Preparing the tubing – Swiftech H20 APEX User Manual
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REPARING THE TUBING
Now that your radiator, water-block and pump are in place, it is time
to cut segments of tubing and connect the devices together.
Your kit also comes with a 40” length of Coolsleeves
coils which, when
extended is a sufficient length to cover 6 feet of tubing. Use of these coils
is mandatory in order to prevent kinking and flattening of the tube over
time.
Start by wrapping the included Coolsleeves coil around the 4-
foot piece of tube. Leave yourself enough Coolsleeves to wrap
the water-block(s) pre-installed tubing.
Wrap the Coolsleeves
coils
around the tubing
Gather the Coolsleeves coils
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.
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:
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TIP! Verify that each cooler will ‘hang’ naturally in
very close to its mounted position. If the stiffness
of the tubing, or the tight radius of the necessary
bend, will not permit such, then it may be
necessary to externally support the tubing:
typically some strategically placed cable ties will
facilitate this restraint. This precaution is
particularly important with AMD® K7 class
processors, but less so with Intel® Pentium® 4,