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Alphacool pass through water cooling fittings

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When you think if a custom hard tube water loop and a gaming PC you think if clean lines, order and well planned loop. I had a dilemma as this was my first loop. My main thoughts was to stay 100% true to my Alphacool fittings plan and add some Alphacool pass through fittings. 

Alphacool pass throughs looks a lot cleaner than just a whole, in my opinion, but I was worried about clearance. With pass throughs I need to add fittings from below in a very tight room without moving the hard tubes out of their fittings. More or less by feel.

 

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

Started to calculate and check an idea of going full fitting and extension hook up below the floor. I will have to go in a S-shape from the outlet of the radiator into the Alphacool pass through. To say the least I was worried but a problem to solve is a solution to be found.

In actual time I actually wrote the above part of the update 3 weeks earlier. That was how long my indecisiveness combined with shipping times actually took. I went with two (ordered four just to be safe) black Alphacool pass throughs and combined that with an insane amount of different lengths of Alphacool extensions. Hey, better safe then sorry, right?

 

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

I took measurements for where to place the pass throughs. Needed both center placement, but still ensure that I would have enough room between the EKWB D5 pump, Aqualis XT 880ml reservoir and my new Alphacool pass throughs.

 

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

With the HardWareLabs 420 X-flow radiator in the top, I needed to make a decision about where I wanted the tubing to go. Front or back corner. I decided that I wanted to enter the motherboard and GPU from the front top making the floor pass through inside right. Only time will tell if that was the right call 🙂

 

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

Quick job with a small drill to ensure I didn’t brake the acrylic floor base or tear my 3M di-noc carbon vinyl. Went like a charm, so moved on to drill with the larger drill in the correct dimension for the pass throughs. Finished of the last millimeter with a rounded file to get a snug fit.

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

EKWB black Pass through fittings 13/10 hard tube secondary floor

This looks good, but will make for some challenging fitting job when I both have to get the floor in place, while the pump and radiator is already mounted to the case floor with my custom pump bracket at the same time as I attach the fittings from below into the Alphacool pass throughs. I really hope that will work. What do you think?

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2 Replies to “Alphacool pass through water cooling fittings”

  • C. Collins

    I’d go with Alphacool fittings when it comes to designing a thing as this. But your build plan and strategy had given me more Brilliant ideas to cut the norm and be more creative in my builds.
    You are an inspiration to me. Thanks

    • Zeuligan Zork

      Thank you 🙂 I love all components. Might sound a little pretentious, but I think that each component will work with each specific build and this time I decided to go with Alphacool. I hope to do build in the future with EKWB, Phanteks and Bitspower fittings. They all rock.

      I get inspired by nice comments and good constructive feedback. I there for thank you for being an inspiration to me. Thank you very much

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