Kanger EVOD Kit - Gurgling & Leaking Issues ?

[IndigoChild]

My tanks are gurgling, bubbling and sometimes leaking out of the holes in the coil part, but only when the level gets really low. I also noticed the little fabric piece in the coil has turned from white to brown quite quickly and sometimes little brown fibers get sucked up into the mouth piece. Both of them are doing this so I don't think it's a defective issue. What should I do to deal with this until I can afford to upgrade my tanks next month? I have been emptying and cleaning them out when they start to gurgle, even if I have to waste a little fluid, as it just seems like common sense to not try to keep using them when they're doing this. Not sure what's causing it. Oh and it never happens while the tanks are full, half-full or 3/4s full. Just when it gets near the end. I put the fluid in carefully, too… I haven't dripped it down the mouthpiece and everything is screwed together correctly and tightly …???

 

[Fisheeboy]

Unfortunately I don't know much of anything about that specific atty. But if it was me I would just be sure to keep the liquid level toppped off. If you're able to vape half or more of a tank before it starts getting wonky then I say that not all bad. And I have had my own clearos do the same thing as what yours are doing and so have many other folks. Gonna be a bit of a pain in the .... for a month or so but once you get your "better" attys you won't even miss or hink about the ones that gave you troubles.

 

[glointhedark]

Unless I am planning to change flavors, I usually top off my tanks when they get to around 1/3 to 1/4 full. If I do change flavors, I let them get a little lower, but not all the way down.

My wicks do change color. I like sweet, creamy, bakery type flavors.

Have you tried using brand new coils, or are you cleaning the coils and reusing them immediately? If you are cleaning and reusing the coils right away, you may have some water left in the wicks or chimney. I have seen that some people use a paper towel to dry their cleaned coils. I usually give them a quick blow through the chimney to get water out, and let them air dry on a paper towel a few hours to overnight after I have washed them.

I have never noticed any fibers in my eliquid, so I can't help you there. Are you using a cloth to dry out your tanks after you have cleaned them? Could the fibers you are noticing possibly be lint from the cloth you are using?

 

[Buggainok]

I started with the Evods, too. They will gurgle when they get low. You don't have to start all over, just top them up with more juice.

It's also normal for the little "wicks" in the head/coil to turn dark from the juice and also from the vaporizing. If you notice a "burnt" taste, or if the vapor drops way down, it is time to change your coil.

Lots of people soak the coils/heads in water or alcohol, etc. I decided for about a buck each I didn't want to fool with all that. The coils always last at least a couple of weeks. $1 for a new coil for a few weeks is sure cheaper than a pack of cigs that didn't even last me a day.

 

[vaperature]

I'm a former Kanger bottom coil fanatic. Now I think my favorite tank is the Vivi Nova 2.5. It's a top coil with a warm vape, never leaks or gurgles. I can vape it all day and also can let it sit for a week and it still vapes the same. I like my Kanger products, they were my introduction to vaping so I have much appreciation for them, but the bottom line is there are more effective products out there with less hassle to them. The Vivi Nova only cost about $12 so it's not even a matter of money (I think I paid more than that for my protank that gurgles if I let it sit too long). I started out with evods as well. They are a fine tank but yes, they have issues.

 

[IndigoChild]

Unless I am planning to change flavors, I usually top off my tanks when they get to around 1/3 to 1/4 full. If I do change flavors, I let them get a little lower, but not all the way down.

My wicks do change color. I like sweet, creamy, bakery type flavors.

Have you tried using brand new coils, or are you cleaning the coils and reusing them immediately? If you are cleaning and reusing the coils right away, you may have some water left in the wicks or chimney. I have seen that some people use a paper towel to dry their cleaned coils. I usually give them a quick blow through the chimney to get water out, and let them air dry on a paper towel a few hours to overnight after I have washed them.

I have never noticed any fibers in my eliquid, so I can't help you there. Are you using a cloth to dry out your tanks after you have cleaned them? Could the fibers you are noticing possibly be lint from the cloth you are using?

The fibers are pieces of the wick. The units came with brand new coils in them and five extras. Maybe I should just change them. Only one has turned brown though - the other is still white. I do wash them and I do blow them out, tip them in all directions and then dry them thoroughly with a dish towel (not a terry towel).

 

[IndigoChild]

I started with the Evods, too. They will gurgle when they get low. You don't have to start all over, just top them up with more juice.

It's also normal for the little "wicks" in the head/coil to turn dark from the juice and also from the vaporizing. If you notice a "burnt" taste, or if the vapor drops way down, it is time to change your coil.

Lots of people soak the coils/heads in water or alcohol, etc. I decided for about a buck each I didn't want to fool with all that. The coils always last at least a couple of weeks. $1 for a new coil for a few weeks is sure cheaper than a pack of cigs that didn't even last me a day.

Agreed. For $1 and shipping, I don't want to mess with huge operations…

 

[IndigoChild]

I keep the bakery flavors in one unit and the fruit flavors in the other unit.

 

[EBates]

My tanks are gurgling, bubbling and sometimes leaking out of the holes in the coil part, but only when the level gets really low. I also noticed the little fabric piece in the coil has turned from white to brown quite quickly and sometimes little brown fibers get sucked up into the mouth piece. Both of them are doing this so I don't think it's a defective issue. What should I do to deal with this until I can afford to upgrade my tanks next month? I have been emptying and cleaning them out when they start to gurgle, even if I have to waste a little fluid, as it just seems like common sense to not try to keep using them when they're doing this. Not sure what's causing it. Oh and it never happens while the tanks are full, half-full or 3/4s full. Just when it gets near the end. I put the fluid in carefully, too… I haven't dripped it down the mouthpiece and everything is screwed together correctly and tightly …???

The symptoms are indicative of a tank that needs cleaning and a atomizer head (coil) that needs cleaned or replaced.
The tiny particles are i suspect pieces of wick. I've seen them floating in the in my tanks but To my knowledge I've never seen any in my tank's mouth piece
The leaking and gurgling are a result of the tank's atomizer head being flooded. This will also cause a decrease in flavor and vapor production.
Chances are that you do the same as I do and top off the tank when it starts getting low. This combined with an atomizer head in need of cleaning will cause the juice to darken. The cruddier the atomizer head gets the darker the juice gets.

To clear the flooding issue:
Remove the tank from your battery.
Hold the tank in a paper towel blow through the drip tip. Juice will be ejected from the 510/ego connector.
Take a couple of puffs while listening for gurgling. If it still gurgles blow again.
Mop the excess juice,
Install the tank back on your battery and vape away.

 

[IndigoChild]

How is it getting out of the chamber and into the mouth piece to begin with?

 

[EBates]

How is it getting out of the chamber and into the mouth piece to begin with?

I assume you are referring to the particles of wick.
My theory is that when the atomizer head begins to flood the vapor production decreases. To counter this harder draws are taken to compensate. This increased draw strength could possibly 'vacuum up' the particle(s) into the mouth piece.
Actually I've never seen a particle anywhere other that floating around in my tank, and only on sparse occasion even then. So what I've stated is purely theory on my part, so take it for what it's worth.

 

[catilley1092]

For the most part, even on the first fill, any of these type tanks will begin to gurgle, there is a little variation, but it often begins at what appears to be half a tank. However, when turning it upside down to fill, it quickly becomes evident that it's more like two thirds empty. Because the viewing area (the see through part) is well below the full mark on most tanks, large & small.

If one takes a good close look at the KangerTech EVOD tank (& it's clones/lookalikes), one can see the rubber washer sticking up above the bottom of the viewing area. When one is close to that area, there's going to be lots of gurgling, as the tank is no longer maintaining pressure. This pressure is why one can turn a full tank upside down & provided the coil is good, there will be no leakage.

With a full tank & no coil issues, if there's gurgling, the battery likely needs charging. One reason why to keep a multimeter on hand. It doesn't have to be an expense one, but these days, digital is best. Mine was $7 shipped from an eBay seller, though Harbor Freight Tools also carries the same one of the Cen-Tech brand (it's actually their product).

Cen Tech 7 Function Digital Multimeter Multi Tester DC AC Voltage Battery Test | eBay

To test an ego style battery, turn the multimeter on & make sure the setting is on 20 DCV, place the negative (black) lead to the outer threads. Then place the positive (red) lead to where the coil seats, the small round part, then press & hold the power button & view the multimeter. If it's below 3.7 Volts, it's best to recharge (the same with IMR batteries). Prolonged or repeated usage with a low battery will cause it to have a shorter lifespan, so will repeated "shortcharging" (5-10 minute charge to get 30 minutes of use).

On this model, to perform battery testing, there are two leads, red & black. There are 3 inputs on this multimeter, on the bottom right corner. I don't know what the top port is for. The black lead plugs into the bottom port, the red in the center for battery testing, this wasn't included in the instructions, I learned it on a YouTube video.

Hope this helps someone.

Cat

 

[Subdivisions]

This is common with bottom coil tanks. It's the physics of the tank. When you get more air pressure on top of the liquid it tends to push it into the coil through the wicks. This happens also when going from a cold to hot temperature like in the summer going outside from an air conditioned house. One word for you... Kayfun. Wait, another word, carto-tank

 

[IndigoChild]

A bunch of new flavors are about to arrive any minute via UPS delivery, so I decided to clean out the tanks and change the coils. The coils were NASTY! I've only had the units for about a week now, but the white fabric part (the wick, I think?) on both coils was icky dark brown and I'd noticed I was having to suck pretty hard and not getting much of a plume of vapor. So I think the gurgling and leakage was probably from the coils being all nasty. I can't believe they got THAT dirty in such a short amount of time - I chain vape though. A lot of it was dirty actually and I had to wash and soak everything except for the batteries...

 

[Hijack]

Hi Natalie whats happening is it sounds like the tanks are running too low of juice. The bottom coil tanks use the vacume created by the air at the top of tank to stop the coils from flooding. when the level gets to low it floods, which leads to the gurgling and the juice getting in your mouth. The darkening of the wicks is normal and happens to all attys. The coils going bad early was probably due to it getting flooded a lot, this would cause an excessive amount of muck to develop on the coil and clog up its efficiency to vape.
You can do something called ''dry burning'' of a coil to clean the muck off the coil and it will turn the wicks white again. To do this, rinse the atty under water, dry on a tea towel, screw atty into battery or into base then battery, you don't need the toptank on to do this. Now press the fire button for 5 secs and let it burn the muck off . A horrible smelling smoke will come off it. Keep doing this for longer till your firing for 10 secons and all the smoke has gone. now you have a clean atty. just leave to dry out properly and use it again.

 

[IndigoChild]

@Hijack - read this post: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/566475-update-new-fluid-arrived.html

 

[fraychek]

I have 6 Evod tanks and don't have trouble with them. Anymore . When you fill, be sure to not get any liquid in the chimney. Don't pull as hard as you did on a cigarette. Slow and gentle. Refill when the liquid gets close to the bottom of the window. If you do get a gurgle first try twisting the corner of a tissue and wind it down through the top. If that doesn't clear it, then blow it out and, while you have the base off mop up the coil. When all else fails, clean, put in a fresh coil and refill (but not too much).