CE5 leaking. Need some hep here.

[Thepinfamily]

I hope this is the right sub-forum.

One of my CE5's is leaking quite a bit. I'm not sure what the problem is. I took it apart and cleaned it and it didn't help. It's leaking out of the bottom hole in the center shaft. At first everything fit together nicely but now the top of the center shaft doesnt touch the drip tip. To help I lift the rubber cap on the top of the center post and then put the drip tip on so it pushes down and touches the rubber cap. The only problem with that is now the rubber cap doesn't sit all the way down. I attached it to my battery and pushed down on it to make sure it's seated all the way and it is. I pulled the center post out, cleaned everything and put it back together but that didn't help. Not sure what to do next. Any suggestions? Can someone recommend a better clearo about the same size? Thanks

 

[Razlan]

Hi Thepinfamily,
A basic mini nova (some love em, some hate em) is about the same size. Offers slightly better capacity, and in my opinion from limited experience, do not leak.
I have the same problem u do with the CE5. Bummer.

 

[Thepinfamily]

I ordered the mini nova a few days ago. I hope it works better for me. I took apart my leaking ce5 and dropped it in my ultrasonic cleaner for 10 min with straight water. It's been fine ever sense. I think they need more maintenance than people realize. I had a second one start leaking yesterday. I cleaned it the same way and its perfect now. Unfortunately it's a waste of juice. You can only pour so much back in the bottle and the rest is wasted. juice is so cheap it's not that big of a deal. Still sucks to waste any though.