Quick Disconnects?

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I'm about to begin assembling my new water cooling system using 1/2 inch Clearflex 60 tubing. It occurs to me that once tubing has been run through a variety of nooks and cranies I might want an easy way to disassemble part of all of this setup as well. Is there such a thing as a 'quick disconnect' for water tubes? Something that wouldn't spray water all over the motherboard if the time came to replace the water block etc?

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[kms]

welcome to LN answers, theres quick connect fittings 3/8 & 1/2"OD used by swiftech but they dont seal on disconnnect. Consider a fill & bleed T line for quick filling & emptying :)

[kms]

Originally posted by kms
welcome to LN answers, theres quick connect fittings 3/8 & 1/2"OD used by swiftech but they dont seal on disconnnect. Consider a fill & bleed T line for quick filling & emptying :) p.s the seal on disconnect fittings do exist (check hydraulics suppliers) but ive not seen them used in w/c (expense?)

[Player0]

Ive tried the double-valve quick disconnects for 1/2", but they are huge! And expensive. $40-50 for a pair. I dont use the ones i have.

[bigg]

a duallie valve quick disconnect shouldn't be too huge.why use them anyways??? more fittings=more flowresistance=need bigger pump=have more pressure=more risk of leaks and blowouts.

[tripodal]

nothing like a steamy water fountain coming out your water block when you get home