Ice is formulated with low chemical content so that, if it does escape the loop, it is far less likely to short a powered component than a heavily dosed coolant would be. That is a margin of safety, not immunity. Introduce dust, or mix Ice with another fluid, and its conductivity rises, the property belongs to the fluid as bottled, not to the puddle on your motherboard.
Ice
Low-conductive, low-viscosity transparent coolant. Fill it and forget it.
The top-up rule
A couple of ounces of DI water to top up is fine. Past that, top up with Ice.
A couple of ounces
Fine. Some evaporation through soft tubing is normal.
More than that, or every month
Every ounce of water replaces an ounce of coolant. A loop topped up with water every month is slowly turning into water: thinner colour, thinner inhibitors.
Pick a colour
- Clear
- Clear/UV Blue
- UV Blue
- Electric UV Blue
- Steel Blue
- UV Green
- UV Brite Green
- Yellow
- Red
- Blood Red
- UV Pink
- UV Purple
Get it in the loop in five steps
- 1
Leak-test on distilled
Plain distilled, PSU jumpered, 12 to 24 hours.
- 2
SysPrep or System Reboot
SysPrep on a new build, Reboot on a loop that ran coolant. 48 hours, then flush.
- 3
PrimoPrep, then flush
72 hours to stabilise pH before the permanent fill.
- 4
Fill and bleed
Pour Ice straight in and bleed for 24 hours.
- 5
Inspect at week two
Film, strands or a colour shift this early mean the prep was short.
What it goes into, and how a fill ages
✓Use with
- Copper, brass, nickel-plated copperThe metals Ice is formulated for.
- PETG, acrylic, glass, PVC tubingFully compatible.
- A couple of ounces of DI to top upPast that, top up with Ice.
✕Never with
- Dyes, biocides, kill coils, other inhibitorsIce already carries a complete inhibitor package.
- AluminumGalvanic corrosion against copper, brass and nickel.
- Fully-coated third-party fittingsThe coating can leach into the fluid over time.
Day 1
Fill and bleed24 hours with the pump running. Check every fitting twice.
Week 2
First inspectionFilm, strands or a colour shift this early mean the prep was short.
6 months
Top up, inspectTop up with Ice. Check the radiator fins for debris.
12 months
Drain and serviceFull drain, Rad Clean through the radiators, rinse, refill.
