Another update, I have a bell cap coming in the mail. I think part of my wicking problem is poor seal on the bottom o-ring, juice gets past it even after I widened it with floss. Tried tons of cotton, almost no cotton, wide diameter, tiny diameter coils...it just won't wick unless I take a pull on it, and after a while I hve to cover the air holes and then pull :/ so maybe a vacuum issue