometimes break up the sediment and then start running all of my cleaners to it all the detergents and stuff to try and get anywhere it's built up in this radiator out of here but if we have to we'll take the rat out take the fittings off kind of peek in there and see what we've got but first we have to see if we can actually get it to turn clear that's like step one it looks like it looks like nonfat milk that's been left out in the Sun in the summer sounds like me after I eat some of the zendaya burritos so if you guys want to know how I flush my systems and clean them out like when I'm doing it for reals then check out my other videos I've done this a million times I've talked too many times about how I do this it's just like it just doesn't turn clear so since the hot water really broke it up I'm gonna run the rest of this distilled water through it and then I'm gonna fill this jug with just really hot water from the sink that's the first time I filled this up right now and it didn't like turn white immediately huh but the question is is it gonna be clearer than it was this is how a will impregnates its partner we're gonna try the hot water method it just gave dirty why everyone's always asked me what happens if you put alcohol in a loop well I know if you leave it in there long-term it's gonna damage the rubber in the plastic but since we're changing out the tubes anyway there's always we don't let it sit there long enough to hurt the plastics I don't think it'll help clear or clean take a smell like soapy vodka Oh there's electrical plugs you're supposed to use like a teaspoon all right so after our weird concoction of dish soap alcohol and system prep we we're not seeing anymore pieces like break off of the block and stuff so I think that we've gotten pretty much just pouring it everywhere I think we've gotten pretty much everything we can break loose with hot water and all that stuff pretty much out of here so I'm gonna do now is I'm just gonna finish flushing out the system prep now with the rest of this gallon of hot water and then we will go ahead and tear it apart and see what the inside the block looks like and all that stuff all right we know it's gonna be gross like you already seeing like the threads like how much the dirts in there oh yeah it sounds bad is it like could have been all right so we got a little bit of buildup inside the micro channels not a lot though I mean it's still there regardless it comes apart like it it doesn't stick to the stuff so like so as you can get it to touch it you know all right I was thinking I was just gonna throw a new block on here but this is actually looking all right we were joking around off-camera talking about how I should do a kress sponsorship brought to you by Jays two cents so this is what the LRT primo chill tubing looks like after more than three years of continuous use with a bunch of different fluids all kinds of different makeups and not proper cleaning happy some tell you what it looks a lot better than I would have thought but you can see where the bottom of the tube was because it's discolored more because a lot of that stuff in sediment just sort of set on the bottom so I it's clear on that side and darker on that side but that's what new tubing looks like so this this tube on the right right or your left I guess right here doesn't look as bad as some tubing I've used for less than a year that had bad plasticizers in there that would leach and turn cloudy so this is actually this is actually not looking too bad so we're going to go ahead and set up the outlet here from the into our CPU block because it goes out from the pump into the CPU block then CPU block out to the rad rad back to the pump and so we are going to just do that part and then we'll maybe take the radiator fittings off and see how it looks it's gonna be bad though I guarantee it so I'm actually kind of surprised that the fittings are as clean as they are because I mean I've had fittings get all gunked up with like the Nano cell fluids and stuff in there and this one actually turned out really good and you can see that it's not built up on the tip of the the tube either like sometimes you'll see it get really discolored right there but you can see where the discoloration actually starts a little bit farther back alright so it is inside the radiator to look like oh wow alright that is not as bad as I thought it'd be let me get my light real quick see the discoloring I saw in the fittings like on the inside because it looks whitish but it's not like the Rose look the Rose just look like they've got a little bit of discoloration from just obviously being in contact with fluid but I don't see white in there it's not built up on the back wall it's perfectly clean yay that makes me feel a whole lot better all right we're gonna fill it up and you know it could turn white I hope it doesn't but if it does what we tried let's see what happens it's totally gonna turn white though it's white still some of the pump dude oh but you know what though I could just do like another flush now cuz that's just I think some of the remnants like from the pump and stuff because some gets down there that doesn't leak out of here cuz it below that level you know I mean I would say that's clean would you would you agree all it took was detergent alcohol rubbing alcohol isopropyl alcohol toothbrush and crest 3d white oh yeah five feet of youtubing some hot water some distilled water but you know the usual now because we are running just distilled water now we got to put a couple drops of this inhibitor in there and that's going to keep us from getting growth and corrosion and all that so we decided in preparation for endgame to do purple for Thanos mr. test bench I don't feel so good I don't want to go I don't want to go anywhere like well there you go test beds now named fan OHS you know how it's gonna end yet but once it ends then we'll change the theme to match wherever the victor is but I bet you anything it's not that nose whatever this weren't a lot better than I thought it was going to be honest I mean I know who's got the change the tubes those tubes were entirely too old away too stained I thought for sure I was going to swap this radiator out like I was gonna have a hard time getting it cleaned I mean we ran the system prep in here for a little bit - not the amount of time it said - but the water ran perfectly clear and then I end up using hot sink water which you shouldn't do because all the minerals and stuff in there so I did hot sink water for an entire gallon worth of that the heat really seemed to break up a lot of the stuff that was kind of residual in the loop and then we flushed it again with another gallon of pure distilled water to clean it all out we'll put our inhibitors in here added our dye and now we are just running a straight distilled water loop but I'll tell you what it kind of shows that yeah although some people could use this type of video as ammunition to be like see this is where you're shooting water cool I can use this video on the flip side and say see how easy it is to recover if you have to so this wouldn't even been as much of a problem if it was a hard-line tube because hardline doesn't doesn't soak up the the stuff like the tubes in where we showed you everything was like stuck to the tubes if we tried to leave those tubes in here we would have never gotten a clean because of the fact that it's just would keep breaking off the tubes and one little speck of that stuff just just turn the whole loop white so once we got rid of the tubes cleaned out the components took the block apart and cleaned it just a little bit of Labor the cost of tubes and some water is all it took to get this loop back up or running a hundred percent so I figured I'd take you guys along for the ride just give you a I like to do some really unconventional methods sometimes like you saw this hope rubbing alcohol and yeah hot sink water so I don't think you should necessarily copy that at least if you're going to you definitely need to clean it out but it works you know what they say I want something about none no dumb ideas if it works something like that the irony alright guys we'll see you in the next onealright guys this is another one of those cases where I've got to get some work done while also getting some work done so we're gonna get some work done today EVGA offers a full range of components including video cards motherboards power supplies cases and peripherals regardless of your needs EVGA sure to have you covered to see what EVGA can do for your next build head to EVGA calm so a lot of you guys have asked me why the tests been to start and look like it's being cooled by a sperm bank and well you know there's there's a few things to talk about here so I figured I would do a video about this because this has kind of been like a long-term experiment you guys are immortai built this back in like geez 20 beginning of 2016 the end of 2015 something that way back when this is a over three years old now with all the same components never having had a proper flush there's been plenty of times where I've just drained the fluids out runs from distilled water through the new fluids in its head view in it it's had what's the other one the so it started with like distilled water with some colored dye in it then it ended up having some of the Mayhem's pastel green in there then we had some man's pastel purple and then we went back to green again and then we went to kind of a clear fluid and then now we're back to this this is we're not gonna talk about a fluid this is though this was a test product that was sent to me that was still early early beta temperatures been fine but we've had some issues with falling out and stuff so we're gonna be talking about this because it's not fair to the product come or the brand to talk about it because it was never ready for primetime but what I have to do is I have to flush the system and let me tell you right now this is a concentrate I have already put several gallons through this system and I can't get it to turn clear which has me feared that it might be built up with some of the blocks and stuff so I figured why don't we take this opportunity to sort of take this apart I've got to change out these tubes so we've got some nice brand new Prima fix primo chill flex tube here which is a LRT which is non leeching and all that sort of stuff so this fluid kind of obviously is very milky but as you can see the tubes are still pretty clear and what's amazing about this is like I said this is the original tubing I never changed this tubing out so there are some parts where it kind of discolored a little bit you can kind of see right there it's got some turned black or something inside don't know exactly when that happened because that was mostly facing down so by rotating the fitting I could see it but anyway I just want to sort of tear this apart I'm gonna try flushing it some more before I tear it apart and then if I can't get it to turn clear then I have no choice but to tear it apart start running like hot water through the loop like through the sink or something cuz the heat will sometimes break up the sediment and then start running all of my cleaners to it all the detergents and stuff to try and get anywhere it's built up in this radiator out of here but if we have to we'll take the rat out take the fittings off kind of peek in there and see what we've got but first we have to see if we can actually get it to turn clear that's like step one it looks like it looks like nonfat milk that's been left out in the Sun in the summer sounds like me after I eat some of the zendaya burritos so if you guys want to know how I flush my systems and clean them out like when I'm doing it for reals then check out my other videos I've done this a million times I've talked too many times about how I do this it's just like it just doesn't turn clear so since the hot water really broke it up I'm gonna run the rest of this distilled water through it and then I'm gonna fill this jug with just really hot water from the sink that's the first time I filled this up right now and it didn't like turn white immediately huh but the question is is it gonna be clearer than it was this is how a will impregnates its partner we're gonna try the hot water method it just gave dirty why everyone's always asked me what happens if you put alcohol in a loop well I know if you leave it in there long-term it's gonna damage the rubber in the plastic but since we're changing out the tubes anyway there's always we don't let it sit there long enough to hurt the plastics I don't think it'll help clear or clean take a smell like soapy vodka Oh there's electrical plugs you're supposed to use like a teaspoon all right so after our weird concoction of dish soap alcohol and system prep we we're not seeing anymore pieces like break off of the block and stuff so I think that we've gotten pretty much just pouring it everywhere I think we've gotten pretty much everything we can break loose with hot water and all that stuff pretty much out of here so I'm gonna do now is I'm just gonna finish flushing out the system prep now with the rest of this gallon of hot water and then we will go ahead and tear it apart and see what the inside the block looks like and all that stuff all right we know it's gonna be gross like you already seeing like the threads like how much the dirts in there oh yeah it sounds bad is it like could have been all right so we got a little bit of buildup inside the micro channels not a lot though I mean it's still there regardless it comes apart like it it doesn't stick to the stuff so like so as you can get it to touch it you know all right I was thinking I was just gonna throw a new block on here but this is actually looking all right we were joking around off-camera talking about how I should do a kress sponsorship brought to you by Jays two cents so this is what the LRT primo chill tubing looks like after more than three years of continuous use with a bunch of different fluids all kinds of different makeups and not proper cleaning happy some tell you what it looks a lot better than I would have thought but you can see where the bottom of the tube was because it's discolored more because a lot of that stuff in sediment just sort of set on the bottom so I it's clear on that side and darker on that side but that's what new tubing looks like so this this tube on the right right or your left I guess right here doesn't look as bad as some tubing I've used for less than a year that had bad plasticizers in there that would leach and turn cloudy so this is actually this is actually not looking too bad so we're going to go ahead and set up the outlet here from the into our CPU block because it goes out from the pump into the CPU block then CPU block out to the rad rad back to the pump and so we are going to just do that part and then we'll maybe take the radiator fittings off and see how it looks it's gonna be bad though I guarantee it so I'm actually kind of surprised that the fittings are as clean as they are because I mean I've had fittings get all gunked up with like the Nano cell fluids and stuff in there and this one actually turned out really good and you can see that it's not built up on the tip of the the tube either like sometimes you'll see it get really discolored right there but you can see where the discoloration actually starts a little bit farther back alright so it is inside the radiator to look like oh wow alright that is not as bad as I thought it'd be let me get my light real quick see the discoloring I saw in the fittings like on the inside because it looks whitish but it's not like the Rose look the Rose just look like they've got a little bit of discoloration from just obviously being in contact with fluid but I don't see white in there it's not built up on the back wall it's perfectly clean yay that makes me feel a whole lot better all right we're gonna fill it up and you know it could turn white I hope it doesn't but if it does what we tried let's see what happens it's totally gonna turn white though it's white still some of the pump dude oh but you know what though I could just do like another flush now cuz that's just I think some of the remnants like from the pump and stuff because some gets down there that doesn't leak out of here cuz it below that level you know I mean I would say that's clean would you would you agree all it took was detergent alcohol rubbing alcohol isopropyl alcohol toothbrush and crest 3d white oh yeah five feet of youtubing some hot water some distilled water but you know the usual now because we are running just distilled water now we got to put a couple drops of this inhibitor in there and that's going to keep us from getting growth and corrosion and all that so we decided in preparation for endgame to do purple for Thanos mr. test bench I don't feel so good I don't want to go I don't want to go anywhere like well there you go test beds now named fan OHS you know how it's gonna end yet but once it ends then we'll change the theme to match wherever the victor is but I bet you anything it's not that nose whatever this weren't a lot better than I thought it was going to be honest I mean I know who's got the change the tubes those tubes were entirely too old away too stained I thought for sure I was going to swap this radiator out like I was gonna have a hard time getting it cleaned I mean we ran the system prep in here for a little bit - not the amount of time it said - but the water ran perfectly clear and then I end up using hot sink water which you shouldn't do because all the minerals and stuff in there so I did hot sink water for an entire gallon worth of that the heat really seemed to break up a lot of the stuff that was kind of residual in the loop and then we flushed it again with another gallon of pure distilled water to clean it all out we'll put our inhibitors in here added our dye and now we are just running a straight distilled water loop but I'll tell you what it kind of shows that yeah although some people could use this type of video as ammunition to be like see this is where you're shooting water cool I can use this video on the flip side and say see how easy it is to recover if you have to so this wouldn't even been as much of a problem if it was a hard-line tube because hardline doesn't doesn't soak up the the stuff like the tubes in where we showed you everything was like stuck to the tubes if we tried to leave those tubes in here we would have never gotten a clean because of the fact that it's just would keep breaking off the tubes and one little speck of that stuff just just turn the whole loop white so once we got rid of the tubes cleaned out the components took the block apart and cleaned it just a little bit of Labor the cost of tubes and some water is all it took to get this loop back up or running a hundred percent so I figured I'd take you guys along for the ride just give you a I like to do some really unconventional methods sometimes like you saw this hope rubbing alcohol and yeah hot sink water so I don't think you should necessarily copy that at least if you're going to you definitely need to clean it out but it works you know what they say I want something about none no dumb ideas if it works something like that the irony alright guys we'll see you in the next one\n"