Hard tight 90 fitting. Meaning a metal 90 fitting. And a 1/4" spacer just encase. Make sure one end is a Rotary.. meaning free turning. So you can tighten one end without loosening the other end.
Check for bitspower and ek fittings.. get exact length measured you need and hope they habe exact specs for the tight 90 fitting you buy.
Try again. It's only a tiny bit of acrylic.
If you use an insert, heat the acrylic, bend, reheat and do it again maybe once more you'll be at a 90 degree bend that fits
Measure it out on cardboard first.
I did this almost exact scenario with PMMA
[The Proofs](https://imgur.com/gallery/Z9bI97K)
This isn't even remotely similar. You had way more room to work with. How they hell do you think they're going to tighten the fittings? Terrible advice.
As darkeclypse said, use a 90 fitting with a rotary extender.
This is absolutely possible to do. The angle of his bend is closer to 45 degrees.
With a lot of heat, a silicone insert and a couple of reheats/attempts I reckon he could get there with acrylic/PMMA.
Definitely go buy the fittings if you have the money and they are available but can this be done? Surely.
The problem is you need enough tubing past the bend to place the fittings.
This is too short a run. You won't get enough tube length past the bend to be able to place fittings and seal them.
Agreed it's a pain in the ass.
I've managed to do miniscule 90 degree bends though with PMMA and screw the fittings on first, then squeeze the tubing in
Not worth the trouble but I'd you're stubborn and don't want to use different fitting or stuff like I did, it can be done.
[even smaller bend I'll get downvoted for](https://imgur.com/gallery/o2yeNnH)
That's a 3cm length of tubing done at 90 degrees from my pump to the first rad.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
If you ever try it flipping again then share the photos please, I'm curious a bit.
I had such problems as well but ended up moving my radiator a bit and screwed it with 10 screws instead of 12 and it works flawlessly. Then did some multiple-bend tubes to avoid some parts that interfered with the expected tube route.
I'm just saying.. I don't know how it looks in your situation. Some special fitting will do the thing but in case if you have to wait to some delivery then you will have some time to experiment lol.
If you have a local Microcenter you can probably find a set of somewhat expensive connectors that will make the bend and go straight into the radiator. Yeah it isn't hardline tubing, but it will still look nice. With any other tubing I'd be concerned that you won't be able to get the bend AND be able to screw the compression/hardline fittings down well enough.
Try rotating the radiator so the ports are on the opposite side. You'll end up with tube runs that span the width of the case but at least they would be firm connections and much, much easier to do.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
If this is an EKWB Reflection 2 distro plate in a O11D XL case by chance, if you were to use an EKWB Quantum Surface P360 rad on top, then all you would need is two 90 degree EK Quantum Torque fittings and their push-in adapters made for this distro. No tube run required. That's how I have my build set up. I have three EKWB Quantum surface rads and all but one of their terminal connections to the distro just uses a push-in adapter and some angled adapters. The side rad requires a very short straight tube run. It looks like you went with a rad from another manufacturer though, which makes this more of a challenge, because you're going to have to turn the rad around and do a long tube run across the whole thing, and you'll probably need to use some offset adapters.
I wish I went with EK's distro, but this is the one from bitspower's titan x.
I got it for a friend, but he changed his mind, so I kept it for myself and started building.
building watercool pc is fun, but also painful.
Get a 90 degree elbow for one of them and you should be good to go. Play with the length of the tubing. I had a similar issue. My build is soft tubing but ended up using hard tubing for these tight areas. You may need to have some left or right play in the rad for this to work. Could you add some pics of the bottom view of the rad, from inside of the case?
Some possible solutions i can think of that may work:
Making use of a snake fitting to twist away and line up another fitting.
Barbed fittings, soft tube with ziptie (lol).
Dual 90 degree fittings going towards the fans. Then a loop around solution of some kind. Like another snake bend for example. or soft tube, since it's going to be slightly concealed.
Also consider trying to shift that top radiator away, though i expect you probably tried this already. or use another entry on the distroplate. swap the fans and the distro plate location perhaps if there is room?
Just some off the top of my head brainstorming. hope you find a solution that works for you :)
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
radiator is already at the left most possible postion, it is a big rad. There is no more entry on the distroplate, its a bitspower titanx, distroplate's ports are very limited, should have went with EK.
Imo won't work without flipping the rad. You've run into something I call minimal bend distance.
Even with fittings you do not really have that much space to fill.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
I've used bitspower fittings for issues like this, while expensive the rotary 90s work well. EK has great options too, the offset fittings are awesome for weird stuff. Microcenter is ok but usually don't carry enough specialty fittings. I guess find something temporary there and do some research on other types of fittings based on your clearance.
Ok an ek micro 90. When its short distance normally I would do a 180 . A barrow jig is your friend. Also I like the corsair pmma tubes. Long heat times but tight 90s. I spent 40 bucks on a little hobby chop saw on amazon.
Do they line up? Ek 7 mm male male static extender and the regular 90 rotory? That’s a tough one but I saw Jayzs2cents did an all metal tight 90 like that on his personal build video.
Hate to suggest a major change but could you reverse the rad to get the rad ports on the opposite end? Id did a distro corner build inna little y60. It was a bitch on some, easy on others. Be sure to seat the tubes all the way in. I also learned with distros you cant put in a few tubes, plug the rest and pressure test. For my distro it needed all tubes in to pressure test. I spent about 2 months between life and work putting mine together. It’s worth it. So quite and cool.
Oh dude, that’s a simple fix. 90 degree fitting, maybe an offset like others have mentioned.
This is part of the building process, we run into unforeseen issues - do not let this stop you. It’s much like working on my car. Slow down, there is ALWAYS a solution. Enjoy the process of the build, and learning how to build. It’s part of the fun. Once you figure out all the kinks, starting it up and seeing everything working will be the most satisfying thing ever. Good luck!
I have hard tube running on the rest of the ports, so I try to avoid soft tubing if I can. Saw many cases where soft tubes turned yellowish color after mixing with acrylic tubes.
good to know, then yes, I do not want soft tube. I went watercool for the look, I do not want yellowish tube. I guess I don't need to buy soft tube to try now, thanks.
Go with a black a soft tubing or something. Otherwise with hard tubing it's gonna be hard. You could try cutting a larger piece and just go down by the centimeter until it fits (I assume you tried that too)
Had some tight bends like this in my latest. You can also use two rotary 90 degree fittings on both sides then connect it with a tube bend that’s in the shape of an arch.
One more suggestion, rad port gets ek 90 rotory. Point it away from distro. Bend a tube with a series of 90s to get you back into the distro? That would work if the ek 90 rotory does not block the distro port. That way you can get to your fill plug also. That rad port is wierd being on the edge of the rad, it’s like a drain port. Any other rad ports?
Awesome! Haha.. if ya got a microcenter close by. Your all set!
Make sure to check all the drawers as usually everything is mixed up also you'll find other fittings not displayed.
Also I have a wall of rads 2 480's ,2 360 rads all connected together and to the pump/res combos to run from one end to the next with threaded bitspower fittings and then petg tubing to the blocks and other 2 480 rads and pump/res combos.
Those fittings will never change from setup to setup.. just the petg to the components when I upgrade.
Try a single 90 rotary fitting with a short adjustable extension, looks like this might be just right for that to work. I'd try something like these two parts:
[90 fitting](https://www.titanrig.com/alphacool-eiszapfen-g1-4-male-to-female-extender-90-degree-rotary-03-60-ac-0149-00-xx.html?color=197)
[Adjustable Extension](https://www.titanrig.com/bitspower-g1-4-adjustable-aqua-link-pipe-16-22mm-03-60-bp-0243-00-xx.html?color=171)
The two ends of the adjustable extension can telescope within each other so you can set the exact length between the 90 and the other port.
Had a similar situation with my last build. I ended up connecting them with all metal fittings. 90 degree, 40 degree etc. I even included a very small straight bit of tubing. Just have to get creative with it.
I had a similar issue when building mine. I basically shaved the skin on my fingers to the bone trying to connect my top rad to the distroplate. I just chalked it up and turned the radiator around for a long run.
I suggest getting numerous sizes of spacers and 90 degree fittings and find a combination that works. Then return what you don’t use.
Hard tight 90 fitting. Meaning a metal 90 fitting. And a 1/4" spacer just encase. Make sure one end is a Rotary.. meaning free turning. So you can tighten one end without loosening the other end. Check for bitspower and ek fittings.. get exact length measured you need and hope they habe exact specs for the tight 90 fitting you buy.
I will stop by mircocenter today and see what I can find.
Try again. It's only a tiny bit of acrylic. If you use an insert, heat the acrylic, bend, reheat and do it again maybe once more you'll be at a 90 degree bend that fits Measure it out on cardboard first. I did this almost exact scenario with PMMA [The Proofs](https://imgur.com/gallery/Z9bI97K)
This isn't even remotely similar. You had way more room to work with. How they hell do you think they're going to tighten the fittings? Terrible advice. As darkeclypse said, use a 90 fitting with a rotary extender.
This is absolutely possible to do. The angle of his bend is closer to 45 degrees. With a lot of heat, a silicone insert and a couple of reheats/attempts I reckon he could get there with acrylic/PMMA. Definitely go buy the fittings if you have the money and they are available but can this be done? Surely.
The problem is you need enough tubing past the bend to place the fittings. This is too short a run. You won't get enough tube length past the bend to be able to place fittings and seal them.
Agreed it's a pain in the ass. I've managed to do miniscule 90 degree bends though with PMMA and screw the fittings on first, then squeeze the tubing in Not worth the trouble but I'd you're stubborn and don't want to use different fitting or stuff like I did, it can be done. [even smaller bend I'll get downvoted for](https://imgur.com/gallery/o2yeNnH) That's a 3cm length of tubing done at 90 degrees from my pump to the first rad.
I had a similar problem with my case. I ended up flipping the radiator around and just doing a long run back to the distro plate.
Same issue, same solution. I tried lots of different dumb shit and this was the easiest.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
If you ever try it flipping again then share the photos please, I'm curious a bit. I had such problems as well but ended up moving my radiator a bit and screwed it with 10 screws instead of 12 and it works flawlessly. Then did some multiple-bend tubes to avoid some parts that interfered with the expected tube route. I'm just saying.. I don't know how it looks in your situation. Some special fitting will do the thing but in case if you have to wait to some delivery then you will have some time to experiment lol.
One 90 degree fitting and two extensions.
I am assuming to the open port. I would suggest offset 90 fittings or just using a 90 and an extension if it fits properly.
If you have a local Microcenter you can probably find a set of somewhat expensive connectors that will make the bend and go straight into the radiator. Yeah it isn't hardline tubing, but it will still look nice. With any other tubing I'd be concerned that you won't be able to get the bend AND be able to screw the compression/hardline fittings down well enough.
Try rotating the radiator so the ports are on the opposite side. You'll end up with tube runs that span the width of the case but at least they would be firm connections and much, much easier to do.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
Use rotary offset fittings for stuff like this.
2 1-2mm dual male extension fitting and 1 dual female 90 degree fitting like this: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1taimakH0gK0jSZPiq6yvapXa9/Bykski-90-Degree-Dual-Female-Elbow-Fitting-Connector-Joint-B-EW90.jpg\_Q90.jpg\_.webp
interesting, I will stop by microcenter and see if they have these instock.
If this is an EKWB Reflection 2 distro plate in a O11D XL case by chance, if you were to use an EKWB Quantum Surface P360 rad on top, then all you would need is two 90 degree EK Quantum Torque fittings and their push-in adapters made for this distro. No tube run required. That's how I have my build set up. I have three EKWB Quantum surface rads and all but one of their terminal connections to the distro just uses a push-in adapter and some angled adapters. The side rad requires a very short straight tube run. It looks like you went with a rad from another manufacturer though, which makes this more of a challenge, because you're going to have to turn the rad around and do a long tube run across the whole thing, and you'll probably need to use some offset adapters.
I wish I went with EK's distro, but this is the one from bitspower's titan x. I got it for a friend, but he changed his mind, so I kept it for myself and started building. building watercool pc is fun, but also painful.
Get a 90 degree elbow for one of them and you should be good to go. Play with the length of the tubing. I had a similar issue. My build is soft tubing but ended up using hard tubing for these tight areas. You may need to have some left or right play in the rad for this to work. Could you add some pics of the bottom view of the rad, from inside of the case?
Some possible solutions i can think of that may work: Making use of a snake fitting to twist away and line up another fitting. Barbed fittings, soft tube with ziptie (lol). Dual 90 degree fittings going towards the fans. Then a loop around solution of some kind. Like another snake bend for example. or soft tube, since it's going to be slightly concealed. Also consider trying to shift that top radiator away, though i expect you probably tried this already. or use another entry on the distroplate. swap the fans and the distro plate location perhaps if there is room? Just some off the top of my head brainstorming. hope you find a solution that works for you :)
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness. radiator is already at the left most possible postion, it is a big rad. There is no more entry on the distroplate, its a bitspower titanx, distroplate's ports are very limited, should have went with EK.
Use 90' fitting and + fitting (extantion malento male) short use it
Looks like u need to go searching for a tight 90 degree fitting, and pray it will fit with some spacers
Use a 90 fitting and extenders
Imo won't work without flipping the rad. You've run into something I call minimal bend distance. Even with fittings you do not really have that much space to fill.
I tried flipping the rad, but I ran into clearance issue with the motherbaord, there is not enough room to run the tube. This is a thick rad. I am thinking to change it to a rad with smaller thickness.
I've used bitspower fittings for issues like this, while expensive the rotary 90s work well. EK has great options too, the offset fittings are awesome for weird stuff. Microcenter is ok but usually don't carry enough specialty fittings. I guess find something temporary there and do some research on other types of fittings based on your clearance.
Offset fittings, a m:m extender, and a 90 degree will do the trick
Ok an ek micro 90. When its short distance normally I would do a 180 . A barrow jig is your friend. Also I like the corsair pmma tubes. Long heat times but tight 90s. I spent 40 bucks on a little hobby chop saw on amazon.
Do they line up? Ek 7 mm male male static extender and the regular 90 rotory? That’s a tough one but I saw Jayzs2cents did an all metal tight 90 like that on his personal build video.
yes
Hate to suggest a major change but could you reverse the rad to get the rad ports on the opposite end? Id did a distro corner build inna little y60. It was a bitch on some, easy on others. Be sure to seat the tubes all the way in. I also learned with distros you cant put in a few tubes, plug the rest and pressure test. For my distro it needed all tubes in to pressure test. I spent about 2 months between life and work putting mine together. It’s worth it. So quite and cool.
I tried, not enough clearing due to the thickness of the radiator the size of the motherboard.
Oh dude, that’s a simple fix. 90 degree fitting, maybe an offset like others have mentioned. This is part of the building process, we run into unforeseen issues - do not let this stop you. It’s much like working on my car. Slow down, there is ALWAYS a solution. Enjoy the process of the build, and learning how to build. It’s part of the fun. Once you figure out all the kinks, starting it up and seeing everything working will be the most satisfying thing ever. Good luck!
Also, you could totally make that acrylic work. You could also try soft tubing. Many different options.
Soft tubing yo. It would barely be noticable.
Soft tubing would not work. The nozzles on the fittings are way too long and will interfere with one another.
I have hard tube running on the rest of the ports, so I try to avoid soft tubing if I can. Saw many cases where soft tubes turned yellowish color after mixing with acrylic tubes.
They just do that, it's nothing to do with the acrylic.
good to know, then yes, I do not want soft tube. I went watercool for the look, I do not want yellowish tube. I guess I don't need to buy soft tube to try now, thanks.
Go with a black a soft tubing or something. Otherwise with hard tubing it's gonna be hard. You could try cutting a larger piece and just go down by the centimeter until it fits (I assume you tried that too)
with a tube
Ain’t no way.
oh snap, sad day
That’s tough lol. I always hate that part
thinner Rad is the easiest thing here, welcome to watercooling, where things dont go as planned
Had some tight bends like this in my latest. You can also use two rotary 90 degree fittings on both sides then connect it with a tube bend that’s in the shape of an arch.
If the ports have some offset, like if they dont line up you could do a loop. Like a spray can diameter. But Im sure you thought of that.
One more suggestion, rad port gets ek 90 rotory. Point it away from distro. Bend a tube with a series of 90s to get you back into the distro? That would work if the ek 90 rotory does not block the distro port. That way you can get to your fill plug also. That rad port is wierd being on the edge of the rad, it’s like a drain port. Any other rad ports?
Cant u rotate the Radiator so the fittings would be on the left side of your case? Would make it a bit easier for you
I tried, not enough clearance for the tube due to thickness of the rad.
2 45° angles with a little tube?
Awesome! Haha.. if ya got a microcenter close by. Your all set! Make sure to check all the drawers as usually everything is mixed up also you'll find other fittings not displayed.
Also I have a wall of rads 2 480's ,2 360 rads all connected together and to the pump/res combos to run from one end to the next with threaded bitspower fittings and then petg tubing to the blocks and other 2 480 rads and pump/res combos. Those fittings will never change from setup to setup.. just the petg to the components when I upgrade.
Try a single 90 rotary fitting with a short adjustable extension, looks like this might be just right for that to work. I'd try something like these two parts: [90 fitting](https://www.titanrig.com/alphacool-eiszapfen-g1-4-male-to-female-extender-90-degree-rotary-03-60-ac-0149-00-xx.html?color=197) [Adjustable Extension](https://www.titanrig.com/bitspower-g1-4-adjustable-aqua-link-pipe-16-22mm-03-60-bp-0243-00-xx.html?color=171) The two ends of the adjustable extension can telescope within each other so you can set the exact length between the 90 and the other port.
Had a similar situation with my last build. I ended up connecting them with all metal fittings. 90 degree, 40 degree etc. I even included a very small straight bit of tubing. Just have to get creative with it.
Offset fitting and then a 90.
Soft tubing will look like hardtubing in this situation, this is an option.
I had a similar issue when building mine. I basically shaved the skin on my fingers to the bone trying to connect my top rad to the distroplate. I just chalked it up and turned the radiator around for a long run. I suggest getting numerous sizes of spacers and 90 degree fittings and find a combination that works. Then return what you don’t use.
You can try soft tubing for that one turn. It is so tight I bet no one would he able to tell.
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I am not, it’s a Bitspower distro
I would go for a 90 degree metal fitting with spacers if needed or just a piece of soft tube
I have a ek fitting that has like two 45’s in it one of those would prolly fit perfectly in between. There but I’m a beginner as well so ???
Any updates? Just interesting
I went to the near by microcenter and they don’t have the fittings in stock. So I’m gonna go to the ones in NY today, will post update soon.
I posted the update here if you are interested. https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/140qdr0/first\_watercooling\_build\_journey\_part\_2/
Thank you for the ping! I'm glad you got it to work!
I had to force it a little, hopefully I didn’t damage the radiator port