Billow RTA by EHPRO & Eciggity

[nopoison]

OMG the whistling on this thing is starting to get to me. Anyone have this problem? After I kill this tank I will take the drill to it and make sure the airways are nice and clear! Ughh.. My fogger and orchid dont have this issue tho they do have their own.

 

[Nailz]

My billow makes no noise, I've had the airflow quite restricted and now have it nearly all the way open and had no whistle with either setting, maybe as you suggested, there is something in the airflow causing it to whistle.

 

[WickedBad]

So some in this thread has said that it leaks. Saying leak is not far as this thing _drains_. I tried small, medium, large and stuffed cotton. Even stuffed drained 1/3 of tank laying on it's side for 2 hours. On the way out this morning I decided I would stuff the juice channels with cotton. That fixed the draining but of course what I expected was dry hits and dry hits there were.

Good thing this was inexpensive so I don't feel to burnt. I can not really think of a way to fix it. It is really sad as the performance of this thing is amazing. Flavor is a little shy of my normal vape but production is insane. I have an Atlantis and this kills it in flavor and is about the same in vapor.

I would wait for v4.4 (or whatever they call the next one) to come out for this. With seeing how many people have this problem I have to ask did they skip the QA on this? I had the screw problem fixed that with sandpaper but I also have the draining problem so I was 2 for 2.

 

[nopoison]

My billow makes no noise, I've had the airflow quite restricted and now have it nearly all the way open and had no whistle with either setting, maybe as you suggested, there is something in the airflow causing it to whistle.

Thats great news for me! Thanks I will have to take it apart and work on it a bit!

 

[Nailz]

So some in this thread has said that it leaks. Saying leak is not far as this thing _drains_. I tried small, medium, large and stuffed cotton. Even stuffed drained 1/3 of tank laying on it's side for 2 hours. On the way out this morning I decided I would stuff the juice channels with cotton. That fixed the draining but of course what I expected was dry hits and dry hits there were.

Good thing this was inexpensive so I don't feel to burnt. I can not really think of a way to fix it. It is really sad as the performance of this thing is amazing. Flavor is a little shy of my normal vape but production is insane. I have an Atlantis and this kills it in flavor and is about the same in vapor.

I would wait for v4.4 (or whatever they call the next one) to come out for this. With seeing how many people have this problem I have to ask did they skip the QA on this? I had the screw problem fixed that with sandpaper but I also have the draining problem so I was 2 for 2.

I thought it didn't leak when 1st got it, but I was wrong, seems to be leaking from the base, it is not bad, but everytime I unscrew from a mod, there is juice on the mod and on the bottom of the billow, it is not leaking from the air holes, it is from the base, I have tried using different oring on the fill screw and that didn't solve it, so not sure if coming from the air flow screws, fill hole or even 510 pin. I also added some cotton in the channels when changed out wicking, and that made no difference either, wish I could solve it, as it does vape damn well.

 

[roxynoodle]

I thought it didn't leak when 1st got it, but I was wrong, seems to be leaking from the base, it is not bad, but everytime I unscrew from a mod, there is juice on the mod and on the bottom of the billow, it is not leaking from the air holes, it is from the base, I have tried using different oring on the fill screw and that didn't solve it, so not sure if coming from the air flow screws, fill hole or even 510 pin. I also added some cotton in the channels when changed out wicking, and that made no difference either, wish I could solve it, as it does vape damn well.

Just for giggles, flip the glass tube and see if it matters. Don't know if it will, but might be worth a try.

 

[WickedBad]

Just for giggles, flip the glass tube and see if it matters. Don't know if it will, but might be worth a try.

Tried with no help. My leaking comes out the airflow holes. It even leaks a bit standing up but laying down just slowly drains out.

 

[inswva]

I thought it didn't leak when 1st got it, but I was wrong, seems to be leaking from the base, it is not bad, but everytime I unscrew from a mod, there is juice on the mod and on the bottom of the billow, it is not leaking from the air holes, it is from the base, I have tried using different oring on the fill screw and that didn't solve it, so not sure if coming from the air flow screws, fill hole or even 510 pin. I also added some cotton in the channels when changed out wicking, and that made no difference either, wish I could solve it, as it does vape damn well.

Same here. I didn't think mine leaked at all but after reading your post I pulled it off my Workhorse and, sure enough, it's leaking from the bottom. It's not leaking much and I can't yet tell if it is coming from the fill hole or the AFC holes. Not a huge deal since I plan on running it exclusively on a mech.

 

[WickedBad]

On top of the suckage their site screwed up and charged me 5 times for my order. Only two of those have been reversed so far.

 

[Bman1959]

Same here. I didn't think mine leaked at all but after reading your post I pulled it off my Workhorse and, sure enough, it's leaking from the bottom. It's not leaking much and I can't yet tell if it is coming from the fill hole or the AFC holes. Not a huge deal since I plan on running it exclusively on a mech.

As I am waiting for my Workhorse to arrive, what build did you use on your Billow?
And how long did it take to get your Workhorse after you ordered it? Am getting anxious for mine to at least get out of "processing".

 

[inswva]

As I am waiting for my Workhorse to arrive, what build did you use on your Billow?
And how long did it take to get your Workhorse after you ordered it? Am getting anxious for mine to at least get out of "processing".

24ga, .25ohm. Hits like it has an attitude problem, lol.

IIRC, I think it took about a week to get my WH. May be a bit longer now after the awesome sale they ran. Had I not over spent on Black Friday I would have ordered a second Workhorse. If you intend to run a fairly low ohm build, I'd recommend getting the HD switch spring from Super-T. Since you order hasn't shipped I'd call them up and get them to add one to your order.

 

[Bman1959]

24ga, .25ohm. Hits like it has an attitude problem, lol.

IIRC, I think it took about a week to get my WH. May be a bit longer now after the awesome sale they ran. Had I not over spent on Black Friday I would have ordered a second Workhorse. If you intend to run a fairly low ohm build, I'd recommend getting the HD switch spring from Super-T. Since you order hasn't shipped I'd call them up and get them to add one to your order.

Thanks and that looks nice!
Tried to get the HD spring, but they were out. Will look again and see if they are back in stock.

 

[gel drops]

I should have taken out flooding insurance with my SQuape from FT.I do like the concept of the Billow and i intend on purchasing one,I have had nothing but great experiences with this vendor.

 

[roxynoodle]

Still haven't built it as I'm sitting back and reading comments. How many think their leak is from the air screws? I may wrap them with teflon tape.

 

[sahsah]

I had this sitting on my mod all day... Came back and my rDNA was coated in juice... Gonna rewick and try a different wick style

Are you sticking your wicks into the channels?

 

[WickedBad]

So for the leaking I on a whim decided to tighten up the air flow screws. I tightened them all the way down and leaking stopped. I backed them out a bit to an airflow I was happy with and it seems to have solved the leaking. I have had it sitting on it's side for ~hour and no leaking at all.

 

[sahsah]

I clearly stated: "I don't have the billow" because it is leaker. But how can I know, I DON'T and did not imply I did. You on the other hand seem to be quite the know it all, with your post plastered all over the theard.

Go buy one then you will know.

lol no reason to get all emotional and upset, I was just making a friendly suggestion that it may be worth trying out before just writing it off just because a few people had some leaking, you never know maybe they were just wicking it wrong...

 

[sahsah]

Wow nice pic CacHooka!! That's about the same as my go-to build for RDA's too (dual 26g microcoils, around 0.4-0.7ohm), so great to hear!!
Man I love the looks of that Sig Plus.. My IPV3 will be here tomorrow with my Billow, but I definitely like the looks of that black Plus better. But I went for the IPV because of it's performance, range, and new 0.01ohm accuracy.

I might have to jump and get the Plus as well around Xmas, lol.. Spending way too much lately!
.... Hey, is it possible to do a single coil on this, or nah? I wanted to try some of my flat wire for the 1st time with it, but it appears I'd need some NR wire to weld to it - which I don't have and can't see myself doing lol

ya you should be able to do single coil builds as long as you shut off the corresponding airflow so that you don't dilute your Vape down with air coming out to a spot where there's no coil installed. Single coil set up may require a slightly different wicking setup also.

 

[sahsah]

I thought it was just me, filing those screws... Now I see that I'm not along. I made mines shorter and ball point so they won't cut the wire that easy.

Why not just flat, wouldn't that fix the wire cutting and create a better connection?

 

[sahsah]

You would need to block the juice channels on the side you arent using and thats not something i would really try on this thing. Thats what the Lemo is for.

Couldn't you just wick it like a dragon coil or something where you split each tail and leave on part by each juice channel?