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FranC · Jul 12, 2025

Chicken, Pasta and veggies.

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

AttyPops said:
Hi Pepper.

Hi to the rest of ya snails, too. Flyby.

Hi, Atty.

retired1 · Jul 12, 2025

Rat2chat2 said:
I think I need to sell it even though it still have that new car smell.

If that's an Impala SS with a LS4, we need to talk.

Daniel Forsyth · Jul 12, 2025

Good Morning Shiny People :wub:

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

ShowMeTwice said:
and then, good afternoon People..........

Good afternoon, SMT.

gloopdegurp · Jul 12, 2025

ShowMeTwice said:
I don't have a Hellvape Fat Rabbit Solo.

Perhaps (maybe???) the reason you are getting leakage/seeping is because the shoulders of your wick, where they come out of the coil, are resting on the deck where the airflow is under the coil.

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And maybe, drawing excess juice to the path of least resistance, the airflow sitting under the coil???

My Atmizoo Tripod RTA has a "similar" build deck. And it's deck is very much like all the newer Kayfun RTA's.

What most of us with Kayfun's learned is to move the wick shoulders away from the airflow. And that's also what I do with my Tripod.

Like so.............. Tripod deck.......

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I use a sewing needle to move the wick away from the center block where the AF is. Moving the wick shoulders away from the center AF block I don't get any seeping/leakage with my Tripod or modern Kayfun's.

And I also have my coil about 2mm above the AF. Your second photo looks to be ~2mm above also???

Maybe try moving your wick shoulders away from the center AF block and see if that helps???

Just a thought.

Howdy, SMT, I hope you and yours are well

Thank you, I'll have to try and see if I can keep the wick off the deck to see if that helps.
They do have little "dams" between the deck airflow and the wicking ports but they are barely as wide as the airflow and less than the ports.
I do pretty much always have some wick beyond those sitting on each side of the deck.
I will see if I can't get the cotton just over those and into the ports without touching the deck :thumbs:

hittman · Jul 12, 2025

ShowMeTwice said:
I don't have a Hellvape Fat Rabbit Solo.

Perhaps (maybe???) the reason you are getting leakage/seeping is because the shoulders of your wick, where they come out of the coil, are resting on the deck where the airflow is under the coil.

View attachment 1030120

And maybe, drawing excess juice to the path of least resistance, the airflow sitting under the coil???

My Atmizoo Tripod RTA has a "similar" build deck. And it's deck is very much like all the newer Kayfun RTA's.

What most of us with Kayfun's learned is to move the wick shoulders away from the airflow. And that's also what I do with my Tripod.

Like so.............. Tripod deck.......

View attachment 1030121

I use a sewing needle to move the wick away from the center block where the AF is. Moving the wick shoulders away from the center AF block I don't get any seeping/leakage with my Tripod or modern Kayfun's.

And I also have my coil about 2mm above the AF. Your second photo looks to be ~2mm above also???

Maybe try moving your wick shoulders away from the center AF block and see if that helps???

Just a thought.

I’m surprised I didn’t think of that because I have to do something similar with my siren V1 tanks. If the cotton rests on the airflow inlet then it floods.

hittman · Jul 12, 2025

ShowMeTwice said:
I still use the Cottonman Mavaton and Carolina cottons. I like his cottons because 1) he and his family have been growing cotton for well over 100+ years in the USA and 2) it's certified organic.

I also use TIDI rayon cotton balls.

Every other wick change, in an RTA or RDA, I switch between the two.

I tried rayon a couple times but didn’t care for it. The cotton you suggested is definitely superior but I already had a bunch of the COTN threads. Also, I’m a bit lazy and the threads make life easy.

quovadis · Jul 12, 2025

I have a few problems with some Dvarw clones I received and wanted to consult with another experienced vaper. Please PM me, and we can organize.

gloopdegurp · Jul 12, 2025

FranC said:
Good morning, gloop. Wishing you a very nice day.

Hi, Fran, thank you very much :wub:

I'm not up to very much today, just started on The Laundry.
I sort of feel like mixing up a tester or two but am not excited about any recipes at the moment.
I guess I should browse through my many unmixed ideas, maybe something will spark me.

bombastinator · Jul 12, 2025

Well if it has to do with vaping this is the place. If not this probably isn't the place.

bombastinator · Jul 12, 2025

retired1 said:
Gasket or o-ring? If it's an o-ring, you can get a box of 'em in assorted sizes pretty dang cheap.

Yeah. I was hoping to not get a vernier caliper out though. Im not totally sure it’s just an o-ring though. Sometimes there are other bits.

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

hittman said:
My wife and daughter are going to a celebration of life for my daughter’s friend that got hit by a truck. Very sad. She was only 24. I’m going to work outside on my project while they are gone.

That is sad.

Zazie · Jul 12, 2025

Letitia said:
I took my sweet Em to the vet for the last time 5 weeks ago; her heart problems peaked and it was time.

On the bright side today my Daisy moved in permanently.

Ah, I had a feeling this was why you hadn't mentioned her. I am so, so, so very sorry. I'm glad you have Daisy to be happy about amid all the grief.

hittman · Jul 12, 2025

My wife and daughter are going to a celebration of life for my daughter’s friend that got hit by a truck. Very sad. She was only 24. I’m going to work outside on my project while they are gone.

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

Sgt. Pepper said:
I got a notice today in my email asking me where I've been. So, here I am. Hello, people.

Hello, Pepper.

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

gloopdegurp said:
Good morning, mixers, wishing you all safe travels and a nice day

Good morning, gloop.

Wishing you a very nice day. :wub:

FranC · Jul 12, 2025

DavidOck said:
Morning mixers.

Heading into the mid 80s, so hunker down in front of the fan...

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Morning, David.

Mid 80's here also.

hittman · Jul 12, 2025

gloopdegurp said:
Hi, hitt, I did rewick last night and brushed each side 4 or 5 times and dropped the tails in the wells. They go all the way down but it seems to be wicking fine - not dry.
Sides seem okay this time.

Flavor does seem different from the ZX a little but could be due to tank design or coil. The same juice almost always tastes a little different to me using different attys.

There is still just a touch of weeping at the bottom airflow slots after refilling, not with the first fill though.
Maybe I will go over the gaskets again next cleaning.

Thank you again for taking the time to look into it!

I’ve only refilled once so far. I have the bottom and top airflows just slightly cracked open. I don’t like a super airy draw. No seeping yet. I do agree that most tanks have different tastes with the same liquid. I used to use rtas exclusively but fell in love with the itanks and coils so have been using those a lot. I do really like the dead rabbit mtl 2 tank a lot and have kept it in rotation since I reviewed it. I’ll let you know if I get any seeping. Like you mentioned, might be a good idea to replace the seals with the spares.

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