Swiftech H20 220 ULTIMA XT PLUS - Manual (Page 13)

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8. I NSTALLING THE TUBING
Preamble:
Your kit comes with 7/16” ID (5/8” OD) tubing. This type of tubing was
specifically selected following suggestions made by our enthusiast users
because it offers very low flow restriction, similar to that of true ½” ID tubing,
without the bulk of true ½” (which is ¾” OD and therefore hard to work with).
This tubing will fit easily onto standard ½” barbs EXCEPT for the MCP655-B
pump. In effect, the design of the hose barbs on this pump makes it quite
difficult to install this slightly smaller tubing. Two things can be done to ease
this process:
 Rub the pump barbs with liquid soap to make them slippery
 Soften-up the extremity of the tubes by dipping them in a glass of
boiling water for about 20 to 30 seconds (boil some water in a
microwave oven, then dip the extremity of the tube).
Then work the tube around the pump hose barbs by pushing it firmly. Be
patient, it is not easy but it does work.
Smartcoils and tubing installation
Now that your radiator, water-block, pump and reservoir are in place, it is
time to cut segments of tubing and connect the devices together.
Your kit comes with a 40” length of Smartcoils
which, when extended is a
sufficient length to cover 6 feet of tubing. Use of these coils is recommended
whenever there is a sharp bending radius in order to prevent kinking and
flattening of the tube over time.
Example of wrapping for a tight bend. (Shown with the blue version for
picture clarity – The kit actually comes with clear coils).
Wrap the Smartcoils around the tubing
Gather the Smartcoils
towards the center of the tubing, and then
pull on the ends of the tubing. This will allow the coils to expand to
their natural pitch.
Another technique to evenly spread the coils along the tubing
consists in pushing one of the extremities of the coil clockwise.
This will loosen the coils from around the tube, and allow you to
spread them easily.
Tight radii sections require that coils be close to each other (1/8”
spacing coil to coil). In straight sections, coils can be spaced up to
¼” or more, coil-to-coil.
 Then, with one end of a tube connected to a startup
component such as the water-block for example, roughly
estimate the length that you will need to the next component,
and cut the tube and coil squarely with a pair of scissors.
Work your way through the entire circuit in the same fashion,
until you are satisfied with the tube routing.
 Secure all the connections of tube to hose barbs with the
provided hose-clamps:
9. C OMPLETING THE INSTALLATION
 Re-installing your power-supply