Carto tanks keeps flooding
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Maybe but you should finish your Description.
What cartos?
Did you try:
different Brand
Different # of Holes?
Different Hole sizes?
What Mix - pg/vg have you used with which combo?
What cartos?
Did you try:
different Brand
Different # of Holes?
Different Hole sizes?
What Mix - pg/vg have you used with which combo?
First thought is NO on the vaseline! Ugh. A little of your juice to lube the O rings is sufficient and may not be necessary. Second: the same questions as crxess. Plus, do you have slots or holes in your carto? I use 85% PG and have used 100% PG (which is thinner than VG in consistency) and my cartos don't generally act like that...I use 2 holes because I'm a chain vaper. The slotted cartos gave me trouble, however. Tell us a bit more about your set up, please!
One is a standard ibtanked 22 with 2.0 ohm single coil two hole smoktech which were working fine before, 5pawn juice then switched to villain vapor and switched cartos of the same type.
Second vaperfexion prov2 with 2.0 single coil single hole boges started with big willys then used villain juice. Both on a provari and I switched out for cartos of the same kind.
Second vaperfexion prov2 with 2.0 single coil single hole boges started with big willys then used villain juice. Both on a provari and I switched out for cartos of the same kind.
Did they leak before you used the vaseline? I'm thinking it might stop the tank from making a good seal. I use IBTanked tanks with absolutely no problems! Also got Five Pawns in the same carto as you. I'm thinking it's the vaseline.
The 2 most common reasons for flooded cartos are
1. Over priming them. Too much eliquid from the start.
2. Poor seal with the carto tank around the cartomizer.
Carto tanks depend on a good seal to pull just enough eliquid into the carto after every vape. This only works with a good seal. If the seal is bad, or absent, that allows eliquid to flow freely into the carto, flooding it.
Possibly the vaseline has damaged the orings inside the IBTanked.
The only other possibility is a badly manufactured carto that somehow has a crack in it.
1. Over priming them. Too much eliquid from the start.
2. Poor seal with the carto tank around the cartomizer.
Carto tanks depend on a good seal to pull just enough eliquid into the carto after every vape. This only works with a good seal. If the seal is bad, or absent, that allows eliquid to flow freely into the carto, flooding it.
Possibly the vaseline has damaged the orings inside the IBTanked.
The only other possibility is a badly manufactured carto that somehow has a crack in it.
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I read on a website that Vaseline should be used. I guess it was bad information.
Yes! Not sure how you're going to get it off without soap.....actually try a 15 min soak in white vinegar perhaps? Since one of them is an IB Tanked, I'd ask OCD in the IB Tanked forum - or just shoot him a pm.
Did you prime the cartos using 'The Thingy?'
Did you prime the cartos using 'The Thingy?'
Leaning in favor of poor seal also. Have used plenty of Boge 2 hole Cartos in basic F-16 tanks without any flooding.
Now I'm running 2 Killer 705's full open setting with 50/50 liquids. I can lay them on their sides and no leaking/flooding.
Now I'm running 2 Killer 705's full open setting with 50/50 liquids. I can lay them on their sides and no leaking/flooding.
I don't have the tool I just ordered it. I washed the orings out on one and it's still flooding. Going to try replacing them on ibtanked. Do the thinner I-rings go inside or outside the end cap?
The Thingy is the plastic container that comes with all the IB Tanks. You also had a brochure showing you how to use it to prime the cartos. Is your carto flooded? Is there a bunch of liquid pooled on the top?
Hmm, the O rings go between the tank and the caps. The smallest one goes in the middle - where the carto slides through. That one is tricky to get in properly.
When you say 'flooded' what exactly to you mean?
Hmm, the O rings go between the tank and the caps. The smallest one goes in the middle - where the carto slides through. That one is tricky to get in properly.
When you say 'flooded' what exactly to you mean?
I've changed tanks and gotten flooding with the GP SnP's. After checking, I found the two holes on the top were not sealing properly, voiding the seal required. Once I replaced the orings there, and made sure to never leave the holes "open" I had no more problems. However, I did reduce the size of my punched carto holes from two to one, and haven't had a problem since. With my IBTanks, I never had such a problem, and I agree with the others that the seal is likely the problem. Vaseline will break down certain materials, depending on their material, and could easily cause the flooding issue. This should not be too difficult to resolve. Good seals, proper sized holes for your juice, proper priming....Nirvana. Good luck!
Uh...anyone ask the OP what voltage is he vaping on. I mean, the coils may not be heating up the juice as fast as he is drawing. Just a thought....
You don't need vasoline! I don't even use eliquid to lubricate everything, they slide in just fine with the right touch. Make sure your voltage is set high enough to keep up with the wicking. Also try using 1 hole cartos. I've used 1 hole & 2, and find the 1 holes are much more consistent & don't flood as easily.
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No to Vaseline, instead use a bit of your juice or FDA approved lubricant. Using your juice is far easier than ordering FDA approved lubricant.
Be careful not to over prime the carto, if higher PG ratio smaller holes or single hole. I vape 70PG/30VG and find the 2 standards holes on the Ikenvape cartos to be perfect. Higher VG ratios will require slightly larger holes to allow the thicker liquid to wick into the poly fill.
Avoid slotting your cartos, the slots if just a bit rough or sharp can damage the o'ring and compromise the seal.
Be careful not to over prime the carto, if higher PG ratio smaller holes or single hole. I vape 70PG/30VG and find the 2 standards holes on the Ikenvape cartos to be perfect. Higher VG ratios will require slightly larger holes to allow the thicker liquid to wick into the poly fill.
Avoid slotting your cartos, the slots if just a bit rough or sharp can damage the o'ring and compromise the seal.
Also, while I agree on the basic diagnosis of faulty seal being likely, it -might- not have been from the petroleum based lubricant (though that is a perfectly plausible culprit). The op mentions "not having the tool"
Never insert a carto into a tank without slapping yo mama first! The edges of a carto can cut your o rings, sometimes splitting one, but sometimes taking a sliver off the inside edge, which can both be hard to see, as well as give you fits with flooding.
Never insert a carto into a tank without slapping yo mama first! The edges of a carto can cut your o rings, sometimes splitting one, but sometimes taking a sliver off the inside edge, which can both be hard to see, as well as give you fits with flooding.
One guy sez' one time "All clearomizer they do leak" or something like that, he sounded like he work for the vaperman but carto's well they shouldnt leak, except from the top when you don't got the plumbing on right, like those soft silicone cap dont fit on the tube,
man but leaks are mess, you get your VG and your PG all over your fingers, then its on your doors then its one everything, and got pg and vg everywhere. hope you get that leak stopped now
man but leaks are mess, you get your VG and your PG all over your fingers, then its on your doors then its one everything, and got pg and vg everywhere. hope you get that leak stopped now
Yeah, because the vape is SOOOO much better...
Oh, wait, no it isn't. The vape from a kayfun is marginally better.
And the setup is SOOOO much easier...
Oh wait, no it isn't. The setup is five times as complicated and takes three times as long.
And the maintenance is SOOOO much easier
Oh, wait, no it isn't. Re wicking a kayfun with a good coil is about as complicated and takes a similar time to changing carto in tank.
And the capacity is the same
Oh, wait, no it isn't. The 4.5 ml capacity of a kayfun really holds closer to 2 ml.
Don't get me wrong, I vape two cloned kayfun type attys, but your statement that the op should just let the money he already spent on a good delivery system go to waste so he can then go spend even more on your favorite delivery system is the opposite of helpful.
From the sound of the op, we're not dealing with someone who wants to spend all of the time and effort required to get a good vape out of a kayfun. There is a learning curve with rebuildables that not everyone wants to be bothered with. The majority of vapers just want a simple effective method to get a good vape.
For me, when I am at home, close to my juice supply and other attys, I love my kayfun clones, but when I want capacity and reliable performance for on the road, I grab a carto tank.
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