Anyone getting leaking w/ new 510?

[mousiemaximus]

Hi,

I just got mini 14500 back from upgrade and yesterday morning I picked it up and it was sitting in a puddle on my table. It was leaking from underneath the delrin cover. I took it all apart, bottle off, cover off and washed it all. I left the cover off and put the bottle back on and have been squonking it periodically. I am still getting some leakage but I can't figure out where its coming from. I am also noting that the juice is not fully draining back into the bottle and so the atty is drowning.

I can't find the source of the leak, but it would appear that the bottle is not holding vacuum, so the juice isn't draining right? Any ideas? I don't have a leak at the tube connection to the 510. Maybe the new tubes don't seal up right to the O-ring in the cap?

Let me know if you all have had any issues and what you recommend. I hate leaky anything and I won't use kit that leaks.

thanks

 

[redeyedancer]

Chances are it is leaking were the positive contact is sandwiched between the the stainless feed tube . You can tighten it with a pair of pliers . If your not comfortable doing it your self send it in I can do it . The leak itself will cause your juice feed problems it wont suck back into the bottle properly with a leak .

 

[mousiemaximus]

I can operate small hand tools

Will give it a spin

Thanks

 

[mousiemaximus]

Appears all fixed up. It was not loose although I put another 2/3 turn on it. I also just swapped out a new juice tank as the old one was pretty worn out.

Thank you for the prompt reply. The losing vac on the juice tank with what you said was a giveaway. Also I 'wrenched" down the atty super x style and that prolly helped too.

AND...I got a wonderful purple sparkle grand door in my mail That sparkly paint/coating is so under rated from photographs.

Looks so much nicer in person. thanks!

Yay

 

[TraceyS]

I am having the same problems with my new 510. Couldn't find the leak with the water squonking test....cleaned her real good and put her back in action.....leaking again It's on everything I sit it on...so it is again out of commission, when I took her apart last night juice all in the top area leaking down behind juice bottle. I will fool with it over the weekend and I will fix it!!!

Tracey

 

[Debadoo]

Gonna check this out on mine as well after I sleep.

 

[Debadoo]

Ok, am resurrecting this thread...... if no one sees it I'll start a new one. I finally got around to trying what Rob did in the video, but the 510 is tight!! So tight I couldn't loosen it. I do have weak hands, but also didn't wanna break nuttin. But at any rate.......the firing pin does NOT move, so it's tight.

I am getting leaking under the atty, and some has gone under the delrin cover, but not a lot. I know these new 510's aren't supposed to need an oring, and I'm sure I oversquonk, but if I don't, I get a dry (not burnt) hot hit. This has happened with pretty much every atty I've used. They don't always leak, but at some point it starts. I try to tighten them down well without the top cap on.

Can y'all help me figure out if it's just from over squonking, and if so, how do I get a better vape without doing that. (don't want much do I) lol Or is it something else. I've been dealing with this pretty much from the beginning, and I'm at a loss. I still love my reos, but it is frustrating. Thanks!!

also am still investigating, just found clivens thread again and am watching Russ's leaking diagnostics vid so hopefully I'll be able to figure it out.

 

[TraceyS]

Ok, am resurrecting this thread...... if no one sees it I'll start a new one. I finally got around to trying what Rob did in the video, but the 510 is tight!! So tight I couldn't loosen it. I do have weak hands, but also didn't wanna break nuttin. But at any rate.......the firing pin does NOT move, so it's tight.

I am getting leaking under the atty, and some has gone under the delrin cover, but not a lot. I know these new 510's aren't supposed to need an oring, and I'm sure I oversquonk, but if I don't, I get a dry (not burnt) hot hit. This has happened with pretty much every atty I've used. They don't always leak, but at some point it starts. I try to tighten them down well without the top cap on.

Can y'all help me figure out if it's just from over squonking, and if so, how do I get a better vape without doing that. (don't want much do I) lol Or is it something else. I've been dealing with this pretty much from the beginning, and I'm at a loss. I still love my reos, but it is frustrating. Thanks!!

also am still investigating, just found clivens thread again and am watching Russ's leaking diagnostics vid so hopefully I'll be able to figure it out.

Hey Here is a link to another thread about possible leaks. My hubby found mine, think it is one of the last posts but there are good ideas on what to check and of course Rob is there standing by waiting to help Hope you find out what it is!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/650309-reo-leaking.html

Tracey

 

[Debadoo]

Thanks hun........that's the one I meant when I added I'd just found cliven's thread. But I appreciate it. I did put the paper towel under the bottle, and so far that's fine, so I don't think it's the Reo leaking. It hasn't leaked much since I put it all back together, but a little bit. But it seems to be coming from under the atty. But it happens with all atties at some point. So not sure if it's just oversquonking or what.

 

[nerak]

Thanks hun........that's the one I meant when I added I'd just found cliven's thread. But I appreciate it. I did put the paper towel under the bottle, and so far that's fine, so I don't think it's the Reo leaking. It hasn't leaked much since I put it all back together, but a little bit. But it seems to be coming from under the atty. But it happens with all atties at some point. So not sure if it's just oversquonking or what.

A o-ring might help it Deb. With the low profile you don't really have much to catch any over-squonked juice. Pop off the drip tip of the RBA and watch the juice come up when you squonk. Watch it cover the coil. Watch and see if it goes back down the hole. If your bottle cap is not put on just tight the juice might be staying in your RBA. Then when you squonk again that little bit of juice with new juice is too much.

 

[Debadoo]

A o-ring might help it Deb. With the low profile you don't really have much to catch any over-squonked juice. Pop off the drip tip of the RBA and watch the juice come up when you squonk. Watch it cover the coil. Watch and see if it goes back down the hole. If your bottle cap is not put on just tight the juice might be staying in your RBA. Then when you squonk again that little bit of juice with new juice is too much.

this is the nuppin, and it does seem to be draining fine, took the top cap off and looked. Just a tiny bit under the wick, from the wick being nice and juicy. I have some orings that I think are for the bottles, is that the right size? and do you just stretch them over the silver part in the juice well? I'm probably being dense, but since it's draining so well, it doesn't make sense to me that it's over squonking really, cuz if I squonked 10 times it oughta just go back in the bottle. lol Unless just super juicy wicks will make it leak between the top cap and the atty and run down or something.

Right now it's behaving well, hardly any juice on the mod. Before my whole hand would be full of juice, so the atty may not have been tight enough or something.

 

[nerak]

this is the nuppin, and it does seem to be draining fine, took the top cap off and looked. Just a tiny bit under the wick, from the wick being nice and juicy. I have some orings that I think are for the bottles, is that the right size? and do you just stretch them over the silver part in the juice well? I'm probably being dense, but since it's draining so well, it doesn't make sense to me that it's over squonking really, cuz if I squonked 10 times it oughta just go back in the bottle. lol Unless just super juicy wicks will make it leak between the top cap and the atty and run down or something.

Right now it's behaving well, hardly any juice on the mod. Before my whole hand would be full of juice, so the atty may not have been tight enough or something.

The o-ring should sit around the silver part. It does not have to fit perfect. It just lays there! The bottle cap size should work to try it. But hope you found the problem!

 

[Debadoo]

ok, thanks hun. Me too.

 

[redeyedancer]

this is the nuppin, and it does seem to be draining fine, took the top cap off and looked. Just a tiny bit under the wick, from the wick being nice and juicy. I have some orings that I think are for the bottles, is that the right size? and do you just stretch them over the silver part in the juice well? I'm probably being dense, but since it's draining so well, it doesn't make sense to me that it's over squonking really, cuz if I squonked 10 times it oughta just go back in the bottle. lol Unless just super juicy wicks will make it leak between the top cap and the atty and run down or something.

Right now it's behaving well, hardly any juice on the mod. Before my whole hand would be full of juice, so the atty may not have been tight enough or something.

I have a feeling your over feeding your atty .
Your always welcome to send it in I don't mind testing it for you . I just ordered some new rbas one of them looks like it would be perfect for the over plunger

 

[daveinleics]

this is the nuppin, and it does seem to be draining fine, took the top cap off and looked. Just a tiny bit under the wick, from the wick being nice and juicy. I have some orings that I think are for the bottles, is that the right size? and do you just stretch them over the silver part in the juice well? I'm probably being dense, but since it's draining so well, it doesn't make sense to me that it's over squonking really, cuz if I squonked 10 times it oughta just go back in the bottle. lol Unless just super juicy wicks will make it leak between the top cap and the atty and run down or something.

Right now it's behaving well, hardly any juice on the mod. Before my whole hand would be full of juice, so the atty may not have been tight enough or something.

With the Nuppin' you can get some juice condensing between the AFC ring and the main body - eventually this might leak out. If you haven't already tried it, pull the AFC off and see what is underneath it. I find I have to clean mine off fairly regularly as I too can be a bit over enthusiastic with the squonking

 

[Doffy]

Just a guess, but do you vape until dryish before setting reo aside?

i find a bit of leaking if i put a reo in my pocket that has just been squonked, even if it drains well.

does that make sense? pick up reo, squonk, vape, squonk, vape, squonk, vape until fairly dry, lock button and set aside?

all i can think of [assuming it is not while vaping but resting]

 

[Filthy-Beast]

If the leak first appears between the RBA and 510, then use a o ring, 1x10mm or 1.5x10mm, I run and o ring on all my mods.

As mentioned with the Nuppin, especially if you are running a single coil, juice can eventually migrate to the second, closed air hole and seep a bit. Just cover the open air hole and draw some air through the drip tip, this will clear out the juice from the AFC ring.

 

[oplholik]

I have a feeling your over feeding your atty .
Your always welcome to send it in I don't mind testing it for you . I just ordered some new rbas one of them looks like it would be perfect for the over plunger

OH? Whatcha got coming, anything that's good for a single coil?

 

[Debadoo]

I have a feeling your over feeding your atty .
Your always welcome to send it in I don't mind testing it for you . I just ordered some new rbas one of them looks like it would be perfect for the over plunger

Thanks I'll keep that in mind, right now I'm trying to get $ together to send the mini in for upgrades. lol

With the Nuppin' you can get some juice condensing between the AFC ring and the main body - eventually this might leak out. If you haven't already tried it, pull the AFC off and see what is underneath it. I find I have to clean mine off fairly regularly as I too can be a bit over enthusiastic with the squonking

Well, now I haven't tried that. I was pulling the whole top cap off, and didn't find much when I'd clean that, but forgot about the AFC coming off. Will try that.

Just a guess, but do you vape until dryish before setting reo aside?

i find a bit of leaking if i put a reo in my pocket that has just been squonked, even if it drains well.

does that make sense? pick up reo, squonk, vape, squonk, vape, squonk, vape until fairly dry, lock button and set aside?

all i can think of [assuming it is not while vaping but resting]

I usually squonk, vape, vape, set it down, couple minutes later vape vape. I don't go out much, so usually it's just sitting flat on a table if it's not in my hand.

If the leak first appears between the RBA and 510, then use a o ring, 1x10mm or 1.5x10mm, I run and o ring on all my mods.

As mentioned with the Nuppin, especially if you are running a single coil, juice can eventually migrate to the second, closed air hole and seep a bit. Just cover the open air hole and draw some air through the drip tip, this will clear out the juice from the AFC ring.

It's been leaking a lot today. somehow juice was all on the inside of the door when I picked it up, but none was inside the mod, have some paper towel under the juice bottle. I put an O ring on a bit ago, not sure of the size, but it was in a little zip bag that Kay sent me with some mini bottles. Will see if that helps. I'm running dual coils and have the AFC wide open.

 

[Debadoo]

dunno if this will come out clear or not, but this is what it looks like after a squonk without vaping it at all. The Oring isn't really helping btw.



well, don't look like you can see much with that. I tried to get close as I could, then cropped it closer. Closer than that and the flash washed it out, but maybe y'all can tell something.

I did take the AFC off, and it was a little wet, but not a lot.