Water cooling removal

[Spearball]

Hey guys im trying to remove my water cooling setup for something but im having a reallllyy hard time trying to remove the tubes from my barbs. Their stuck there so tight..... IS there any way i can get them off without damaging anything?

I have a swiftech setup.

Thanks

[Lespaul20]

Is there anyway to submerse them in warm/hot water or is everything still inside the case?

[Spearball]

Well yeah its still in my case but i can stick out my cpu block. Ill try to use hot water. But one question? Am i supposed to submerse the whole water block in hot water since the tubes are stuck to it?

[Alaron]

You want to submerge whatever you have to to cover the tubes' connection to the barbs. The heat will cause the plastic tubing to expand a bit and slide off more easily.

[Stuey]

Worst case scenario, use an X-acto knife of similar to gently slice into the tubing. If you cut the tubing first, it becomes a lot easier to slice and remove from the barbs.

[amanda223]

Well you have to be very care full and then try to remove and one thing more stop the water flow before removal.....