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Darr00742

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( I now seem to have solved the issue, and have posted an update later in the thread)

Hello everyone
I own a few tanks.. 1 of them being the aspire nautilus....

With all the problems I've had with this tank and coils.. I have a problem that I have not yet been able to solve.

When at home.. the coil will flood every couple of hours. I'm OK with this

But.. when out at work.. driving in my van from job to job.. the nautilus will flood pretty much after every use.... I put this down to constant vibration within the cabin.

I have both of my mods suspended within a small jiffy bag. Only the Nautilus suffers this constant flooding.. the other daily tank is the top coiled iclear 30s which only has the occasional leak.. again.. only while in my van.

How could I best protect them from vibration while keeping them upright ?
 
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Darr00742

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Hi, yes I have checked and re-checked.. it happens with every coil and with both of my nautilus tanks.... this has been on going since I started taking the tank to work (in my van) but with the nautilus tanks... it's just flooding, have to flick it dry after every one-two uses. BVC coils btw.
Once I get home again.. it's fine.. back to flooding every couple of hours.
the constant need to flick the tank.. wastes a lot of juice :/

i've thought about sitting it in a mound of blutack.. but that's not really practical :)
 
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djsvapour

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Oh.... that is annoying.

Some (many) tanks do flood when subjected to constant vibration.

I had some terrible times with a good few.

Last time I went on a long journey, I actually took off the tank (can't remember what it was) and put it upside down in the door tray. I have often carried cartomizers just in case.
 

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It can also have something to do with the warmer weather outside in your van and the pressure change also bUT to be honnest this leaking is why I learned to build my own coils on a RBA. I've never had the leaking and flooding issues with my RBAS that I had with the tanks with premade coils. The premade coil tanks would work great at first then eventually they would start leaking again. It drove me crazy! I'm glad I made the switch because I don't miss that leaking and flooding. Also the coils would burn out far to quickly. They last much longer making your own and it saves money. I wish I could recommend a good tank that does not leak with a premade coil but in my experience they all ended up leaking sooner or later. Like I said they would be fine for awhile then start leaking again. What might help is blowing through the drip tip into a towel before you put the tank on. This will expell any liquid that might have gotten into the air chamber and help with the leaking. When I used pre made coil tanks I would do this before I placed them on my battery and it would seem to help a little bit. Maybe give it a try and see if that helps you out.
 

Darr00742

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Not sure if this applies but if you go from an environmentally controlled cool area to the hot outside the pressure in the tank will build from the heat and can cause leaking in some designs and or flooding in most all.

this could apply in some cases as I have given thought to this also, I keep the jiffy bag in the most neutral place possible to minimise such an issue.. as the tank does stay within the cabin.. the extremes of the issue are minimsed.
 

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Guess I won't be buying that tank. I'm so tired of leaking tanks, mine also leaks where it connects to the battery, does it all the time.

A drop of fluid on the battery connector is pretty normal, you just need to dry it every time you take the tank off. My only tank that doesn't leave the dew drop is a PT2 with mk1 airflow control base.
 

Darr00742

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It can also have something to do with the warmer weather outside in your van and the pressure change also bUT to be honnest this leaking is why I learned to build my own coils on a RBA. I've never had the leaking and flooding issues with my RBAS that I had with the tanks with premade coils. The premade coil tanks would work great at first then eventually they would start leaking again. It drove me crazy! I'm glad I made the switch because I don't miss that leaking and flooding. Also the coils would burn out far to quickly. They last much longer making your own and it saves money. I wish I could recommend a good tank that does not leak with a premade coil but in my experience they all ended up leaking sooner or later. Like I said they would be fine for awhile then start leaking again. What might help is blowing through the drip tip into a towel before you put the tank on. This will expell any liquid that might have gotten into the air chamber and help with the leaking. When I used pre made coil tanks I would do this before I placed them on my battery and it would seem to help a little bit. Maybe give it a try and see if that helps you out.

It does seem that rebuilds will be the way to go in the future but at this time.. i need a quick fix solution :) very good tip about the tip removal... I do this but maybe not often enough... the nautilus is such a deva ! I have the joyetech delta tank arriving in few days..may be that will make me turn my back on nautilus but time will tell.
 

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I used to have this problem, in my opinion it is an error in their design but it can be easily avoided....

You are tightening it to hard, and as you think it is loose and that's the reason of the leaking you are doing it even harder...(at least that was my case)

Just close it and do not over tight it, also very important, when you are installing it over your mod, just do it until your mod have an Ohms reading (in case you have one of those), if not until you are able to vape, small step and try again, some times I do it up to 10 times, just to be sure....

That fixed my issue.

The reason is that the central pin/post of the mod, pushes the post in the tank, and this pushes the coil inside the tank, creating the leak. (and yes with the car vibrations it gets worse)

Hope this helps
 

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It does seem that rebuilds will be the way to go in the future but at this time.. i need a quick fix solution :) very good tip about the tip removal... I do this but maybe not often enough... the nautilus is such a deva ! I have the joyetech delta tank arriving in few days..may be that will make me turn my back on nautilus but time will tell.

It might work. Is it a BCC?

A top coil might do better, but mostly they are less good. Something as simple as a Kanger T2 might just work.
I owned the TW one (too expensive) but it didn't leak one bit when I drove 6 hours to Newcastle.
Maybe there is discussion of the forums about the best top coil? ( probably outdated now though...)

ask on UKV?
 

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I could see leaking in your work vehicle, but leaking every couple of hours at home is odd.

I have two nautilus tanks and the only times I have ever experienced any sort of leaking, is if the tank is left laying on its side for a day or two. I read somewhere that turning the dial between settings (effectively closing the air flow hole) will fix the problem. I have started doing this and have not experienced leaking from the tank laying down since. Dumb luck or does it really work? I am not sure.

The only other time I have had this happen is if the tank is 'very' low in juice. Its almost like it loses its seal when you are at the bottom of the tank (I would estimate less than .5 ml)

Which size airflow hole do you use? Using a small hole with high PG juice (thin juice) would draw too much juice into the chamber causing gurgle...if the excess juice is not burned off..it will end up in the bottom of the airflow chamber and leak out the holes.

Good luck, hopefully you get it sorted. A properly working nautilus really is a great tank!
 

Darr00742

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@ Volcano.
I wish this was the cure.. I didn't want to waffle on too much in my original post.. just wanted to hope for an answer to preventing vibration.. but yeah, I get your point completely, the tightening issues was the main problem for weeks when I first got the nautilus, and got it down to a fine art, which for a tank of this price and supposed quality.. it should not be needed. and using the tank with both a floating pin and non floating pin.. had the same issues.

Basically.. we should just be able to tighten finger tight and all is well... but no.
 

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Hello everyone
I own a few tanks.. 1 of them being the aspire nautilus....

With all the problems I've had with this tank and coils.. I have a problem that I have not yet been able to solve.

When at home.. the coil will flood every couple of hours. I'm OK with this

But.. when out at work.. driving in my van from job to job.. the nautilus will flood pretty much after every use.... I put this down to constant vibration within the cabin.

I have both of my mods suspended within a small jiffy bag. Only the Nautilus suffers this constant flooding.. the other daily tank is the top coiled iclear 30s which only has the occasional leak.. again.. only while in my van.

How could I best protect them from vibration while keeping them upright ?

The simple way to keep a bottom coil clearo from leaking or flooding when not in use is to store it upside down.
 

Darr00742

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The simple way to keep a bottom coil clearo from leaking or flooding when not in use is to store it upside down.
Holy ....... could it be that simple ? lol that's almost the only thing I have not tried......

I will put this to the test tomorrow, and post results!
Could this be the simplest solution since "man" invented simple solutions ?

This may be a "facepalm" moment ! (I hope)
 
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