PC Watercooling

The original post: /r/watercooling by /u/JMPopaleetus on 2024-06-29 23:51:31.

I've decided based on price, selection, and aesthetic to go with Barrow fittings. Going to start with all 16x10mm EDPM and slowly mix in some 14mm hardline.

My embarrassing question is how do these fittings work:

https://preview.redd.it/yb1piy2xil9d1.jpg?width=724&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41e8a63968cc005813ee1349bd90d181b3970443

https://preview.redd.it/vd0jou2zil9d1.jpg?width=858&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ab71f8d9e6a8ce63c4e6db368baa296b5e3d37b

For the life of me, I cannot find any photos of them in use. Does the outer sleeve screw off? And if so, how does it not tighten or unscrew the G1/4" base with it? Or is this some sort of push-in fitting for tubing? Seemingly you could compress the sleeve/tube on before mounting the fitting, but that would only work for one side else you'd twist the tube.

I may just be overthinking this, but I'm terrified of overtorquing fittings and cracking my acrylic parts. Compare the above to this other option which is clearly two parts:

https://preview.redd.it/ury1j5tbjl9d1.jpg?width=754&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e69b89d06ce7196d75ec333edbbff752dc58b9a

https://preview.redd.it/h8waizpcjl9d1.jpg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f58f1fd7d1bddb64ce894bf0b3e028d0c09c2ba2

With those, you can hold the base while you tighten the sleeve.