Bottle leaking

[edricketts]

Would any of you guys mind posting a photo of how the o-ring is supposed to be seated in the bottle cap before and after screwing the cap on? My guess is that I'm screwing it too tight, but I can't seem to get it right. I'm not having huge leaks, just enough that there is a small amount of juice "wetness" by the end of the day.

Also, does it matter if the reo lays on its side? What about if I have it upside down? Does the o-ring just prevent squonk leakage or should it make it leak proof however you orient the mod?

Here's what mine looks like at the moment.

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[Rmcgloth]

Mine looks a little moist on the threads, but I have had no leaks, pocketed, lying down or otherwise. My o ring seats just like yours. Maybe, normal?

 

[Filthy-Beast]

I think you might be to tight. I have a bigger gap between the bottom of the top and the lip on the bottle.

 

[johni]

Mine is tighter than that. Never leaks.

The o-ring has to seat properly all the way around or you'll have leaks. Yours looks a little misshapen. Once the o-ring gets out of shape it is almost impossible to get it sealed.

 

[mackman]

Mine looks a little moist on the threads, but I have had no leaks, pocketed, lying down or otherwise. My o ring seats just like yours. Maybe, normal?

Ditto and no leaks

 

[Matthee]

Tighter than yours looks to me. All 3 my Reos like that. No leaking.

 

[pianoguy]

Pop the o-ring out of there, clean it off, get it started in the threads and then screw the bottle in snug (not too tight) to seat it.

 

[Jet Knight]

Pop the o-ring out of there, clean it off, get it started in the threads and then screw the bottle in snug (not too tight) to seat it.

Sounds like a plan for now.

 

[ancient puffer]

While you have the ring out of the bottle cap, carefully inspect it for any nicks or breaks. I had one that developed just such an imperfection (not from new, by the way, several months old) and it drove me nuts trying to figure out why I was getting leaks and it wasn't squonking properly. As a result, I ordered (IIRC) 100 replacement o-rings, but I only really use them for "peripheral" stuff (like covering the gap between the RM2 and the catch cup)

 

[ltrainer]

You might want to try a different bottle if you haven't already. Maybe the top of the neck of the bottle is malformed.

 

[edricketts]

You might want to try a different bottle if you haven't already. Maybe the top of the neck of the bottle is malformed.

Hey thanks! Changed bottle and o-ring and it's dry as a bone now.

 

[m3nace]

If I flip my mod upside down and the liquid leaks into the cap that holds the tube is my o ring failing to do its job? Lol squonks fine in my eyes and a little wet on the inside wall of the grand but that might be from me not drying the bottle all the way

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[Matthee]

If I flip my mod upside down and the liquid leaks into the cap that holds the tube is my o ring failing to do its job? Lol squonks fine in my eyes and a little wet on the inside wall of the grand but that might be from me not drying the bottle all the way

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Yes, I think that is normal. There is space between the tube and the opening of the bottle, so seems natural that some juice will get into that cap/adapted nipple. As long as the juice does not leak from that cap's/nipple's top side, which is tight around the tube. Or from the threads of the cap proper.