Swiftech APEX ULTRA PLUS User Manual
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REPARING THE TUBING
Preamble:
Your kit comes with 7/16” ID (5/8” OD) tubing. This type of tubing
was specifically selected following suggestions made by our
enthusiast users because it offers very low flow restriction, similar to
that of true ½” ID tubing, without the bulk of true ½” (which is ¾” OD
and therefore hard to work with). This tubing will fit easily onto
standard ½” barbs EXCEPT for the MCP655 pump. In effect, the
design of the hose barbs on this pump makes it quite difficult to install
this slightly smaller tubing. Two things can be done to ease this
process:
•
Rub the pump barbs with liquid soap to make them slippery
•
Soften-up the extremity of the tubes by dipping them in a
glass of boiling water for about 20 to 30 seconds (boil
some water in a microwave oven, then dip the extremity of
the tube).
Then work the tube around the pump hose barbs by pushing it firmly.
Be patient, it is not easy but it does work.
Smartcoils and tubing installation
Now that your radiator, water-blocks and pump are in place, it is time
to cut segments of tubing and connect the devices together.
Your kit comes with a 40” length of Smartcoils
which, when extended
is a sufficient length to cover 6 feet of tubing. Use of these coils is
recommended whenever there is a sharp bending radius in order to
prevent kinking and flattening of the tube over time.
Example of wrapping for a tight bend. (shown with the blue version
for picture clarity – The kit actually comes with clear coils).
Wrap the Smartcoils
around the tubing
Gather the Smartcoils
towards the center of the tubing, and then
pull on the ends of the tubing. This will allow the coils to expand
to their natural pitch.
Another technique to evenly spread the coils along the tubing
consists in pushing one of the extremities of the coil clockwise.
This will loosen the coils from around the tube, and allow you to
spread them easily.
Tight radii sections require that coils be close to each other (1/8”
spacing coil to coil). In straight sections, coils can be spaced up
to ¼” or more, coil-to-coil.
Then, with one end of a tube connected to a startup
component such as the water-block for example, roughly
estimate the length that you will need to the next
component, and cut the tube and coil squarely with a pair of
scissors. Work your way through the entire circuit in the
same fashion, until you are satisfied with the tube routing.
Secure all the connections of tube to hose barbs with the
provided hose-clamps: