510 what a mess

[redrobin347]

Not sure what i am doing wrong. But my 510 loves to leak juice where the atomizer and battery connect. I am cleaning the atomizer constantly to no prevail. I continue to wear juice on my fingers daily. It is getting to the point where i am getting pretty sick of the mess. My vaping preference is using a cart and adding a few drops here and there. I may direct drip every once in a while.

Does anyone have some pointers?

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

When it's flooded you have to blow it out. I prefer blowing through the cart side. Then I drip 1 drop on bridge and put on full cart.

Also it seems some attys are just more prone to leaking than others.

 

[IMWylde]

Probably a leaky atty. Some of em are really bad. Most of em are OK unless you over fill which if your using a cart and dripping could be the problem. Blow it out really good and then just drip 2-3 drops every 5-8 puffs or when you can taste the liquid getting low (sort of a hot metal taste).

 

[dshack]

Do all your 510 attys do this? This may sound obvious but the only time this happens for me is when I'm overfilling the crap out of mine. Also, I've found that an overfilled atty produces crumbly vapor which in turn would make me fill more juice only adding to the problem. I'd blow that sucker out and start from scratch. Good luck!

 

[AngusATAT]

It could be just a leaky atty, or it could be that the filling in your cart is packed too loose.

 

[Sylvie]

that was one of the things that drove me nuts when I used a 510..

Pointer: get some cartomizers, fill it up once and leave white cap off afterwards.. After you vape for first time, simply add 2-3 drops to center before vaping thereafter.. Found this to be a nice way to get the taste of dripping without the mess .. if you want you can put a drip tip unto the cartomizer as well but I didn't bother.. just be sure when you first start to push button on battery, the carto is not facing your face, for it won't feel good if you don't lol

 

[redrobin347]

Thanks everyone. Sounds like i got a leaky atty. I'll try a different atty once i get home.

 

[SuZamme]

Make certain you have screwed the atty onto the batt tight enough. A few times I have been careless and not screwed it on all the way and it leaked.

The filler in the cart can get so it is not so porous anymore and doesn't let the juice flow as it should to the atty and so you keep adding more juice that just sits on top of the cart filling and ends up a big puddle on atty.

I've had great luck with the fluval filler. I change it about every 4 days depending on how much I am vaping from that cart. To fill, I pull the filler out and drop 8-10 drops in (about a 1/8+ inch from cart opening), put fluval back in, add a couple more drops and I am good to go for an hour or so, no leaks.

I also have more than one 510 going at a time to give them each a chance to wick the juice back down towards the atty. I vape a lot (not news on this forum ).

 

[pyrocat]

...you can put a drip tip unto the cartomizer...

What a fantastic idea i'm going to have to try this!

 

[Sylvie]

What a fantastic idea i'm going to have to try this!

it worked great, just make sure the cartomizer is centered in carto first

 

[joeboy]

overfilling....i have the same problem ...either its too wet or too dry...i'm gonna try cartomizers.

 

[Blech]

... if you want you can put a drip tip unto the cartomizer as well but I didn't bother

and I thought I was the only one using a drip tip on my cartos...