Crown 3 tank leaking question

[ZenCloud79]

I got this Uwell crown 3 tank a few days ago, so far I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing that's bugging me is every time I add new juice it floods and it spits, and there is leakage from the airflow area. Is there a certain way to prime it? When ever I fill it there is already juice in there so I didn't think I had to prime it if it was working ok. I've checked that everything is screwed on right and seals are fine. To get it to stop leaking ive had to increase the temp, fire it a few times with out a pull and then it seems to be ok but seems very unnecessary. Any tips would be appreciated thanks.

 

[r77r7r]

If that's topfill, I've been told to have the airflow closed for filling, then after filled invert while finishing tightening, then open a/f while still inverted. Wait a bit then vape. Might still have to crank it up to clear a bit of the gurgling. Gl

 

[ZenCloud79]

That did seem to help thank you

 

[VapNMirrors]

All that isn't necessity, be careful when filling to prevent juice sneaking down the chimney. Ie, inset filler through the hole, avoid bubbles, overflows, etc. If your O-rings are good it won't flood.

 

[ZenCloud79]

Yea its really weird, im putting the juice in the right hole from the top, not the chimney. Making sure its falling down the inside of the glass tank, ive even let it sit for 10 min like the manual suggested and once i start to use it, it starts to gurgle and spit a bit when pulling, then the airflow chamber on the bottom floods. Only way ive been able to get it working right is up the wattage to 70, and dump out the flood in the airflow. Compared to my baby beast and gnome tank this doesnt seem right

 

[bombastinator]

Sounds like some sort of bad seal. I’ve had notch coils do what you describe but it also could be a missing o ring somewhere. I don’t get why people think drop in coils are easier. I see so many problems like this here.

 

[ZenCloud79]

I think I figured it out. It was a .5 coil and I was using only 40w , half the recommended range because someone had said 40w with a .5 works good for chocolate. Maybe it was releasing more juice than it was burning? Just swapped the .5 for a .2 and after filling at 80w its working fine. Weird

 

[ZenCloud79]

The joys of being a vape noob lol

 

[stols001]

Yeah, I'm not sure, I mean it is often recommended to close airflow when filling, but I really haven't had to do that with my tanks, including the Berserker which really is reputed to be difficult to topfill. I haven't had any issues with it, I don't know if my wicking has anything to do with it. You may have gotten a bad coil, as simple as that, perhaps not related to the resistance change at all. It's also possible the coil wasn't screwed in quite tight enough. O-rings could be a possibility but it sounds like you checked them by now.

Unless you vastly prefer the lower resistance coil anyway, I would probably try a new coil of higher resistance next time and see how filling goes. I've found it very hard to make a drop in coil leak, honestly, and I run several of them... .Best of luck figuring it out! And welcome to ECF.

Anna

 

[VapNMirrors]

The wattage won't impact flooding- just how fast you can vape it clear. Sounds like a bad seal on your previous coil.

 

[sonicbomb]

https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog-entry/why-does-my-tank-leak-and-what-can-i-do-about-it.7991

 

[Toronnah]

If that's topfill, I've been told to have the airflow closed for filling, then after filled invert while finishing tightening, then open a/f while still inverted. Wait a bit then vape. Might still have to crank it up to clear a bit of the gurgling. Gl

There are manufacturer instructions that come in the box. They say this exact thing.