did i ruin my tank?

[midnight.fairy]

I decided to clean and put a new coil in my Triton tank today. I removed the coil and ran some water through the tank to clean it, then put the new coil in and filled it up with juice. Problem is now when I screw the tank on my battery it blinks 5 times or so and wont allow me to vape with that tank. Tested the battery with a different tank and it vapes fine. Is it because I ran water through the center part? I've never had this happen before with any other tanks. Does anyone know if it's salvageable?

 

[GreenLeaf]

I decided to clean and put a new coil in my Triton tank today. I removed the coil and ran some water through the tank to clean it, then put the new coil in and filled it up with juice. Problem is now when I screw the tank on my battery it blinks 5 times or so and wont allow me to vape with that tank. Tested the battery with a different tank and it vapes fine. Is it because I ran water through the center part? I've never had this happen before with any other tanks. Does anyone know if it's salvageable?

Nope, the entire tank and coil/wicks are water proof.

Did you dry all the water off and blow through the center post, and dry the inside/threads?

Either that is a bad coil (which is rare but I have heard of new duds) or you torqued it in too tight and it's shorting the battery.

 

[midnight.fairy]

Thanks! I replaced the coil and blew the water out really good and it's now working Very glad to know they're waterproof.

 

[GreenLeaf]

Thanks! I replaced the coil and blew the water out really good and it's now working Very glad to know they're waterproof.

No problem! Enjoy your Triton.

For future reference, was it a bad coil or water problem?

 

[midnight.fairy]

I'm pretty certain it was a water problem but I decided go go ahead and change coils just in case.

 

[Penguins17]

I had the same issue, but the tank (I found out it was the coil later) would "kill" my batteries (I had to put them on the charger for a second to "revive" it.

The cause, water pressure, way too much pressure (you have to use a very slow, and low water pressure). I ran the whole coil under the faucet at full blast and (from what I undertsand) it shorted the coil. After some investigation, (I retired the whole tank for a week, again I had no idea what was wrong) I started to move the wicks around to get a better look at the coil itself, and it suddenly started working again. I told everyone here, and (I think it was BigBen, If not I apologize) told me that this was a problem multiple people have had with the triton tanks, and a slight tug one way or the other of the coil wick can solve the problem sometimes.

They aren't expensive, but I'd still try to get it working again... it couldn't hurt.

 

[DaveOno]

It was either water in the center tube of the tank shorting, or, as Penguins had, the coil moved and shorted.

What I do, and you can also do is this. After all is clean and dry (tap the tank on it's ends to get those last drops out).

Put the tank without the coil on the tank. Hit the fire button. 5 blinks: that tank has a short (this is rare). But if you get a steady light, then put the coil on. Hit the button, only for a bit. If the coil is shorted, you'll get the 5 blinks right away.

This way you don't waste any valuable jooze.

And it's basic logical troubleshooting. And good for you to try other tanks.

 

[stevegmu]

I had that issue once, when I didn't let a tank and coil air dry overnight. Kept getting the error blinks.

 

[midnight.fairy]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I will do as suggested and try and save the coil. Thanks too for the info about testing the tank and coil on the battery! I never knew about that trick either. Gotta love those Triton tanks!