DIY fix for leaking squeeze bottles

[Fog n Vape]

Been meaning to post this for awhile.

So you get home from the $ store with your squeeze bottles, filled them up with pg and vg, get out your recipes, scale, nic, and flavours thinking this is going to be great, then pg and vg everywhere when you try to add the pg and vg. What to do ?

After cleaning up the mess...........Head to a hardware store, find the plumbing section and pick up a roll of "Thread Seal Tape". It's a thin white tape about a 1/4" wide but without a sticky side. Cost I don't remember exactly but somewhere around 2 bucks. Plumbers use it on threads to prevent leaking. Wrap 2/3 times around the threads on the bottle, screw on the lid and presto no leaks.

 

[DaveP]

Or, buy these. No leaks yet and I've used about a dozen of them repeatedly. The tips fit all my atomizer fill holes.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ITTTSOM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Fog n Vape]

Or, buy these. No leaks yet and I've used about a dozen of them repeatedly. The tips fit all my atomizer fill holes.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ITTTSOM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These look like good bottles for juice, I haven't had any trouble with my 30 ml plastic bottles leaking but I do like the above bottles.

My post was in reference to 250 ml bottles that I transfer my pg/vg into from the large bottles they come in, guess I should have been more specific in my original post.

 

[DaveP]

These look like good bottles for juice, I haven't had any trouble with my 30 ml plastic bottles leaking but I do like the above bottles.

My post was in reference to 250 ml bottles that I transfer my pg/vg into from the large bottles they come in, guess I should have been more specific in my original post.

I've been leery of the two condiment type bottles I bought at Michael's, but so far they haven't popped a top in over 4 months of using them and I've squeezed pretty hard, especially with the one containing VG.

It probably has to do with the type of plastic they are made of. Some are pretty soft and pliable.

The bottles I posted have lots of good reviews from DIY ecig people.

 

[Kenna]

I've been leery of the two condiment type bottles I bought at Michael's, but so far they haven't popped a top in over 4 months of using them and I've squeezed pretty hard, especially with the one containing VG.

It probably has to do with the type of plastic they are made of. Some are pretty soft and pliable.

The bottles I posted have lots of good reviews from DIY ecig people.

I have a dozen of these. I also have a condiment bottle the I have pg in. It hasn't leaked so far.

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[dannyv45]

After cleaning up the mess...........Head to a hardware store, find the plumbing section and pick up a roll of "Thread Seal Tape". It's a thin white tape about a 1/4" wide but without a sticky side.

The tape you speak of is called teflon tape which is what plumbers use on pipe thread. I'm not so sure how safe that is if it comes in contact with juice.

 

[r77r7r]

I recut the tip bigger, esp the vg one. Then, patience. It Will come out sooner or later.

 

[r77r7r]

The tape you speak of is called teflon tape which is what plumbers use on pipe thread. I'm not so sure how safe that is if it comes in contact with juice.

Agreed. Saran wrap would be better

 

[Rule62]

The tape you speak of is called teflon tape which is what plumbers use on pipe thread. I'm not so sure how safe that is if it comes in contact with juice.

It's fine. It's used on pipe threads on potable water pipes and food handling systems all the time.

 

[jambi]

These look like good bottles for juice, I haven't had any trouble with my 30 ml plastic bottles leaking but I do like the above bottles.

My post was in reference to 250 ml bottles that I transfer my pg/vg into from the large bottles they come in, guess I should have been more specific in my original post.

My 250s and 500s always leak a bit from the twist top, but I've yet to have one leak from the threads. If I ever do, Teflon tape will be my first fix.

 

[WillyZee]

There was a time I thought mine were leaking ... nope, I was just vaping more than I thought