Anyone else have crazy leaking and how did you fix it?

[JC Okie]

Exactly how does the reducer tube go on for it to be effective? i have one and since it has been really hot here lately, I have had a little leakage that I wasn't getting before. I suspect it is the heat change going from AC to outside. That is when i notice it. Thanks


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Mommabird62

Just slide it up inside the bottom end of the tube and it'll restrict the flow. May make it a little harder to squonk. I haven't ever tried one, so I'm not sure about that, but it seems to make sense.

 

[supertrunker]

It also depends on your juice - i use gloopy, vg heavy juice and no o-rings at all, but HRH who uses a 50/50 mix will use a reducer tube in summer here (so all year then!).

You likely have one that came with your Reo if you bought it from Rob and you just shove it in the bottom of the existing feed tube. You might also want to cut it at an angle like the usual tube so as to avoid it "sticking" to the bottle.

I work outside all day with maybe 30 visits to an air-conditioned office, so my Reo undergoes a lot of temperature changes. I found just upping the vg did the trick.

T

 

[mommabird62]

Thanks I have one that came with the REO from Rob but may hold off if it makes it harder to squonk-I have RA and don't want my thumbs getting all fussy. Will stick with the heavier juice while it's hot. It's not a big issue but I did notice some recently since it turned hot


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[caup]

Mine has been leaking since last week, after I installed the repair kit on my 3 year old Grand.
No leaks throughout the day (and vaping), but in the morning, the Reo would stand in a puddle of juice.
I changed 2 things:
- deluted the 85% VG by another 5% water
- tightened the screw between 510 and feed tube
Has been dry afterwards (maybe I should wait till tomorrow morning...)

 

[ancient puffer]

... - tightened the screw between 510 and feed tube...

This ^^^

The only leaking I've ever had was after a rebuild kit, when I didn't tighten the nipple to 510 shaft enough (which can also cause the firing pin to be loose)

 

[Zealous]

Ok, it's been a solid week and I've tried shortening the wick and making sure that it was dry before pocketing it, but I'm still getting soggy pants! I've convinved myself that it's not leaking from the air hole and I really think it is coming between the base and the top of the RM2. I took the RM2 off yesterday and put my finger over the 510 connection and the airhole and blew into the drip tip and what do you know, all kinds of juice comes out between the base and cap of the RM2 where they screw together. It didn't take much blowing either! Is this normal for the atty to leak there? I would think that it shouldn't leak ther no matter how hard I blow, but it did.

Does anyone have any ideas because this is getting extremely annoying to have wet pants and/or hands all the time! I'm extremely frustrated!

I just had this very same type problem with mine & posted a thread about it (leaking coming from the threads of the RM2). In my case it seemed to be caused because the juice wasn't being sucked down again. I pulled the bottle cap off & the oring & reset them both as it seems the oring got pushed up too far into the bottle cap & was choking the tube, thus causing the liquid to not suck back down again. Since making this adjustment I haven't had that leaking problem.

When you take your atty off & squonk, does the liquid go back down again? If yes, then my problem is not your problem. If no, it's probably the same problem.

 

[UncleChimney]

If your using a thick enough o ring it cant leak between the base of your atty and the 510 connection . If your getting liquid between the cap of the rm2 and the base were it threads together you can use a thin o ring a small piece of teflon tape even better you can get a new cap from me .

OK, sorry it took so long to get back to everyone, but I knew my BIL was coming over to watch football today and I wanted to wait til I could check out his RM2. So I checked out his RM2 and he says his never leaks unless he over-squonks it. I took his off and covered the bottom as well as his air hole and when I blew nothing leaked out and I couldn't push any air through it at all. Next step I did was to take his cap off and put it onto my base and when I blew through it it still leaked, but less than mine. I'm not sure how mine is all goofed up. It's been like this since I got my REO (2-3months ago) and I always just brushed it off as me over-squonking it, but as soon as I covered the bottom hole and the air hole and fluid leaked out between the threads I knew that it wasn't because of me over-squonking. The top cap of the RM2 has rolled off the kitchen counter twice, but I highly doubt that would bend it.

Squonking works exactly the way it should. As soon as I let off the bottle it sucks juice back down so I don't think that is the problem. I just threw plumbers tape on it now so we'll see how that holds up, hopefully better than it has because this is getting old quick.

 

[UncleChimney]

When screwed on does the seam almost disappear or is there gaps? Also is the cap truly round or did it get bent, that could create an area where the threads don't engage leaving a gap. Typically you need pressure to force liquid through the threads like happened with your experiment.

If it was me I'd file the bottom off the cap. As you file off the bottom the air hole will change position in a clockwise direction. Keep filing until you get the air hole back around to the front. This will clean up the bottom of the cap and will also change how the threads line up and just might be enough to stop your leak.

When the RM2 is screwed together there is still a small gap. The gap is larger than my BIL has on his RM2. There is no pressure on the RM2 when it leaks, usually it happens when it is in my pocket and I'm just walking around. I'll look down, and my pants have a half-dollar size dark wet spot! It's pretty embarrassing because I have a fairly professional job, but I don't want to give up the convenience and quality vape of the REO and use some "junk" while I'm at work.

 

[ed101z]

I think perhaps you may have a RM2 mismatch. I tried another RM2 top cap on another base, and noticed it didn't fit snuggly. It was a little different in shape as well. I could tell that particular top cap was not fitted for that particular base.

I've been using the RM2 for a month. Have had no issues whatsoever. When I take the top cap off, I always wipe the threads on the base, and top cap threads with a paper towel. Haven't had leaking at all.

Also, I can't get any leaks from the air hole. I've tried to over squonk, but the air hold just seals itself with juice. I can see juice has filled the air hole, but there are no leaks, or juice running down the side. After a quick primer puff, I quickly start vaping. Really have tried to over squonk, but can't.

Hope you can squash the problem. Gotta be hell going through this.

 

[AmandaD]

I have three Reos, but my first one - an original mini that came from the classies - has an RM2 that does leak between the cap and the base. I had to put an O ring in between the two to stop it. It's an older RM2, and leaks like a sieve without that O ring. Luckily the O ring solved the problem!

My other mini leaked after I installed the rebuil kit. Turned out I hadn't properly glued the tubing to the connector, and it was leaking there. Drop of glue - problem soved!

 

[UncleChimney]

I think perhaps you may have a RM2 mismatch. I tried another RM2 top cap on another base, and noticed it didn't fit snuggly. It was a little different in shape as well. I could tell that particular top cap was not fitted for that particular base.

I've been using the RM2 for a month. Have had no issues whatsoever. When I take the top cap off, I always wipe the threads on the base, and top cap threads with a paper towel. Haven't had leaking at all.

Also, I can't get any leaks from the air hole. I've tried to over squonk, but the air hold just seals itself with juice. I can see juice has filled the air hole, but there are no leaks, or juice running down the side. After a quick primer puff, I quickly start vaping. Really have tried to over squonk, but can't.

Hope you can squash the problem. Gotta be hell going through this.

I'm right there with you ed! Whenever I take my top cap off there is a lot of fluid that I can wipe off from the threads on the base! I don't think it's supposed to be like this, but I put the teflon on and we'll see how that works. For some reason or another these two just don't mate up to well

I'm right there with you on the air hole leaks because like you, the air hole kind of just plugs itself and the juice runs right back into the bottle. It really is a great design, but really sucks that it always leaks either in my pants or I have juice all over my hands

 

[UncleChimney]

OK, sorry it took so long to get back to everyone, but I knew my BIL was coming over to watch football today and I wanted to wait til I could check out his RM2. So I checked out his RM2 and he says his never leaks unless he over-squonks it. I took his off and covered the bottom as well as his air hole and when I blew nothing leaked out and I couldn't push any air through it at all. Next step I did was to take his cap off and put it onto my base and when I blew through it it still leaked, but less than mine. I'm not sure how mine is all goofed up. It's been like this since I got my REO (2-3months ago) and I always just brushed it off as me over-squonking it, but as soon as I covered the bottom hole and the air hole and fluid leaked out between the threads I knew that it wasn't because of me over-squonking. The top cap of the RM2 has rolled off the kitchen counter twice, but I highly doubt that would bend it.

Squonking works exactly the way it should. As soon as I let off the bottle it sucks juice back down so I don't think that is the problem. I just threw plumbers tape on it now so we'll see how that holds up, hopefully better than it has because this is getting old quick.

Well, that didn't go as well as planned Still leaked after a bit. I took the teflon around the threads on the base one time....


.....off to go attempt using more teflon this time!

 

[UncleChimney]

Gotta give a huge shout out to Rob here. I talked to him and he is going to take care of my leaking problem. I gotta give a lot of credit to Rob because this isn't something a normal company would do!! He is going above and beyond to make sure that I have the best REO experience possible!! Thanks Rob!

 

[ancient puffer]

Gotta give a huge shout out to Rob here. I talked to him and he is going to take care of my leaking problem. I gotta give a lot of credit to Rob because this isn't something a normal company would do!! He is going above and beyond to make sure that I have the best REO experience possible!! Thanks Rob!

That right there is the REAL reason REOs can't be beat!