Heads Up if looking to buy Kanger Subtank

[Delro]

Hey all,
I just wanted to report my experience with the kanger subtank mini. I've had it for a few weeks now and it was working fine. Recently it started to leak a little so naturally I thought it was operator error and maybe I spilled juice on it or something. Then overnight it was leaking heavily. It has been on my desk in my room since I bought it and no exposed to cold/hot weather extremes. After cleaning it up it still leaks all the time and now I don't even use it anymore. I picked up the Horizontech Arctic tank and so far so good! This is just my experience I'm not bashing Kanger's products. I hope this helps some thinking about purchasing.

 

[Muru]

I have two subtanks with the 2 rba-versions. One leaked once, due to user-error (I overfilled the tank). Love my stm's!

 

[edyle]

leak and tank go together.

 

[Wruff]

Maybe it's your wicking, or an o-ring needs replaced. Tanks are prone to leak, though my kangar subtanks are the least likely of my tanks to leak.

 

[zoiDman]

Hey all,
I just wanted to report my experience with the kanger subtank mini. I've had it for a few weeks now and it was working fine. Recently it started to leak a little so naturally I thought it was operator error and maybe I spilled juice on it or something. Then overnight it was leaking heavily. It has been on my desk in my room since I bought it and no exposed to cold/hot weather extremes. After cleaning it up it still leaks all the time and now I don't even use it anymore. I picked up the Horizontech Arctic tank and so far so good! This is just my experience I'm not bashing Kanger's products. I hope this helps some thinking about purchasing.

I had the Same thing happen to me. Worked Great for Months. Then all of a sudden it started to leak No Matter how I wicked it. Figured it had to be one of the O-Rings that had gone Bad. So I dug out the Original Box and got out the Spare O-Rings.

I Had to Laugh when I saw that the O-Ring set had 3 O-Rings in it. And my Leaking STM only had 2. LOL!

Guess when I had Rinsed Out the Base that the O-Ring had come off and had gown Down the Drain.

Put the New O-Ring on the Base and it has Never Leaked Again.

 

[Jaguar G]

Been vaping STMs since June and the only problem I've had with leaking was when I knocked over my mod with the tank on top and cracked the glass. It was a thin line, barely visible running vertically the length of the glass and it took me a while to find it. It was very slowly leaking, just enough that I didn't inspect it real hard, just making it a damp tank. Once I realized what was going on I vaped it dry and swapped the glass and have been right as rain since.

 

[SwedeShooter]

I've had mine since June. I use it everyday and have never had a problem.

 

[RandyF]

The STm's are one of the more leak resistant tanks out there. I use 2 on a daily basis, both with the v2 RBA, but I have also used the v1 RBA and the OCC heads, never had any leaking problems with any of them. I am not careful with my STm's either, they are constantly laying on their sides, still doesn't leak. I haven't used the vertical OCC's much, so I can't speak to their leak resistance.

 

[Stubby]

Hey all,
I just wanted to report my experience with the kanger subtank mini. I've had it for a few weeks now and it was working fine. Recently it started to leak a little so naturally I thought it was operator error and maybe I spilled juice on it or something. Then overnight it was leaking heavily. It has been on my desk in my room since I bought it and no exposed to cold/hot weather extremes. After cleaning it up it still leaks all the time and now I don't even use it anymore. I picked up the Horizontech Arctic tank and so far so good! This is just my experience I'm not bashing Kanger's products. I hope this helps some thinking about purchasing.

The O-ring on the base of the subtank is easy to lose while cleaning or even filling. Unlike the other two O-rings you actually cannot see it when in is all together unless you know just where to look. It is pretty much hidden where the bottom of the glass meets the base. Unscrew the base and look at it as there should be an O-ring. If it is not there, that is the reason for the leaking.

 

[rgerber]

Mine leaked once. A close examination turned up a tiny hairline crack in the glass tank. replaced it and it's been fine the last several months....

 

[nastos.]

All I use is Kanger Subtanks. if it is leaking it is likely that you have a counterfeit. never had a leakage issue even with the older style RBA. Only problem I ever had with the unit was once using an OCC coil that would not thread.

 

[Tonkpils]

Mine leaked, until I realized I lost the O-ring the glass sits on.

 

[bman1977]

I don't use my STM's anymore. But I had 3 in my rotation and they NEVER leaked on me.

 

[Paul lamb]

I see lots of posts about subtank leaks

I own 4 minis and one plus and I have never had one single issue with any of them

RBA I had dry hits but that's when I was a noob and I have learned to deal with that

 

[dbrandt01]

I used mine for about 7 months or so. Only leaked once due to a wicking error on my part with the RBA deck, but never leaked on it's own. Subtank mini is still one of the best and easiest tanks to build on. I gave it to a new vaper and they haven't reported problems either.

 

[ElectriSean]

I've had mine for almost 3 months, it hasn't leaked yet. I've been using the RBA section for the last 2 months, and the OCC coils for the first.

 

[navigator2011]

I love the engineering of the STM. The O-rings are super thick, and particularly the bottom O-ring is wide enough to press against the entire thickness of the glass while being able to withstand a lot of use before showing any signs of wear, unlike other tanks that use those thin silicone O-rings. Using the v1 RBA, I haven't had any leaking, even during extreme temperature changes. Now, if I could just get used to lung-hitting...

 

[sonicbomb]

7 months, never leaked once. Except for that one time at band camp, when I forgot to put the lid back on the RBA section, and the entire contents of the tank dumped out the air hole. Boy, how we laughed...

 

[BreilaRose]

I had leaking with the OCC coils, but haven't leaked a drop since switching to the RBA. I love my STM so much that I'm currently shopping for a second setup and can't find a tank that compares feature wise.

 

[Tommy-Chi]

I have a different manufacturer (Aspire) and so far, knock on wood, have not had any issues. I would go to the Kanger website and buy extra O-rings. Although none of my tanks leak, I've already purchased 10 new O-rings, and they are sitting here in their original package for when I need them.

Although I don't have a Kanger, there seem to be a great number who have them. It is possible that you have a defective O-ring. I would replace it and see what happens.