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Liquid cooling parts may be disassembled for cleaning purposes
on an occasional basis. your warranty is not voided on disassem-
bly of the water block but the customer loses the EK leak-free guar-
antee which comes with a factory tested component. And old, but
soft toothbrush is an excellent cleaning tool!
1. Cleaning bare copper:
When cleaning bare copper is it recommended to
use slightly acidic cleaning agents which include the following organic agents:
- (white) vinegar (acetic acid up to 5-10%)
- lemon juice (citric acid up to 5-10%)
Certain food can also be used for cleaning copper:
- cola (contains phosphorous- and citric acid)
- ketchup or tomato extract (contains acetic- and citric acid)
- mustard (contains acetic acid)
THE COOLER IS TOO LOUD
The Phoenix unit is equipped with fast-spinning EK-Vardar high-static pres-
sure PWM controlled fans, which run at very high speed if the UEFI/BIOS is
not set to control fan speed. make sure to set control mode to PWM (instead
of DC)! On majority of motherboards this feature can be found in ‘Hardware
monitoring’ section of the UEFI/BIOS. Please consult your motherboard
manual on how change fan speed.
General ASUS Z170/X99 motherboard guide:
1. Enter UEFI and go to QFAN Control
2. Select the FAN header you wish to edit (the one that you have con-
nected the Phoenix’s PWM cable to)
3. Select PWM mode (instead of DC)
General ASRock Z170/X99 motherboard guide:
1. Enter UEFI and go to H/W Monitor
2. Choose the FAN header you wish to edit (the one that you have con-
nected the Phoenix’s PWM cable to)
3. Change from ‘Full Speed’ to ‘Silent’, ‘Standard’ or ‘Performance’ mode
General Gigabyte Z170/X99 motherboard guide:
1. Enter UEFI and go to M.I.T. - > PC Health Status
2. Select (CPU Fan) Speed Control optionbox and select ‘Auto’, ‘Normal’
or ‘Manual’.
General MSI Z170/X99 motherboard guide:
1. Enter UEFI and go to Hardware Monitor
2. Select the FAN header you wish to edit (the one that you have con-
nected the Phoenix’s PWM cable to)
3. Enable Smart Fan Mode Checkbox
4. Change ramp-up curve by dragging and dropping 4 coloured squares
Make sure the 4-pin PWM Fan connector is indeed plugged in correctly
into the appropriate FAN header on your motherboard. Please consult
page 10, chapter Connecting the hub to the motherboard.
GENERAL LIQUID COOLING PARTS CLEANING GUIDE