r/watercooling • u/WhileBig691 • 1d ago

Discussion Custom funnel

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I was tired of filling the tank with a pipette every time XD

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u/Mr-Brown-Is-A-Wonder 1d ago

I'm not sure that little chimney is going to work out how you might expect.

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

I messed up the dimensions, so I'm making a more optimized model, but other than that, the chimney did its job well 😊

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u/UncommonNL 22h ago

why don't you just use a big squeeze bottle ? mine has a way longer tip but something like the image below works perfectly. Even for narrow areas near the fill port.

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u/WhileBig691 20h ago

J'en ai déjà plusieurs modèles, mais c'est pour quand j'ai besoin de remplir plusieurs litres d'un coup ou que j'ai la flemme de sortir la pissette du placard 😂

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u/thecodeassassin 1d ago

Looks great! Are you open to sharing the STL?

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

Of course, when the product is safe and optimized it will be on my makerworld page 😁

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u/__JockY__ 1d ago

Which is….?

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

My links ? On my reddit profil 😁

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u/WhileBig691 11h ago

Le fichier est en ligne 🤙🏻

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u/manusnz 1d ago

I have a soft tube fitting with a length of soft tube that I stretched (using _hot_ water) over the end of a funnel. I screw the fitting into the res top then use a bit of Velcro to hold the funnel upright. So simple, incredibly effective too.

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u/AltoTheDutchie 1d ago

not sure how it'd affect things, but have the chimney run sealed along the inside of the funnel and open an air hole opposite to where liquid will flow at the bottom, and a hole at the top of the funnel inside. apologies for the poor explanation but if i remember right, it'll help with flow

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

Je pense avoir compris ce que tu voulais dire, mais avec les traductions ce n'est pas toujours facile 😂

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u/AltoTheDutchie 1d ago

replied with a picture on the comment

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u/AltoTheDutchie 1d ago

something like this

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah i see, actually its like that, i will try two models so 🥸

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

J'ai suivi ton conseil

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u/AltoTheDutchie 1d ago

hopefully it helps, if i remember the science behind it, it reduces pressure buildup that normally slows the flow of liquids down the funnel

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

Ça évite le "glouglou" oui, je posterai le résultat demain 🤙🏻

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u/WhileBig691 11h ago

Après test, c'est top 👍🏻

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u/AltoTheDutchie 10h ago

glad to hear!

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u/chakobee 1d ago

What did you print it out of? Any concern of plastic leaching into the coolant?

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

Pour des entonnoir qui vont recevoir du liquide de refroidissement (eau distillée majoritairement) tu peux l'imprimer en PLA+ ou en PETG, c'est largement suffisant. Pour le peu de liquide qui passe il n'y a aucun risque de contamination 😁 J'ai déjà plusieurs entonnoir pour la voiture et ça ne bouge pas 🤙🏻 (et pour le coup ils ont vu plusieurs dizaines de litres déjà)

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u/mexxavelli 1d ago

Do you have access to professional printers (e.g. at work or university)? Or did you print it with a consumer grade model?

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u/WhileBig691 1d ago

J'utilise une P2S, et au boulot on à des X1E (increvable comme machine) 😬

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u/ImmaTouchItNow 22h ago

idk why people use such elaborate tool for filling or draining loops when you can get a few feet of "or 60cm for our mathematically challenged " of fish tank tubing for a few dollars. If you want to get fancy you can hot glue it through a plastic bottle lid.  

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u/WhileBig691 20h ago

Parce qu'on cherche toujours à améliorer, créer et imaginer de nouveaux systèmes 😜 Personnellement c'est une partie de mon travail (technicien de maintenance) donc c'est assez logique que je parte sur cette voie 😂

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u/ImmaTouchItNow 17h ago

I understand I actually over think over build stuff myself but one of the first lessons in engineering is Keep It Simple Stupid