Alphacool HardTube 16/13mm 90° Plexi (PMMA) 20/40cm (18568)

The Alphacool HardTube 16/13mm 90° acrylic (PMMA) 20/40cm is a plexi hard tube for water cooling with a 16 mm outer and 13 mm inner diameter, bent at 90° in the 20/40cm size. It comes one tube per pack. Alphacool states that it is not compatible with Monsoon fittings.

Properties

Tube size

16 mm outer, 13 mm inner (16/13mm)

Shape and size

90° bend, 20/40cm

Material

Acrylic (PMMA), plexi

Pieces in the pack

1

Why hard tube

Alphacool's announcement for this range reads: the HardTube project becomes a reality, and Alphacool takes a completely new way and clearly sets an example. The method most commonly used previously for water cooling systems is normal PVC hoses. A rigid tube is another approach to water cooling that Alphacool offers. It says the HardTube again brings more tidiness and order into the system, which makes a much more structured impression.

Bending and cutting

The bend is already in this tube. For any further one you can adapt the plexi tube to the system with the appropriate bending tool, without needing to use additional angles. To install it, the tube has to be sawn to the right length.

What a run needs

A run takes two fittings, one at each end, from our 16mm OD hard tube fittings. Alphacool says the brand new plexi tubes and its HT connectors make installation very simple: they connect together completely sealed. Because the tubes are made to fit, the connectors have to be pushed on straight with a little force.

Other versions

Alphacool lists these variants of the range: 13/10mm acrylic clear in 20cm, 40cm, 60cm and 80cm, and 16/12mm acrylic clear in the same four lengths. The 90° acrylic tubes come as 13/10mm and 16/13mm, each in 10/30cm and 20/40. The brass tubes are 13/10mm in Chrome and Deep Black, 20cm and 40cm, and Alphacool's text names their finishes as black chrome and chrome.

Notes

• Use only clear, transparent water cooling fluids. Alphacool warns that the particles and additives in pastel liquids can clog and permanently damage radiators, pumps, coolers and hoses, which can void the manufacturer's warranty.