Cleaning Thermalstake Coolers

[Bhardwaj]

hi there........

Please help me in finding information or provide me an advice on how to clean copper based air coolers for removing or cleanig the dirt off from the colored stain that they usually get over time and use. I have tried several different thermaltake coolers that i have run over the years but using compressed air is much more easy to use and gives that great look just pulled from the box.

Please help me ............

your replies will be appreciated..................

[Hockson]

I have one of the product you mentioned above and i generally clean it by this below provided method:

hot water and soap. what i do is after they removed , heat up some water throw in some laundry soap stick heat sink in it let sit for a while soaking then swish it around rinse off let air dry.

[Viceman]

try using compressed air ... works fine for me

and it will too work fine for you too.......

[.:MUNDITO:.]

go for this one:

add a little vinegar to the water when cleaning with soap. its a common technique in polishing copper and i've used it a few times to clean off a heatsink - if ur going to use the heatsink it also is a good idea to use some nail polish cleaner or any other acetone-based cleaner to rub down the contact area of the heatsink/cpu as well before reapplying the AS.

[SUpER CoP]

I will prefer for this one:

Dirty stained heatsinks & Fans, I take an old tooth brush & tooth paste, adding some water, Give them a good scrub, then rinse off in the shower.

[JAMES_911]

This may work for you.............

Clean rubber gloves

Lint-free towel or lint-free paper towels

Clean container that can hold a gallon or two

Unscented household bleach (just a tiny bit!)

A small cork or plug if you have a hot & cold cooler

[Omari]

i Guess you should be doing this:

Disconnect cooler power cord from outlet.

Clean/Wash cooler exterior & faucets with hot water and mild soap. Dry with paper towels.

Remove the bottle from your cooler (it's best to do this when the bottle is empty) and drain reservoir thru the cold water (blue) faucet into a bucket and throw that away or give it to your dog. (If there is ice in the reservoir, allow to melt and then drain. Add hot water to speed up this process.)

Remove the water guard or spill-free top from your cooler. Remove the baffle inside the reservoir as well. Both should just pull right out, depending upon the model cooler you have. (If there is ice in the reservoir, allow to melt and then drain. Add hot water to speed up this process.)

Wash these with mild dish soap and water. (In a sink works great!) Rinse with clean water and set aside.

[lorenz]

You can also clean it in this way:

Prepare a sanitizing solution consisting of one gallon of clean water and one teaspoon of unscented bleach. Do not use any more than that! Put on your clean rubber gloves and dip a clean, lint-free towel into the solution and wring out the excess liquid. Now, take that towel and thoroughly clean all of interior surfaces of the reservoir. Make sure that hot tank is plugged off! Let that sanitizing solution stay in the cooler for about 5 minutes.

Sanitize spill-free top and baffle by wiping them down with the towel saturated with the sanitizing solution. You don't need to soak them, just wipe them. Don't get the little air filter wet!! Allow to sit for at least 3 minutes and then rinse profusely with clean bottled water - like about a gallon and set aside.

Fill reservoir full of fresh bottled water and completely drain that water thru the cold faucet. Now, do it again - fill the reservoir with bottled water and drain through the cold faucet. We recommend doing the same thing for a third time, just to make sure all of the chlorine bleach is gone! That's about three gallons of bottled water through the cold faucet.

Put on a clean pair of rubber gloves and take out the hot tank cork (if you put one in), replace the baffle and spill-free top assembly by pressing firmly into place. Place a bottle on the cooler and drain two cups of water from each faucet (hot, room temp, and cold). You shouldn't have any chlorine taste. If you do, keep draining more water until the taste disappears.

Plug the cooler back in - it'll take thirty minutes of so before the water is hot and/or cold!