Eliquid and rubber O rings

[MrDripper]

Passing on a bit of info I received.

I\m told by the proprietor at my favorite vape shop that any vanilla, mint or custard based liquids will permeate and crank the O rings used in tank systems.
So, if you use any of these liquids, you may want to purchase a spare set of O rings or even a spare tank to use exclusively with these liquids as well as spare coils dedicated to these flavorings.
Just passing along information

 

[schatz]

I have been vaping custard,vanillas and not mint, have not had any probs in over a couple years personally. Be curious though, to hear if anybody else has found this to be the case. Thread caught my eye. Thank you for that, this forum is great!

 

[GrandSam]

Odd, blueberry destroys my o-rings quicker than vanilla custard.

 

[sisu]

I have been vaping Creme de Menthe as my primary daily vape for over 6 months with no problem. Candy Cane and Peppermint are also problem free. With vanilla flavoring and the popularity of custards complaints would be rampant if this information were true.

Having an extra set of o-rings is a good idea but not for this reason.

 

[WindyCityJoe]

Certain flavors like citrus and cinnamon will crack plastic tanks. I have vaped vanilla and custard on a daily basis for almost 2 years and have yet to replace any o rings. Your b&m guy needs to do his homewotk before offering bum advise. You'll learn more on ecf than you will from a lot of b&m's so be careful with what you're being told.

 

[Cullin Kin]

This is the opposite of what I've experienced lol. Vanilla Custards are all I vape and I haven't had any o-ring issues in over 2 years. I appreciate you sharing the information but I believe the source may be a bit flawed.

 

[WonderDude32]

I've been using my Subtank Plus with diy custard since the day I got it with no problems. I'm still using the red o-rings that came with it and have the black ones still in the bag. In this tank I've used Strawberry Cream custard, coconut cream custard and VC. All with added sweetener. Yeah, I like'm sweet.

 

[TKS]

Idk about vanilla, but cinamon/cirtrus/some custards I think do permeate quite a bit more.