Hi all, and an e-cig leak question

Hi all, I'm a relatively new vaper, quit smoking several months ago. Started with a very simple setup, now I have a Kangertech Evod Mega (1900 Mah). I like it, but one thing was bothering me with all these things: they all like to leak through the hole on the thing which goes to the battery contact. This is what killed my first device's battery, then I recently bought this Kanger, it seemed better, but I was still getting flooded from time to time. I didn't want to kill the battery, changed the coil which was pre-installed, it became much better, I also changed my manner of vaping to longer puffs and it seemed to stop. But it was too early to rejoice, as I found out...

While I was at home, it seemed to be OK. I did not get this leak on the battery. However, when I went outside for a walk, I took it with me and tried to use it. First, I noticed that very soon it became pretty useless, I wasn't getting good vapor. I remembered that it was often the case when I tried to use it outdoors. But I would understand if it was freezing outside, however, it was close to +10C (approx. 50F). When I came home and after some time wanted to use it, I found out that it was all flooded, I even couldn't suck on it, so I had to open it, blow out all fluid from the mouthpiece and clean the battery. Then it started working again.

So my question is: does it mean that these e-cigarettes cannot be used outdoors at all, unless the temperature is really warm? It seems really strange. And it's a real drawback for me, as my employer doesn't allow us to vape inside. Is there a way to fix this? Just to give some technical details, the new coil I bought from our local shop is a 2.4 Ohm, as it says on it, it seems to be a first generation of Kanger coils, as I understand (two wicks on the sides and a white plastic cap on the top). Does it depend on the coil somehow? Maybe it doesn't produce enough heat in cold weather? I also heard there are some other types of new style coils, like V2 or V3, something like that. But I'm not sure they're compatible with my Evod Mega, though it seems so. And I don't want to try everything blindly, I'd like to get some opinions from experienced people. Thank you.

 

I tried to edit my reply, but the system keeps saying it's spam or something, I don't know what it wants from me!!! So instead of editing will have to post it as a separate reply below.

 

Thanks everybody for your replies. That's what was puzzling me, why it does that in such a temperature, it cannot even be called cold. I definitely try not to overtighten them, so I don't think this is my issue. As for overfilling, as I understood, it means filling the tank just a little bit, where the wicks are? Not sure but I will see, the real inconvenience is that the tank will have to be refilled very often because the wicks are at the bottom. And, frankly speaking, if the tank is large but can actually be filled just a bit above the wicks, it looks like a very poorly engineered design. But I don't think this is my problem either, I was getting it both when my tank was filled and when it had just a bit, and I definitely don't fill it to the very top.

But the really interesting thing mentioned here is that there are solid base tank systems. I'm a mechanic and looking at these things I couldn't help feeling that this problem could not be 100% avoided on a system like that. There is a direct tube leading from the evaporation chamber to the battery. So naturally, in case any liquid or condensed vapor gets there, it goes directly to the battery contact. This was always making me wonder, why is this built like that, why is there an opening right above the battery contact??? It's useless, you cannot draw the air in through this, since it screws in and there's no way for air. So the only thing this hole does is to let the liquid from the coil drip on the battery. I was thinking about a solid base, but I did not know if there are such systems. Could you let me know (or give me a link) to some names among solid base tanks so I could try them?

 

Thank you. I have ordered and received an Aspire Nautilus Mini tank. It's genuine, I checked the number on their website. And I like it! Didn't really have a lot of outdoor vaping so far, but never noticed any leaks from this one. Thanks for you advice. The battery may not be perfect for it, but it makes enough vapor for me, and I'm not ready to spend lots of money in addition to the tank (and powerful "box" batteries are expensive, about $60 and up even on EBay). Especially as the output makes me quite happy, I don't really need anything more. Also, I found one other battery at home, from my very first e-cig, it's also a 510 thread but smaller. It also works, so now I have two bateries, when one is low I can take the other and use it while the first battery is charging. Seems to be working fine for me.

It's interesting that I wanted to try some other flavor (my first one was menthol and I got used to it), but found that I simply cannot do it now. Any other flavor seems to have a very nasty taste for me, and I simply had to stop because it literally makes me sick to the stomach. But that's not a problem, I like menthol, just a remark. I didn't expect this.

 

Is there any other method? I'm just curious. How else can you vape? Insert a tube directly into your lungs ? I just don't see any alternative. Or you mean that you can just use your mouth and not take the vapor into your lungs? Anyway, Nautilus Mini worked fine for me. Thanks anyway.

 

Thank you, maybe I described it incorrectly, it doesn't mean that I'm actually swallowing it. It just means that when I tried other flavors, they all seemed to have such a nasty smell for me (and a vile taste in my mouth, like I'm vaping some technical fluid) that I simply couldn't do anything more than a few puffs. And I cannot really feel this flavor, just this repulsive smell. Even when I tried this on a clean tank and coil. Maybe I just have to try to change the fluid manufacturer, I don't know. However, with the menthol - nothing like this. As I said, it's not a tragedy, but it's funny.