Your cart is empty.
Your cart is empty.
The EK-Leak Tester is a fast and safe way of testing for possible leaks in your liquid cooling loop. While traditional leak testing works, it requires hours before very small leaks are detected and then things can become messy. The EK-Leak Tester does the job almost instantly!
The main body is a solid piece of CNC machined aluminum. One end is fitted with a revolvable male G1/4" connection port so it can be directly screwed into any standard port in your liquid cooling loop. The gauge is custom made for liquid cooling loop testing purposes which clearly marks the safe pressure for testing. The other side of the tester is hooked up with a valve which will make sure that no air is escaping through the tester unit itself. The small pump for pressurizing the loop is also included.
In order to prevent damage to your liquid cooling loop, keep the pressure only in the predefined zone marked on the gauge. Please read the user manual before using the EK-Leak Tester!
Keep in mind that the pre-defined safe maximum pressure defined on the gauge is for EK products only. EK cannot guarantee for non-EK products failing under the predefined safe zone marked on the gauge.
Enclosed:
- EK-Leak tester
- Small pump
Aaron
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
At first I thought the Tester leaked but it was the small flex hose connected to the pump that likes to untighten at the pump as you use it. Just keep it checked and works fine for me.
Jeremy Thrane
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
Great product great quality and it's so much safer than pouring water into your PC to test for leaks stream Lee easy to use maybe a small learning curve on figuring out what connection you need to start with make sure purchase an extra fitting and have an extra piece of tube available to do the testing
Patrick
Reviewed in Germany on January 20, 2022
Wie andere hier schon erwähnt haben, ist der Tester undicht.Ich habe direkt am Tester einen Verschluss-Aufsatz angebracht, so dass ich auch ohne Loop testen kann, quasi als Trockenlauf -damit ich nicht ein nicht vorhandenes Leck suche.Leider lässt hier innerhalb von Sekunden wieder der Druck nach, egal wie fest ich die Pumpe angezogen habe.Damit leider unbrauchbar und sein Geld nicht wert.
Patrick K
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021
The first thing you’ll want to do it cap this thing and make sure it holds on its own. I thought the tester was faulty at first because of the reviews here, but my fitting was lose in the end. To make sure, take the hose off and cap it after you pressurize and turn the valve. That will make sure you have as few failure points as possible. Also, do read the manual. I know the zone is green, but it can be dangerous to reach that level (depending on the part tested). I tested around .35 bar and never exceeded .5bar for tests. I did push it up to near .75 a few times without damage, but I would recommend just staying below .5 bar unless you are testing like your radiator on its own.
Michael I.
Reviewed in Germany on June 6, 2021
Ich habe diesen Leak-Tester gekauft, um meine erste Custom-Wasserkühlungslösung bestehend aus 3 Radiatoren, CPU-Block, digitalem und analogem Durchflussmesser, Ablassventil und natürlich einem AGB auf Dichtigkeit zu testen.Dazu habe ich meinen Kreislauf erst einmal in 3 etwa gleichgroße/komplizierte Teile unterteilt, deren Ende dann vor dem Verbinden mit einem Verschlussstopfen verschlossen und an deren anderen Ende die Pumpe jeweils mit einem Stück Restschlauch verbunden und insgesamt 0.6 bar auf das System gegeben und das Ganze dann jeweils 1 Stunde (e.g. während des Mittagessens stehen lassen). Nachdem alle 3 Teile diese 0.6 bar perfekt gehalten haben, konnte ich sie bestens Gewissens zum Gesamtkreislauf verbinden.Am Ende konnte ich damit im Gesamtkreislauf auch tatsächlich ein kleines "Leak" finden, dass sich in der Form abzeichnete, dass ich bei einem Druck von 0.7 bar dann tatsächlich nach mehreren Stunden auf 0.5 bar fiel. Hier stelle sich allerdings heraus, dass dies mein Heatkiller AGB mit Schnellverschluss war, der zumindest bei Luft und dem Gegenüber dem normalen Betrieb um ein vielfaches höherem Druck wohl nur 99.99% Dicht zu sein scheint.Zur Sicherheit habe ich den Kreislauf dann auch testweise eine Weile auf dem Kopf betrieben und hier hielt der AGB dann auch 100%ig dicht, 0.6bar Luftdruck und 0.1 bar Wasserdruck sind dann halt nicht direkt vergleichbar ;-).In jedem Fall war ich sehr froh... gerade bei der ersten WK.... dieses Hilfsmittel zur Hand zu haben und so vor dem ersten Befüllen mit Wasser dem Ganzen sehr positiv entgegen zu blicken und mir keine Sorgen machen zu müssen, dass dort etwas auf die Grafikkarte, die ja imo höher gehandelt werden als ein Barren Gold, tropfen könnten ;-). Kann ich jedem nur empfehlen, der auf Nummer sicher gegen möchte.
Mike
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021
Used this when building my first water cooling loop and thankfully found out one of my connections wasn’t solid enough before I added any water. I then tightened the tubes and tested again to find no more leaks. Thank you EK for giving me the piece of mind I needed to fill up my PC for the first time. Will highly reccomend this to anyone building a water cooling loop for the first time or professionals testing their work on a routine basis. Super easy to use but I do want to mention that you must have a decent quality plug to test connections or your pressure will always drop (I tried using one that came with my radiator to no avail). You can buy them for like $7 for a 4 pack so it’s not a huge deal.
Brad Swanson
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020
The face of the gauge is off center, causing the paper face to contact the needle and keeping the needle from moving properly. That being said, its still usable, just the gauge is useless. I replaced the gauge and then pressure testing my system, found a leak before filling reservoirs, so worth the $$ and the wait it took for this to arrive.
LM
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2020
Air leak testing is way easier and faster than testing with water, and air leak testers are also useful in helping drain your loop by pressurizing it while the drain port (the lowest port or line in your loop) is open.That being said, the gauge isn't the easiest to read in some scenarios and will move slightly if moved or bumped, but is accurate enough for the task.If I were to suggest any improvements, it would be to number the tick marks in the green test region, and color the needle to stand out better from the background.
Bobby Page
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020
I got this after watching a random build guide on YouTube, didn't think it was going to be necessary but man was I wrong.I have worked on my build for about 2 weeks now, and finally got all the hard tubing cut, bent, and in place. I was so excited I almost forgot to leak test. I slapped on the leak tester on my fill port, and no matter how hard I pumped the needle wouldn't move at all. I was sure all my tubes were in place and properly sealed with fittings, so I started looking around for issues. I found my drain valve was set to open (that would've been a nightmare to fix). However that wasn't the issue.After being stumped, I just did the hard thing -- tear all the tubes off and start testing each individual component for issues. Didn't find anything. On a side note, I should have done that from the start, before putting any tubes on. So i start adding tubes one at a time, leak test for a few seconds, then add another. I got to my radiator tubes and wouldn't you know it, of the 4 tubes, 2 of them had major leak issues. I think it was a combination of not having them sized quite right and not entering the fitting at a perfect perpendicular angle (unfortunately I ran out of tubing so I was trying to make what I had cut work -- lesson learned!).Without this I would have leaked all over my case and components, as the radiator fittings are positioned at the top. I can't recommend this item enough.As a side note, someone else mentioned painting the needle white and I highly recommend to do so. The cover for the pressure gauge pulls right off (it's not glued or sealed or anything), just give it a little twist and pull. I used a silver sharpie, worked like a charm.
Alex PHILIPPET
Reviewed in France on March 21, 2020
Le produit a avoir si on fait du montage de water cooling custom. Sa permet de tester l’étanchéité de la boucle avant sa mise en eau. On vient monter en pression et on regarde que le mano ne baisse pas.Permet d’éviter des mauvaises surprise
k19990412
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2020
The product was damaged upon arrival
Agazon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2020
A must have for those who build custom loops and want to test to ensure there are no leaks anywhere, the safe way :)
usna92
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020
TLDR Version: Works great when you realize how to set it up. No instructions. Check the tester before use.Long version:I have been using the leak tester to verify the integrity of my water loops before filing. There are no instructions in the box, so you have to figure out how the it all works together. Once you look at it for a bit you can figure it out, but a minimal set of instructions would be nice. The well marked gauge provides clear indication of where the pressure for the system should be at. Things I would improve. 1) Directions included with the tester. 2) Some of these have been known to leak out of the box, Check you tester on a radiator or other simple in/out item before you check your whole loop to make sure the tester itself is not leaking. This can be fixed with a little plumbers tape on the gauge where it meets the body. 3) It would be nice if it had a marker needle. Meaning a needle that stayed at the pressure you put the tester to that didn't reset until you emptied the unit. That would make it easier to check for leaks. Overall, speeds up building water loops. Just a few design tweaks would make it perfect.
Recommended Products
$39.99
$ 20 .99 $20.99