About a month ago, I told you guys that, upon the advice of AussieJester, I decided to experiment with Clorox (aka Harpic for non-Americans) as an additive to a loop. This is specifically Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner.
I have been using it on an AMD mid-level S939 dual core system (x2 4400+) that I am giving away to my kid's girlfriend, and it is thus returning to air cooling. For the past month, the system has consisted of all Swiftech equipment: Apogee classic, MCW60, MCRES, MCP655/D5 and MCR220.
I used a 2% solution with 98% distilled water. As you know, Clorox is 10% hydrocholoric acid, and so a 2% solution yields a 0.2% hydrochloric acid solution per liter of distilled water.
I used cheap Swiftech 7/16" vinyl tubing, so as you can expect, the tubing went cloudy within a week. However, when I drained the fluid last night, the fluid came out crystal clear. I rinsed down the radiator with tap water and it came out clear as well. The Apogee block didn't look sexy and shiny to begin with, but came out no worse off after one month.
This is only after one month, so long term results may be different. However, it does show signs of promise for the use of simple household cleaner.
Now, I just learnt that the Koolance crowd has been using diluted household bleach for a long time.
Anyway, kudos to Aussie Jester.
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