Deep clean on motherboard after water cooling mishap

[maxfly]

100% ?

99.99%

 

[eidairaman1]

I suppose that's true. I was just referring to the fact that I have no need for liquid cooling and neither do most people not using an Intel 13th-gen CPU.

I dont with my sig rig

 

[Vario]

I think using a Dishwasher is a terrible idea. Dishwashers use detergent which contains a number of chemicals that would probably be harmful to your motherboard:

From wikipedia:

Different kinds of dishwashing detergent contain different combinations of ingredients. Common ingredients include:

Phosphates: Bind calcium and magnesium ions to prevent 'hard-water' type limescale deposits. They can cause ecological damage, and have been partially banned or phased out.
Oxygen-based bleaching agents (older-style powders and liquids contain chlorine-based bleaching agents): Break up and bleach organic deposits.
Non-ionic surfactants: Lower the surface tension of the water, emulsifies oil, lipid and fat food deposits, prevents droplet spotting on drying.
Alkaline salts: These are a primary component in older and original-style dishwasher detergent powders[citation needed]. Highly alkaline salts attack and dissolve grease, but are extremely corrosive (fatal) if swallowed. Salts used may include metasilicates, alkali metal hydroxides, sodium carbonate etc.[3]
Enzymes: Break up protein-based food deposits, and possibly oil, lipid and fat deposits.[4] The enzymes used are similar to the ones used in laundry.[5]
Anti-corrosion agent(s): Often sodium silicate, this prevents corrosion of dishwasher components.[citation needed]

Dishwashing detergent may also contain:[citation needed]

Anti-foaming agents:[citation needed] Foam interferes with the washing action. Foam may affect operation of the machine's water-level sensors and will leak past the door seals.
Additives to slow down the removal of glaze & patterns from glazed ceramics
Perfumes
Anti-caking agents (in granular detergent)
Starches (in tablet based detergents)
Gelling agents (in liquid/gel based detergents)

It is also completely unnecessary. What I would do is buy several bottles of 99% isopropyl alcohol, get a plastic tub the size of the motherboard, pour the alcohol in, put the board in, then agitate it, and let it soak for several minutes. Use a soft toothbrush around any visibly caked on contaminant. Then remove the board, let it dry for a day (or two if you are paranoid), then it should be fine to go. Obviously don't brush inside the socket.

 

[Shrek]

I would not use any detergent in a dish washer.

And, NO dry cycle.

 

[Vario]

I would not use any detergent in a dish washer.

You would still be subjecting the part to water that has a number of ionic contaminants such as calcium.

 

[trparky]

He's dead, Jim.

In all likelihood, if the system was running at the time of the leak, it's probably dead. No amount of cleaning will bring it back to life. In a way, that's why I refuse to do liquid cooling anymore; too much room for failure.

 

[Shrek]

I feel the chances of recovery are good, although I agree about not using liquid cooling.

You would still be subjecting the part to water that has a number of ionic contaminants such as calcium.

Dry limescale doesn't conduct much.

 

[Vario]

I feel the chances of recovery are good, although I agree about not using liquid cooling.



Dry limescale doesn't conduct much.

Its wet while its in the dish washer. The whole scenario is avoidable by just not doing that.

 

[eidairaman1]

You would still be subjecting the part to water that has a number of ionic contaminants such as calcium.

Yup, aka tap water, need distilled water to clean electronics

I feel the chances of recovery are good, although I agree about not using liquid cooling.



Dry limescale doesn't conduct much.

From what you just wrote, it still conducts though which always increases the chance of damaging the board, this is just like early Arctic Silver stating it is capacitive...

 

[Vario]

Yup, aka tap water, need distilled water to clean electronics


From what you just wrote, it still conducts though which always increases the chance of damaging the board, this is just like early Arctic Silver stating it is capacitive...

Static exists in the water from the action of moving water through pipes, while the overall grounding of your plumbing system should help, the dishwasher does shoot jets of high pressure water with ionic contaminants present in the tap water and there is also the residual detergent (containing bleach, surfactants, etc) in the system from previously washed dishes to add additional contaminant to your motherboard. Its a recipe for electrical charge and other issues.

 

[eidairaman1]

Static exists in the water from the action of moving water through pipes, while the overall grounding of your plumbing system should help, the dishwasher does shoot jets of high pressure water with ionic contaminants present in the tap water and there is also the residual detergent (containing bleach, surfactants, etc) in the system from previously washed dishes to add additional contaminant to your motherboard. Its a recipe for electrical charge and other issues.

Same motion of fans moving air or a plane moving through the air