Koolance ERM-3K4U5 User Manual

Superior Liquid Cooling Systems

ERM-3K4U

User’s Manual

English v1.00

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This User Manual is updated regularly. Please be sure to check our support page for a newer version of this guide: www.koolance.com/support

GENERAL PRECAUTION

Please read this manual carefully before beginning the installation of your Koolance system. This manual assumes the user has basic experience in building and conﬁ guring computer systems. Information referring to traditional hardware assembly is intentionally brief.

ABOUT SIGNS

Throughout this document, critical information is highlighted in gray-colored boxes. The following symbols are intended to prevent you from any situation which may cause personal injury and/or damage to equipment:

WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

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could result in personal injury or be life-threatening.

CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

may result in damage to equipment.

PROHIBITED: Indicates a prohibited action.

PROHIBITED USE

This product is designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for general use, including without limitation: general ofﬁ ce use, personal use and household use, but is not designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for use accompanying fatal risks or dangers that, unless extremely high safety is secured, could lead directly to death, personal injury, severe physical damage or other loss, including without limitation: nuclear power core control, airplane control, air trafﬁ c control, mass transport operation control, life support, or weapon launching control. If these products are used in such hazardous environments, Koolance Incorporated does not warrant them.

TRADEMARKS

The Koolance name and logo, and the Exos name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Koolance, Inc. Other company and product names used in this publication are for identiﬁ cation purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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WARNING: The Koolance liquid & coolant pack contain chemicals

which may be harmful or fatal if swallowed. KEEP THIS AND ALL DANGEROUS CHEMICALS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. If ingestion has occurred, seek medical attention immediately. Give two glasses of water. Do not induce vomiting. In the case of eye contact, ﬂ ush eyes immediately with water for 15 minutes. Remove contact lenses. Call a physician if irritation persists. Some individuals may have an allergic skin reaction with the solution, although generally mild. Avoid contact as much as possible, and wash exposed area with soap and water for at least 15 minutes. If irritation persists, or if contact has been prolonged, get medical help. For further information, please visit

our website at: www.koolance.com

CAUTION: Koolance Incorporated can not be held responsible for any

damage to your system due to misconﬁ guration or incorrect installation. If there is any point of installation that you do not understand, please contact our Technical Support Staff at: tech@koolance.com, or visit our website at: www.koolance.com/support

CAUTION: Liquid cooling systems are not yet universally supported by

hardware manufacturers. In some situations, adding liquid coolers and other components to computer hardware might void the manufacturer’s original warranty. Installation of the device is ultimately done at the user’s own risk. If you have any speciﬁ c questions on warranty coverage, please contact your component or computer manufacturer.

KOOLANCE CONTACT INFORMATION

Koolance Inc. (USA)

Address: 2840 West Valley Highway North, Auburn, WA 98001 (USA) Telephone: +01 253-893-7551 Sales Email: sales@koolance.com Tech Email: tech@koolance.com Web: www.koolance.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

ERM-3K4U System Diagram .......................................................................... 4

LED Display Panel .......................................................................................... 5

Connecting ERM-3K4U Systems 8

Reservoir & Pump Connections ...................................................................... 9

Power Connection ........................................................................................... 9

Cooler & Tubing Conﬁ guration ...................................................................... 10

Connecting Hoses ......................................................................................... 12

Disconnecting Hoses .................................................................................... 13

Hose Lengths ................................................................................................ 14

Filling & Maintenance 16

Testing & Filling ............................................................................................. 17

Adding Coolers & Maintenance .................................................................... 19

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 20

Limited Warranty ........................................................................................... 23

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Included Hardware

ERM-3K4U Series Systems:

- ATX power jumper wire

- liquid coolant mixture with funnel

- liquid tubing

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- rear shutoff quick disconnect nozzles

Required Tools

During installation, you may need the following tools:

ﬂ at-head screw driver

phillips-head screw driver

pliers

long-nose pliers

scissors

Chapter1

Introduction

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Koolance system!

As the most sophisticated product of its kind, Koolance offers many unique features found nowhere else in the realm of computer cooling. In addition, you can expect to enjoy all of the advantages that water-cooling technology brings with it.

Advantages of Water Cooling

Water transfers 30 times faster, and holds over 4 times more heat than air.

With this thermal conductivity and speciﬁ c heat capacity, it’s easy to see why liquid cooling is getting a lot of attention from hardware manufacturers.

Heat-producing devices in a typical computer are cooled by air. Generally, this involves mounting a heat sink and fan to each component. For example, heat generated from your CPU (or other heat source) is transferred into a metal heat sink, where a fan blows air across its wide surface area.

While altering a heat sink’s size and makeup can improve the effectiveness, it is still limited because air absorbs and transfers heat very slowly. To help compensate for this, the fan is often run at a higher speed. Many people have therefore come to equate high performance with high noise. As systems continued to be upgraded, the required heat sinks simply got larger and louder.

Liquid cooling greatly reduces the noise issue. A larger amount of heat is

withdrawn from the components more quickly, and less airﬂ ow is required to cool them.

The heat exchanger is also located remotely from heat-producing devices, so airﬂ ow can be controlled. This considerably reduces dust accumulation on

sensitive hardware and can result in a cleaner overall system.

Advantages of Koolance Systems

Koolance was the ﬁ rst company to offer fully-integrated, consumer-level PC liquid

cooling systems to the world-wide market. Our products are designed and built to look and operate professionally. You will not need power tools or a tape

measure to install your Koolance system, and it should even be less difﬁ cult than assembling your own computer.

Koolance offers liquid coolers for every major hardware device. Providing

enormous ﬂ exibility, you can customize your system to ﬁ t your speciﬁ c needs— cool dual processors in a server, multiple hard drives in a RAID conﬁ guration, or add dual video cooling to a gaming rig.

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Every Koolance system includes built-in hardware safety features. Our

proprietary power control board constantly monitors liquid temperature, sounding an alarm if it should get too high, and even turning-off your computer if you are not there to do so.

But Koolance’s innovations extend beyond just cooling features. Our safe, patent-pending CPU Retention Clip places even pressure across the CPU,

protecting the chip and simplifying installation. There’s even a ratcheting tension screw for precise contact pressure.

Finally, Koolance systems allow coolers to be easily exchanged and upgraded

to address future hardware compatibility.

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ERM-3K4U System Diagram

Pump Flow

Meters

Radiator

(Primary Heat

Exchanger)

Front Radiator

Cooling Fans

Rear Radiator

Cooling Fans

Master Pump Speed Dial

Flow Meter Illumination Switch

Power Plug

Master Power Switch

*Inlet / Outlet Nozzles & Power Switch for:

Reservoir

Pump 1 Pump 2 Pump 3 Pump 4 Pump 5

*Number of pumps present varies by model.

Pump(s)

Radiator - The primary heat exchanger is the main cooling element, and provides

high thermal dissipation in a relatively small area. Inside, an aluminum mesh (louver ﬁ n) is webbed between horizontal liquid paths.

Reservoir & Pump - The coolant tank is transparent for easy liquid-level monitoring

throughthe top or side windows. It is ﬁ lled through a small metal plug on the top side.

Flow Meters - Each pump is paired with a ﬂ ow meter, viewable through the top

reservoir window. These are provided for the visual diagnosis of pump issues. Lighting for the ﬂ ow meters can be toggled with the rear Illumination Switch.

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