Details
The Aquacomputer Dr. Drop Pressure Tester (Without Air Pump) (34088) is a pressure tester for an entire water cooling loop or for single components, with a G1/4 inner thread and a large 63 mm manometer. The air pump and the hose fitting are not included in delivery.
Properties
- Measuring range
- 0 - 0.6 bar (approx. 0 - 8.7 PSI)
- Connection thread
- G1/4 inner thread
- Manometer
- 63 mm diameter
- Base part material
- Delrin, black
How it works
Aquacomputer calls this tester ingeniously simple. A test pressure can be applied through its valve connector, using an ordinary air pump made for car tire valves. The manometer's 63 mm face allows precise readings. With the second valve you adjust the pressure, which keeps testing easy over prolonged periods of time, and you discharge it again after testing.
What a test needs
The tester has no fitting of its own. Before first use, its G1/4 inner thread is equipped with a hose fitting compatible to your preferred hose diameter; you will find one in our fittings section. The other thing you need is an air pump for car tire valves.
Test procedure
- Connect the tester to the component or complete cooling system you want to check. Aquacomputer advises draining all components first.
- Attach the air pump to the valve connector.
- Pump up to approx. 0.55 bar, then bring it down to exactly 0.5 bar with the discharge valve. A light tap of a finger against the manometer increases accuracy.
- Take the air pump off the tester.
- Wait at least 15 minutes for a single component, or at least one hour for a cooling system, before you look at the result.
- Tap the manometer again and read it. The pressure must not have changed: it must still show exactly 0.5 bar.
- Release the air with the discharge valve.
Leak hunting
To find a leak, hold the component or system at 0.5 bar as described above and coat it with a layer of water or soap solution. Bubbles will be visible where it leaks.
Notes
- Never exceed a maximum pressure of 0.6 bar, the full scale of the manometer.
In the box
- 1x Pressure tester
- Hose fitting and air pump: not included in delivery
The installation manual holds the product information on the test procedure and leak hunting, with all technical details of a test.
