I read for about 2 weeks forums that complained about this additive. I read several hundred posts, talked to forum ops in chat on the topic of additives, etc etc.
well, all of the negatives were completely false. I could smell it but not anymore. it is sealed. cant smell a sealed system.
I noticed something really obvious about my zalman reserator 1 and the water I initially put into it for the first moments it was on. I used steamed distilled Poland Spring water. gpu and cpu on a loop. The pump made some low hum, very low, only could hear it with my ear nearer to the base in a quiet room. Then I added the water wetter. 5 4 3 2 1....... no noise. the water flowed like some sci fi cheesey special effect about spirits in a room. looked odd. 2 1/2 years later, one liquid change accomplished, not a sound, pump is smooth as shit.
Now, I might have gotten a cherry picked pump. Possible. I keep the system on 24/7, 2.2ghz amd x2, x1900 aiwonder ati card. I game on it 3-4 times a week.
I have to say, that if you are considering any liquid cooling, you try 3-5% water wetter and steam distilled water. It just works. water is still clear, although pinkish. happy and dandy all day.
My next system is getting the reserator 2. I will not be using zalman's coolant in it. not as good as near pure water setup that I have.
I think the WW lubricates pumps in ways others just dont. completely different consistency than car antifreeze.
THis is just a tip to anyone starting out in the WC business. This would have cut down my reading considerably had I read it back then.
Water Wetter - A thought on this substance
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I probably should have read up on that stuff before posting, but it was just a guess.
I erroneously said that it reduced the surface tension, when in fact, any nonpolar impurity would decrease the surface tension (that's what a wetting agent does). However the same paper jaganath linked to indicates that it uses some sort of foam control (defoamer, usually petroleum or silicone-based) to reduce cavitation.
I'll take a 50% right answer on this...
I erroneously said that it reduced the surface tension, when in fact, any nonpolar impurity would decrease the surface tension (that's what a wetting agent does). However the same paper jaganath linked to indicates that it uses some sort of foam control (defoamer, usually petroleum or silicone-based) to reduce cavitation.
I'll take a 50% right answer on this...
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This article is a good read, covering a lot of aspects (corrosion, pH values, advantages and disadvantages of different mixtures).