When I use the term "leaking" I mean that there is an air leak somewhere.. meaning that as I vape, tiny amounts of air is being drawn into the tank through the seals.. creating too much air pressure inside the tank that results in the juice being forced into the punched hole in the carto and out the bottom of the carto... causing it to "leak". I prefer the term "flooding".. flooding means that too much juice is getting into the tank (via air leaks) and causing the carto to "flood" and "leak" out the bottom.
Before I started using tanks and was just reading about them, when I heard someone talk of "leaking" I thought it meant that the tank itself was leaking juice. I've never had juice leak out of a tank. I've had my share of flooding due to air leaks but no leaking of the tank itself.
I started out using the grommet style tanks (chibi and sub tanks) and when I would initially fill a carto and then the tank, I would vape in front of a 10x mirror to see if there was any air bubbles coming through the grommets. If I did see any air bubbles, the carto would eventually flood (sooner than later). You'd think that since vinyl grommets hold the carto in a death grip, that there would never be air leaks but I found that this wasn't the case (frequently).
I was able to get in on a co-op for the "dual coil" tanks and wondered how there would not be air leaks with a tank where the carto could easily be slid into it. But to my surprise they work great.. never any air leaks that result in carto flooding. I've read where people think that the size of the punched hole plays a role but I've never really found that to be true. Not saying that the size of the hole doesn't factor into flooding but in the several months that I've been using tanks most all of my flooding has been due to air leaks. I quit having dry hits when I started using the
condom method to initially fill my carto before I put it in a tank.
I only tried one dual coil carto in a tank and I couldn't keep it from flooding.. could see no air leaks but it kept flooding. So I didn't try any again. Then I used the smoktech "resurrectors" in my tanks and they worked well for awhile but I did get occasional flooding. I tried boge but all I got was dry hits and if I did get one to work I had to keep sucking on it (without firing the device) to keep it wicking. But everyone said they loved boges in tanks so I tried them again when they came out in the xl size that would fit my dual coil tanks. I condom filled before putting the boge in the tank and it not only worked.. it's worked awesome! In the 6 or so weeks that I've been using the xl boge in my dc tank.. I've not had one instance of flooding or dry hits.. now I may have to do some sucking in the beginning but then they settle down and wick nicely. I figured that my earlier failure (constant dry hits) with the boge in a tank was due to me not prefilling the carto before filling the tank.
I used to use "fill hole" in my tanks, it was a must for filling the grommet style tanks. But when I got the dc tanks, I started filling them but pushing the connection end down into the tank and using a syringe to stick down into the tank, fill and then reseat the carto. It takes only takes a few seconds and no mess (usually). I have lots of cut tubing and vinyl grommets to make 20 or so tanks but these dc tanks have been so awesome and completely hassle free that I've put grommet tanks to the side. There's something about the balance of air pressure inside the tank that works with the dc style tanks but doesn't work so well in the grommet tanks. (my experience that is) I have found that since I quit filling my tanks by unscrewing a screw and filling, I haven't had a problem with balance of air pressure. I found that taking that screw out to "vent" the tank, so to speak, did more harm that good.
CCV has the xl boge carto in stock again and they come in 2 and/or 3ohm. The tank I got in the co-op is the exact same tank ( was told this by the co-op manager) that is sold by
Liberty-Flights and is polypropylene instead of poly carbonate.. meaning acidic juices won't make them crack.
I never thought vaping could be this hassle free! Last month I took 3 different PV's and tanks on a week long tent camping trip in the NC mountains. This is the last place I wanted to be stuck with a gurgling, flooding tank.. but I was so easy! I refilled my tanks once a day or so (depending on which one I used the most) and absolutely no flooding or mess.
Finally.... vaping is not only more enjoyable than smoking but much easier too!
