Help me find this leak!

[tmel]

Hey guys,

My Reo Grand seems to be leaking from somewhere and I can't determine how or why.

I noticed that the top of my battery has been getting juice on it and I had a ring of juice around the top of my firing pin. The spare cotton wick stuck at the top of my bottle around the tube connection is bone dry, so it cannot be coming from the top of the tube.

I've noticed liquid underneath the battery and around the spring and underneath the bottle/behind it as well.

This would mean that it's leaking between the cap and bottle connection...My o-ring looks secure and its screwed on as tight as can be.

Anyone else experience leaking in these areas?

 

[FatBill]

Sometimes I'll over-squonk and juice will run between delrin button and top of the body back into my grand. Makes a mess inside. But I usually notice that. Have you noticed juice on the top of your grand/

 

[tmel]

Never on the top....just on the inside.

 

[nerak]

Hey guys,

My Reo Grand seems to be leaking from somewhere and I can't determine how or why.

I noticed that the top of my battery has been getting juice on it and I had a ring of juice around the top of my firing pin. The spare cotton wick stuck at the top of my bottle around the tube connection is bone dry, so it cannot be coming from the top of the tube.

I've noticed liquid underneath the battery and around the spring and underneath the bottle/behind it as well.

This would mean that it's leaking between the cap and bottle connection...My o-ring looks secure and its screwed on as tight as can be.

Anyone else experience leaking in these areas?

Put some cotton or folded paper towel under the bottle after you dry the inside. You should be able to tell where you have the leak by where it gets wet. You can also put some between the delrin cover and the door.

 

[tmel]

Guess I can do that....I've got some paper towel surrounding my bottle, we'll see what happens.

 

[ltrainer]

you may trying changing the bottle. It has happened in the past where the bottle wasn't molded properly. It could also be that the cap is deformed but of the two possibilities I would guess the bottle might not be right.

 

[Krazirob]

i did the bottle drip cap mod on the bottle.......someone posted it here and I've never had a leak since........

i will post a pic here

 

[tmel]

Any instructions for that bottle mod?

 

[custom-classic]

Any instructions for that bottle mod?

Post #115 here:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...tos-reo-descriptions-comparisons-more-12.html

This should solve any o ring problems you having . Use a 11/64 drill bit to drill out the dripper nipple cut about 1/8 off of the tip slip your tube through . No gaskets needed

 

[tmel]

Maybe I'm just ......ed, but I don't understand how to do that at all, lol.

How does the standard cap look like that just by drilling out the dripper hole? Then again, maybe I don't know what you mean by dripper hole...Anyone know of a video?

 

[nerak]

Maybe I'm just ......ed, but I don't understand how to do that at all, lol.

How does the standard cap look like that just by drilling out the dripper hole? Then again, maybe I don't know what you mean by dripper hole...Anyone know of a video?

The bottle comes in three parts. Bottle, dripper tip, and cap. The dripper tip fits over/on the rim of the bottle and is used for dripping.

That dripper tip is what you drill out to tubing size.

You do not need the cap.

Just put the tubing through the dripper tip and snap it on the bottle.

 

[custom-classic]

It's not the cap, it's the little dropper nipple that comes with spare bottles. You might have one from another e-juice bottle that will fit...

ETA: What Karen said.

 

[tmel]

OHHHH I get it lol!

So, I unscrew the bottle from my Reo and remove the top cap from the tube...drill out the dripper hole to be large enough to fit the tube and then just use it like that.

Thanks guys

 

[nerak]

OHHHH I get it lol!

So, I unscrew the bottle from my Reo and remove the top cap from the tube...drill out the dripper hole to be large enough to fit the tube and then just use it like that.

Thanks guys

Yeppers! No cap and no o-ring. Just snap the tip on and off to fill your bottle.

 

[Krazirob]

I didn't use a drill on my second one. Just used a razor blade to cut the tip and scrape around the excess to make a snug fit. The drill made rough edges around the tip when I did it. But all in all it works like a charm

 

[oplholik]

Hmm, this might solve a leak problem I've had on one of my Reos. Gonna have to give it a go, sure wont hurt to try. Thanks.

 

[tmel]

So...I took my delrin cover off and I found where it is leaking from..its leaking between my the firing shim and the tube connector.

After messing with it with some tweezers, I accidently tore the plastic that is around the tube connector on the firing pin....will this be a problem? :/

 

[tmel]

Well...it'll still fire without the rubber/plastic thing on the firing pin, not sure what its function is...

I think my leak is a result of pressure where the top of my tube meets the firing pin, I think some juice is squirting out from there, thats the only reason why I would end up with liquid on my firing pin and the positive end of my battery.

 

[tmel]

Decided to put a layer of super glue around the outside of the tube to try and seal up that connection, hopefully it'll help and I wont need to order a repair kit.

 

[Ian444]

You shouldn't have much pressure there in the tube, unless there's a blockage in the metal tube of the center of the 510 connector, or in the atty. I have read that super glue is normally used to seal the feed tube onto the 510 connector tube.