AQUA RBA somewhat disappointing. Suggestions? Kayfun? Taifun? Any Fun?

[vapdivrr]

Thanks for the tips vapdivrr. I was able to fill it successfully after replacing the wicks with larger ones and filling as folkphys explained. Seems to be working well and no more leaks. Only issue is a bit of gurgle and a small amount of juice in the tip every now and then. Don't understand how a tiny bit of juice keeps ending up in the bottom of the drip tip because everything is sealed properly but it's no big deal. I just pop the tip off when I notice it and dab with a paper towel.

I have previously tried the fill method you outlined but I was using those skinny wicks at the time and it looks like that's what the problem was. Yes, I agree that the trickiest part is catching the threads when you screw back the base but it's not impossible. Just requires a bit of patience. I'll give the bottom fill method another try on my next fill, which should be coming up very soon at the rate I've been vaping this thing! lol

Glad it's working a little better. That's what use to happen to me when top filling, no matter what, I always got a little gurgle at first then a couple drops. When I switched to the bottom method, none of that at all and I'm able to get a little more juice into the device. I think by bottom filling you can get another half ml.

 

[vapdivrr]

Lets remember that in all vacuum RBAs that have wide juice channels one must leave the wicks loose enough that you can actually suck air through them with whatever material you stuff in. That's why the Fog4 demands some wee trimmed tails that just place a few strands down to where the channel begins and if you stuff them too much you get horrible floods. My guess is that the Acqua, being the model for the F4 is very much the same. OTOH, when you have narrow channels like in a Kayfun, you must never block the channels with wick. You won't get any juice if you do.

I'm still struggling to find the optimal amount of cotton for my two Foggers 4, one of the second iteration with small deck and the other the first with the large deck. They are completely different in their wicking demands. They p*ss me off no end even tho they are great vapers.

Yes your correct, you cannot over stuff the channels but getting as close as possible without over stuffing seems to work the best in my particular builds.

 

[folkphys]

My Aqua has always been a spitting dragon. Maybe fixable with a big well drip tip, but I've grown quite found of the plastic version of Aqua stock tip, so I've never tried it. I just deal with it. Wiping out the chimney top well and blowing out the tip occasionally.

 

[Vaponators]

Glad it's working a little better. That's what use to happen to me when top filling, no matter what, I always got a little gurgle at first then a couple drops. When I switched to the bottom method, none of that at all and I'm able to get a little more juice into the device. I think by bottom filling you can get another half ml.

Yes, I can confirm that. When I previously used the bottom fill method, I noticed that I was able to put in a little more juice. Around a half ml or so.

 

[ForeverDiving]

my experience is kind of opposite. My Fogger v4 -even though I hate it- likes to be wicked pretty much just like a KF, with the wick ends only touching the juice channels but not really entering them. The Fogger has such a short vertical channel, so it doesn't need much of a sponge in there to catch rising juice.

Folkphys, just remember not all v4's are created equal... ;-) The first versions need wick in the channels, the first "big deck" one like them just reaching into them. Dunno about the current one which they're calling 4.1 —should be something like 4.6 or 4.7! there's so many variants out there now...

 

[ForeverDiving]

Yes your correct, you cannot over stuff the channels but getting as close as possible without over stuffing seems to work the best in my particular builds.

I saw some video or pictorial where the builder trimmed the wicks to a very tapered point with small scissors. It was a beautiful clean job that I seem unable to duplicate.

 

[Vaponators]

My Aqua has always been a spitting dragon. Maybe fixable with a big well drip tip, but I've grown quite found of the plastic version of Aqua stock tip, so I've never tried it. I just deal with it. Wiping out the chimney top well and blowing out the tip occasionally.

Hmmm, "spitting dragon"? LOL Good description folkphys. I like the stock drip tip too but I've been trying to figure out why it does that. It's not a deal breaker but I do find it to be a constant issue. I have to wipe out the chimney and drip tip several times a day. If I don't I keep getting a few drops of juice coming through the drip tip every so often.

 

[Robert Jeffries]

I had given up on everything other than my aqua for a good long while. From Day 1 I never had problems but I was using Silica. I was using it as a hybrid on a 21mm Vela clone and while I was traveling the clone just locked up and I didn't have the stuff to put it on a 510 with me so I got a Tobh. First dripper in years, and switched to cotton. I liked cotton so much I fought I would rebuild my aqua with cotton. I had issues and now understood what people couldn't get. I used to make a 2mm coil, but couldn't make that work. went to a 2.5-3 mm 26 g 8-9 wraps and if I unroll the cotton ball size it by eye and then pull it through a little ring i made the size of the coils and if i pull it through it will remove any excess cotton and since that point I have not had a single problem. Except, I am back to using 3 RDA's 2 Aqua's and a steam turbine.

Still love my aqua though. Just wait for the Aqua2..... 22mm and its shorter and more capacity, and thats all I think is public.

BTW never actually owning a Kayfun.... I had never had to build one, and wow that was an easy build.

my $0.02
RJ

 

[HauntedMyst]

Just get a Taifun GT. Simple to build with fantastic flavor.

 

[jennyoren]

My chimney always comes unscrewed along with the top cap when I go to refill it....I have to hold the chimney in place while I get the top cap off to prevent that....a little awkward but doable.......is that normal?

 

[Vaponators]

My chimney always comes unscrewed along with the top cap when I go to refill it....I have to hold the chimney in place while I get the top cap off to prevent that....a little awkward but doable.......is that normal?

Yes, it happened to me quite often at first and I also had to hold the chimney in place. It seems that when you unscrew the top cap, it 'grabs' the small o-ring at the top of the chimney, unscrewing it as well. But I noticed that the issue diminished over time. I guess refilling it so many times finally has it 'broken in'.

Absolutely no more leaking problems. I'm very happy with the performance of my AQUA.

 

[ForeverDiving]

My chimney always comes unscrewed along with the top cap when I go to refill it....I have to hold the chimney in place while I get the top cap off to prevent that....a little awkward but doable.......is that normal?

Not sure it's normal but it does show there's a perfect seal between the chimney and top; the most problematic area. I wouldn't mind that.

Tapatalk Pro / Samsung Galaxy 4

 

[Vaponators]

Not sure it's normal but it does show there's a perfect seal between the chimney and top; the most problematic area. I wouldn't mind that.

Tapatalk Pro / Samsung Galaxy 4

Exactly. I would much rather have it nice and tight like that rather than have to worry about leaks. As long as it keeps working as well as it has, I'm quite happy with it.

 

[vapdivrr]

My Aqua has always been a spitting dragon. Maybe fixable with a big well drip tip, but I've grown quite found of the plastic version of Aqua stock tip, so I've never tried it. I just deal with it. Wiping out the chimney top well and blowing out the tip occasionally.

Maybe it could be the specific juice you vape? Don't know but the aqua results I see mentioned in posts range a mile. I either have 2 exceptional aquas, or use just the right juice, or have just found the perfect build because so many of the issues I see mentioned, I just don't have. I see excessive heat issues where alot feel like their lips could burn, I see alot of this spitting juice thing also. Thb, I get none of that even at my usual .45 ohm set up, as a matter of fact, last night I was vaping the aqua with no drip tip and hardly got any juice in my mouth. The aqua imo, is a great atty and for vtf, it's hard to beat.