Fustrated with uwell crown

[SQToyota]

Wondering if its just me, or if others have had this issue. Only been using this tank for 2 weeks. Last night i opened the top to refill and i noticed the chimney oring was huge! Think its mealting and expanding. So i switched it out with a new one. Opened it up this morning after only a few vapes, and it did it again! I am vaping at 90w but i dont feel the tank getting hot. Heres a pic

 

[Italianrossi]

I have had the uwell crown in the past and it that never happened however I did not run mine higher than 80watts just never felt the need to. After using an RDA for the last month I decided to use the crown again due to it's ease of use and great flavor. If this happens to mine I will definitely come back and let you know! Good luck on figuring it out and have a good weekend

 

[Mowgli]

That happened to me with about 8 juices back in October.
Replace that o-ring and stop using that juice in it or it'll wreck the replacement.
EDIT - I just saw that you already used the replacement. It's the juice.
Uwell said they were setting up a website to sell replacement parts.
They sent me a fistful of replacement o-ring paks so I don't know if they followed through with it.
I quit vaping tank crackers because if the rubber's breaking down then ewwww vapin' it.

I use mine at 75-80W and it hasn't been a problem since I quit using those specific reactive juices

It happened to the top one only.
I think it's because I top fill so it gets compressed, then released, etc
That must help it absorb the citric acid that some rubbers (and plastics) react to.


I checked with dial calipers and the rings grew .015-.020" ID & OD IIRC

 

[Mowgli]

I see some places charge about $3 for extra o-ring packs.
Do a Google and find the best price. Check company's "about us" and contact us" to find American.
You'll get orders much faster from US addresses.
I forget who sent me extras besides Uwell. Either Code-3 Vapor or Vape Royalty.
Check there.
Here's Uwell's site (ships from Cali) - Uwell Crown Replacement O-rings

 

[SQToyota]

I went back to 70w and going to put a new oring on. Il see if that does anything

 

[Mowgli]

I went through 8 of those o-rings finding which of my new Nude Nicotine flavors were tank crackers.
I dumped the offending flavorings and juice and haven't had a problem since at 75-80W usual up to 150W FTFOI a few times.
Keep vaping that same juice if you you have more spare o-rings

 

[SQToyota]

My last one, but tank doesnt seem to leak without one either

 

[VaporDaze]

Have a crown from when they first came out and never had any issues, I don't think mine has that o ring or anything that slightly resembles that pic

 

[Mowgli]

Have a crown from when they first came out and never had any issues, I don't think mine has that o ring or anything that slightly resembles that pic

It's in the top cap. There's another in the bottom of the tank that seals the top of the coil.

 

[Douggro]

The only "issue" I've had with mine thus far has been related to the coils. Had the Ni coil in for just short of two weeks and when it went bad, it was sudden and unmistakable BAD. <blecchh! burnt hits!> The new .25Ω coil I replaced it with is a wannabe leaker.

 

[SQToyota]

I really only like the .25 coil but only lasted a week. Slight leaking at the air controll also. Might have to check that oring

 

[Marc411]

You can get them here and they are a Calif shop

Uwell Crown Replacement O-rings

 

[Douggro]

I really only like the .25 coil but only lasted a week. Slight leaking at the air controll also. Might have to check that oring

Pulled and re-seated the coil, which seems to have remedied the leakage. Got one week from my first 0.25Ω coil as well, then it became a spitting monster. Was very happy with the NI coil, 50W @ 500F with my liquid of choice, just shy of two weeks life out of it. Will be ordering more of them for sure.

 

[VaporDaze]

I can usually run the .25 in temp control for well over 2 weeks depending on the juice. Anything really sweet or dark will normally trash a coil in a week or less