Joyetech Procore: Head seal gasket deformed due to aggressive liquid?

[tailland]

I filled in a new liquid into the one Procore tank that hasn't been leaking on me so far last night, and now I see this...

The white stuff around the 2 rubber gaskets has swollen/deformed and pressed on the gaskets in a way they created a new hole in each side which isn't sealed off properly from the topcap.

Can I expect this to be permanent damage?
I thought this weakness to citrus containing juices (cola in this case) was a thing of the past ???
*SIIIIGH*

 

[stols001]

Oh no, that's rather unfortunate. What was the juice? I might contact your vendor/manufacturer to see if you can get replacement gaskets because no, I don't think they'll be returning to their former shape and anything I can see you doing, might not be such a great idea for your vape experience and health points so to speak.

Were all your other ones leaking the same way, because if so and if the gaskets are replaceable well, you could order more and replace them.

Alternatively, I guess you could cannibalize one of your leakers (if it was leaking for a different reason) and put the non deformed ones in THAT tank unless they were ALL leaking from the gaskets although I also genuinely don't know how easy a gasket replacement would be. I could see it going all the way from pretty easy to near impossible.

How old is it and is it still under warranty (not to mention "all" the others)?

Anna

 

[Beamslider]

I just looked at one I have and it seems to be soft plastic, that looks more like heat than ejuice caused. But it may be silicon which should survive heat or even juice.

 

[93gc40]

Looks like heat damage aggravated by excessive tightening....

Seals degrade from use.... expect to have to replace them occasionally....

Caustic juices just speed the degradation.

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[tailland]

heat damage... me puffing along at 35 watts.. one thinks that shouldn't be a problem for those tanks. but you are right, it looks like it deformed exactly where it touches the middle (metal) chimney. of course there are no replacement seals, gaskets, or o-rings available for these models anywhere LOL

 

[Beamslider]

o-rings for the tank are available. But unfortunately that isn't an o-ring and there aren't any replacement pieces.

 

[tailland]

o-rings for the tank are available. But unfortunately that isn't an o-ring and there aren't any replacement pieces.

That's why I'm seriously considering getting a SMOK tank for the same coils. Accessory bags, including everything including head gaskets, are freely available.