A little help please?

[FriscoBrad]

Thanks for having me on your forum. I am an active e-cig user and am also into vaping.
I have been vaping for some time now, but am limited by monetary restrictions(low on dough). I use a decent but nonadjustable mod that takes 18650's, is a bottom fire but has a really cool safety. I plan to change to VV and VW when I can afford it and have a better idea of what I am looking for.
I have had a few RDA's that were given to me and work great, but I would like to run a tank on top so I don't have to keep dripping. On advise I bought a OrchidV6 with glass tank which I happen to have some problems with. The deck for building the coils is small, it leaks often, and the worst part is I have to drain all of the liquid to uncover the deck and check/replace the coils. Can you please recomend a single or dual coil tank that I wont have to drain to adjust. I understand there are many available that come with prebuilt coils, I really like to build my own.
Besides the tank I use organic unbleached cotton as a wicking material, I have heard of new types of silicone based wicks, any of them work well?
Once again thanks for having me, I appreciate being able to be here. B~Love
(I apologize if my terminology is off, feel free to correct me, I appreciate any knowledge

 

[WonderDude32]

Welcome to the forum. You're wicking may be a little loose and need more cotton to help solve the leaking issue. When you rewick, use a slightly wider piece of the organic cotton you have. I don't recommend silicone as the cotton keeps the flavor of juice stay truer. If you've decided to get a new tank, a Subtank Mini is always a good choice in my opinion. I've also heard alot of good things about the Crown tank from Uwell but I believe you have to order the rebuild deck separately. Most people here are budget vapers so you're not alone.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Hello and Welcome FriscoBrad
I've read many issues on the Orchid and its leaking and finicky requirement of wicking , never got one.
Subtank mini takes prebuilt coils and theres a section for building your own coils and you can take your build out when liquid is still in the tank.
Others will know of other tanks that you can remove the build deck without draining.

 

[crxess]

Hmmm............. I never have problems with my Orchid tanks.

You might consider a Kanger Subtank which comes with an RTA Deck

 

[mamabear15]

Lemo has build access w/o draining as well, and is a bit more forgiving than the Subtank imo...
But I'll also say what I wish I'd listened to when I started - unless you're desperately frustrated, try to hang in on what you've got. Orchid is a solid tank, and I hate to say but any thing you get will have a learning curve to build well on, they all have different tricks and needs and "sweet spots" - I don't want you trading one frustration for another just as intense, lol.

 

[Denvap0r]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I was using the Kayfun v4 for awhile. Refillable from the top and you can remove the build deck without draining the e-liquid.

Another thing to consider would be the Reo mod. It is a bottom feed. So, all the benefits and flavor of dripping without the hassle.

 

[madangus]

Welcome i just wrote up some rambling thoughts on my setup.. madangus's blog | E-Cigarette Forum

Subtank mini is a good tank.
I have the cheapo kayfun, the lite plus, 80 for the authentic.

 

[Bunnykiller]

Aqua V2 or the RSST .... I prefer the RSST ( and no, you dont have to use mesh)

 

[AXIOM_1]

Welcome! bump to someone else....

 

[Meadal]

had problems with my Infinite Kayfun V4. Namely leaking. If i had the wicking to where it wasn't leaking, I was getting dry hits.

 

[IMFire3605]

Never had a problem with my Kayfun V4 clone, though it is a Tobecco. After that I'd suggest one of the Kanger Subtank models which come with an RBA deck/head that is just as easy to build/wick as the Kayfun V4

 

[FriscoBrad]

Welcome to the forum. You're wicking may be a little loose and need more cotton to help solve the leaking issue. When you rewick, use a slightly wider piece of the organic cotton you have. I don't recommend silicone as the cotton keeps the flavor of juice stay truer. If you've decided to get a new tank, a Subtank Mini is always a good choice in my opinion. I've also heard alot of good things about the Crown tank from Uwell but I believe you have to order the rebuild deck separately. Most people here are budget vapers so you're not alone.

Lemo has build access w/o draining as well, and is a bit more forgiving than the Subtank imo...
But I'll also say what I wish I'd listened to when I started - unless you're desperately frustrated, try to hang in on what you've got. Orchid is a solid tank, and I hate to say but any thing you get will have a learning curve to build well on, they all have different tricks and needs and "sweet spots" - I don't want you trading one frustration for another just as intense, lol.[/QUOT

Lemo has build access w/o draining as well, and is a bit more forgiving than the Subtank imo...
But I'll also say what I wish I'd listened to when I started - unless you're desperately frustrated, try to hang in on what you've got. Orchid is a solid tank, and I hate to say but any thing you get will have a learning curve to build well on, they all have different tricks and needs and "sweet spots" - I don't want you trading one frustration for another just as intense, lol.

* I appreciate the advice, because it is very good advice. But I just can NOT deal with this tank anymore.

 

[dcfluegel]

howdy - and welcome!

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome