Does anyone have one of these?

[Hans Wermhat]

Authentic Epoch D1 Rebuildable Atomizer Tank Orchid Base Kay RTA RBA USA Seller | eBay

I see it. I like it. It looks like an orchid that wicks a little like a genny. Just wondering if anyone has tried it out yet.

 

[classwife]

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[roxynoodle]

@dwcraig1 has one and started a thread on it recently.

 

[VaPreis]

I purchased one last week. So far it's been a mixed bag for me.

Flavor-wise, no other tank I have can touch it. It's amazing. It has better flavor then my Lemo/Lemo2, Aqua2, Kayfun 4's, Orchid....you name it. It spanks them all. Aiflow-wise, it's on par with the Lemo2. Fairly open for a tank, but perhaps a bit restrictive for someone used to doing wide open lung hits. I don't vape that way, so it has more airflow then I'll ever use. It's wicking ability is also amazing. I dare you to try and get a dry hit out of it.

Currently running spaced 27ga coils @ .45Ω total and running it at about 22 Watts on my iPV Mini2 and wicking them with cotton.

The problem I'm having is that it's been flooding the chamber when I fill it. I've tried different combinations of airflow open/closed, juice flow open/closed, and it still does it. I've watched a few reviews, and none mention that it leaks. In fact, they specifically mention how it doesn't leak. So I suspect I may have a seal issue. And when I'm ready for my next refill, I'm going to replace a couple of the o-rings. I believe two extra sets are included. (Don't quote me on that)

Assuming I can iron out the flooding-after-refill issue, it's only other downside for me is it's smallish capacity. My concern with it's capacity will vanish if the flooding issue ceases. It is extremely quick and easy to fill.

If I can't iron out the flooding issue, I'll ultimately stop using it. Awesome flavor or not, I don't like needlessly wasting e-liquid. But as I said, I think it's a problem with my unit, and hope to get it sorted. I really hope it works out, because it's such an awesome performer.

 

[roxynoodle]

Now you have my attention on the flavor. Please let us know if you get the leaking sorted.

My Focloud...base won't screw far enough into the tank. There's a big gap that no o ring can seal. It has amazing flavor though. I wrote to Focusecig about the problem, and they are sending me a new one after this Chinese holiday weekend. I realize EHPro is a large company and may not care, but maybe the vendor would replace it?

 

[VaPreis]

If I really want to pursue a problem with the tank, I purchased it from the vape shop my wife manages...that our good friends own. So I'm covered.

Flavor-wise, this thing is amazing. It is an incredibly saturated and flavorful vape. I have to be careful with it because all my liquids are 12mg, and this thing will buzz me after a few pulls.

Here's a build pic, just for fun. Nothing fancy here, but thought I'd mention when wicking it, it seems to do very well when you lightly pack the small wells for the wick tails. There's a little extra cotton on that front one...but it's working. The deck is really only "Orchid" like when comparing the posts. Otherwise, it's very different in how juice is fed to the deck and the offset location of the airholes. They are skewed towards the negative posts, supposedly to make coil mounting easier.

I ended up replacing the o-ring which you can see just under the build deck. That one actually seals inside of the chimney. I also replaced the top chimney o-ring, as well as the large o-ring on the delrin top cap for good measure.

I goofed up and had the chimney open (assembly error) when I filled it after re-wicking....so it flooded a bit. I assembled and cleared the flood. Daringly, I closed the chimney (juice control), pulled the top cap and topped it off again. Put the cap on, opened the JC.....and no flooding this time. There is noticeably more resistance when turning the juice control which tells me that seal in the chimney is fitting more tightly. I believe what was happening is that the pressure inside the tank caused by installing the top cap was forcing liquid past that small o-ring on the deck.

I will update if it continues to go well.

 

[Hans Wermhat]

The tails of the wicks go through the openings in the build deck, right? It looks like they sit in a gap under the deck? If that is the case, I would try burning it completely dry (or very close to it) before refilling. I use cotton in my gennys and have a similar problem when refilling them if they are still wet. I think I'm sold on it though. I've been looking for a new flavor maker as I've never been happy with my Kayfuns because they just don't make a large enough cloud for me. Thanks for the input, y'all.