06.11.2025, 21:52
Change Language
Register
Login
You are not logged in.
- 1
- 2
Kyle XY
Full Member
Wednesday, March 10th 2010, 10:50pm
Hey ! You are the guy on these videos ?!
You make excellent tutorials and the last one I saw was the 5870 waterblock installation, tutorial that I followed with my own Aquagratix.
The video with the Aquaduct was quite fast but I saw that the floorplate has two sides for the water flow. It seems more clear. Am I wrong or on your video you made only electrical connections for the fans and their LED ? You installed the radiator but I didn't see you with tubing to be connected to it.
You make excellent tutorials and the last one I saw was the 5870 waterblock installation, tutorial that I followed with my own Aquagratix.
The video with the Aquaduct was quite fast but I saw that the floorplate has two sides for the water flow. It seems more clear. Am I wrong or on your video you made only electrical connections for the fans and their LED ? You installed the radiator but I didn't see you with tubing to be connected to it.
Kyle XY
Full Member
Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 10:31pm
Dear members of the forum, let me tell you I am angry about the Aquaduct product ! It makes me think it is a rip-off.
The question I told about the Aquaduct internal system had a purpose : how to understand why I seemed observing that the temperature of the air flow doesn't change passing through the radiator, no matter how hot is the water.
I tested it with only the Aquaduct running (the additional radiator I put in the circuitry was then no longer provided with fresh air). The water temperature increased, reaching 33°C, the fans of the Aquaduct automatically increased until 100% but... with the temperature of the inlet and outlet air stable at room temperature (around 20°C). The temperature was measured by the internal sensors of the Aquaduct and also with my own multimeter. It confirmed my own perception by hand, no warming of the air through the radiator.
I put on the radiators the fans of my additional radiator and... what a surprise to feel clearly the air warming through this additional radiator and the fast decrease of water temperature, without action of the Aquaduct.
So, tell me, what happens with your product ? How can you explain that the Aquaduct seems to be only a decorative object, an excellent light effect red/blue, funny upper waterflow through Plexiglas window but with a system fans/radiator without efficiency ??
What are your advice ? Could you propose me the warranty and the exchange with a new product ? Thanks for your answers !!
Kyle XY
Full Member
Saturday, April 24th 2010, 8:10am
PLEASE !! HELP !!
Whatever the adjustments I use (pump speed, fans speed), nothing occured 
There's no air warming and no water cooling. However, all the Aquaduct metallic frame is hot. The pump is effective, the water flowing but no cooling. Is somebody here ??
Whatever the adjustments I use (pump speed, fans speed), nothing occured
There's no air warming and no water cooling. However, all the Aquaduct metallic frame is hot. The pump is effective, the water flowing but no cooling. Is somebody here ??
Kyle XY
Full Member
Saturday, April 24th 2010, 9:52am
Thank you, hobbes_dmS, for having blocked the german topic I wrote on. 
Even if the topic was quite old (3 years), the problem is present and could concern more customers in future, don't you agree ? Anyway. I suppose you will be able to bring a solution to my problem.
I am wandering if the problem wouldn't be the radiator filling itself. In fact, on the photographs, I can see that the radiator connectors are positioned on its lower part. Then if there is a lot of air inside, and also I follow the instructions about filling the right side and carefully tilting the Aquaduct with small angles, a lot of air could'nt be expelled. In such a case, how can we explain that the pump works very fine and no bubble appear though the upper window ? Very strange, isn't it ?
Even if the topic was quite old (3 years), the problem is present and could concern more customers in future, don't you agree ? Anyway. I suppose you will be able to bring a solution to my problem.I am wandering if the problem wouldn't be the radiator filling itself. In fact, on the photographs, I can see that the radiator connectors are positioned on its lower part. Then if there is a lot of air inside, and also I follow the instructions about filling the right side and carefully tilting the Aquaduct with small angles, a lot of air could'nt be expelled. In such a case, how can we explain that the pump works very fine and no bubble appear though the upper window ?
Very strange, isn't it ?
Kyle XY
Full Member
Sunday, April 25th 2010, 8:52pm
It's OK, my friend, I'm not furious if you are about to call me a liar, given that my situation is very strange 
I hope you will bring me the solution and/or why I wouldn't have done the correct operation during the Aquaduct filling. We are both to try to understand what is happening to my Aquaduct. It is the ultimate tool for my watercooling passion, I would be very disappointed if it wasn't at least as efficient as a standard system fan/radiator I would assemble.
So, indeed, I understand, if I have a large amount of air remaining in my radiator, the air inside it must be of the same temperature, you're right. But the air is known to have a very low heat capacity (that's why it's used for thermal insulation). Then, even it takes the same temperature, it cannot take significative amount of heat from water, leading to not heating air passing through the radiator.
By the way, by conduction, all the Aquaduct frame is hot.
About the Aquaduct manipulation, do you confirm me that I can be more direct for tilting my Aquaduct with significantly larger angles ? It was noticed to fill water on the right-hand side. If I tilt the Aquaduct to a position near to the horizonal position temporary, is there a risk for the pump to pump down air, leading to have air everywhere ?
I hope you will bring me the solution and/or why I wouldn't have done the correct operation during the Aquaduct filling. We are both to try to understand what is happening to my Aquaduct. It is the ultimate tool for my watercooling passion, I would be very disappointed if it wasn't at least as efficient as a standard system fan/radiator I would assemble. So, indeed, I understand, if I have a large amount of air remaining in my radiator, the air inside it must be of the same temperature, you're right. But the air is known to have a very low heat capacity (that's why it's used for thermal insulation). Then, even it takes the same temperature, it cannot take significative amount of heat from water, leading to not heating air passing through the radiator.
By the way, by conduction, all the Aquaduct frame is hot.
About the Aquaduct manipulation, do you confirm me that I can be more direct for tilting my Aquaduct with significantly larger angles ? It was noticed to fill water on the right-hand side. If I tilt the Aquaduct to a position near to the horizonal position temporary, is there a risk for the pump to pump down air, leading to have air everywhere ?
Kyle XY
Full Member
Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 10:34pm
Hello,
It's OK, I accept your apologise. You know, I have to apologise too for my previous anger and my words which were quite hard. I thank you for your assistance.
Yesterday evening, I tilted the Aquaduct slowly with the pump running. It was carefully several times in horizontal position and for few seconds in the upside-down position, before returning in its vertical position. I was careful about the water level on the right hand side column, the blue balls having not go away too far. It had the wished effect : bubbles were heard and thrown through the watercooling circuit before returning to the Aquaduct, leading to the decrease of level water. During the operation, the pump swallowed air several times but it returned finally in a silent mode. It's difficult to say how much water I added but I think it was about 10-15cl.
Today, I ran the system with a Crysis session, the watercooling only cooled with the Aquaduct (fans of my additional radiator switched off) and the 2 upper fans of 3 activated on the Aquaduct. The water reached 35°C and I could measure that the air flow was warmer passing through the Aquaduct on all points : 22°C => 29°C. And the Aquaduct didn't have to reach its theoretical programmed maximum fan speed !
I'm very satisfied !!
By the way, to avoid such handlings, could you put the connectors of the radiator at the top of the Aquaduct on further versions ? This way, I think the air will be expelled naturally without effort, tilting with small angles being enough.
Thanks again for your support, Les_Conrads.
It's OK, I accept your apologise. You know, I have to apologise too for my previous anger and my words which were quite hard. I thank you for your assistance.
Yesterday evening, I tilted the Aquaduct slowly with the pump running. It was carefully several times in horizontal position and for few seconds in the upside-down position, before returning in its vertical position. I was careful about the water level on the right hand side column, the blue balls having not go away too far. It had the wished effect : bubbles were heard and thrown through the watercooling circuit before returning to the Aquaduct, leading to the decrease of level water. During the operation, the pump swallowed air several times but it returned finally in a silent mode. It's difficult to say how much water I added but I think it was about 10-15cl.
Today, I ran the system with a Crysis session, the watercooling only cooled with the Aquaduct (fans of my additional radiator switched off) and the 2 upper fans of 3 activated on the Aquaduct. The water reached 35°C and I could measure that the air flow was warmer passing through the Aquaduct on all points : 22°C => 29°C. And the Aquaduct didn't have to reach its theoretical programmed maximum fan speed !
I'm very satisfied !!
By the way, to avoid such handlings, could you put the connectors of the radiator at the top of the Aquaduct on further versions ? This way, I think the air will be expelled naturally without effort, tilting with small angles being enough.
Thanks again for your support, Les_Conrads.
- 1
- 2