Leaking Cartomizer...

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hell_storm2004

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Hello All,

Just started off with vaping, but it is being hampered by my leaking Kanger T3. Everytime i use it, i get a mouthful of juice. I clean it and use it for an hour or so. Then when i keep it lying around for a while and start over....Juices start leaking again. Any help on this would be good.
 
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fabricator4

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It sounds like it is flooding. Several things can cause this;

Not assembled correctly
If the head isn't screwed all the way in the device can leak, although this is usually a "leaking all over your battery" problem, not a flooding problem.

Juice is very thin
It's impossible to make a bottom coil head that suits all juice types, though by and large bottom coil devices are fairly forgiving. You could try a thicker juice if this happens with all heads, or you could try adding another flavour wick. You'll find videos that will show you how to *remove* a flavour wick, just add instead of remove.
You could also try another head, or try heads from a different manufacturer.

Head is faulty
There's not much margin for error. If there's not enough wick in there to fill the holes then you may get leaking and flooding. Sometimes all you have to do is wash the head and fluff the wick up a little. I once had a new CE3 dump its entire contents all over my desk immediately after filling.
Try another head or fix the one you're using.


To clear a flooded bottom coil device:

Turn it upside down. Blow through it into a tissue or rag until it stops bubbling. Keep the rag over the mouthpiece and flick it to expel any juice remaining in the centre column. Wipe mouthpiece and continue vaping.

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Oh, and technically a T3 is a clearomiser, not a cartomiser. A cartomiser is a metal tube with fibre matt filling and an embedded coil, much like the cigalikes use but can also be inserted in a tank (a carto tank).

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I'll also add another "reason". This is the one that can trip people up even when everything else is right:

Draw is too tight
Because the wick is at the bottom, negative pressure in the center column (sucking) can pull too much juice in through the wicks. The less liquid there is in the tank the more severe the problem is likely to be. Take a couple of dry pulls without firing the battery. If the head immediately floods your draw might be too tight for the head setup.
 
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jlcarey03

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Just asked this question a little bit ago. I've got two t3's that both were leaking. Tightened the coils on both (I was afraid of getting them too tight and busting something) and this seemed to work with one of them. I think the other is just a dud. Although, now that I'm looking at it the wick on the one still not working is pulled out farther on one side. Could this have something to do with it?
 

fabricator4

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Just asked this question a little bit ago. I've got two t3's that both were leaking. Tightened the coils on both (I was afraid of getting them too tight and busting something) and this seemed to work with one of them. I think the other is just a dud. Although, now that I'm looking at it the wick on the one still not working is pulled out farther on one side. Could this have something to do with it?

Yes, if the wick is all over to one side and you can actually see some of the hole, this could be letting juice through when it's just sitting there. Wash the head in really hot water and pat the wicks dry. This is normally enough to fluff the wick up so it fills the hole. If this doesn't work you could just replace the head with a good one. Most things are fixable though if you think it's worth messing around with.
 
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hell_storm2004

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It sounds like it is flooding. Several things can cause this;

Not assembled correctly
If the head isn't screwed all the way in the device can leak, although this is usually a "leaking all over your battery" problem, not a flooding problem.

Juice is very thin
It's impossible to make a bottom coil head that suits all juice types, though by and large bottom coil devices are fairly forgiving. You could try a thicker juice if this happens with all heads, or you could try adding another flavour wick. You'll find videos that will show you how to *remove* a flavour wick, just add instead of remove.
You could also try another head, or try heads from a different manufacturer.

Head is faulty
There's not much margin for error. If there's not enough wick in there to fill the holes then you may get leaking and flooding. Sometimes all you have to do is wash the head and fluff the wick up a little. I once had a new CE3 dump its entire contents all over my desk immediately after filling.
Try another head or fix the one you're using.


To clear a flooded bottom coil device:

Turn it upside down. Blow through it into a tissue or rag until it stops bubbling. Keep the rag over the mouthpiece and flick it to expel any juice remaining in the centre column. Wipe mouthpiece and continue vaping.

ETA:
Oh, and technically a T3 is a clearomiser, not a cartomiser. A cartomiser is a metal tube with fibre matt filling and an embedded coil, much like the cigalikes use but can also be inserted in a tank (a carto tank).

ETAA:
I'll also add another "reason". This is the one that can trip people up even when everything else is right:

Draw is too tight
Because the wick is at the bottom, negative pressure in the center column (sucking) can pull too much juice in through the wicks. The less liquid there is in the tank the more severe the problem is likely to be. Take a couple of dry pulls without firing the battery. If the head immediately floods your draw might be too tight for the head setup.

Not assembled correctly - Dont think this could be an issue.

Juice is very think - This is beyond my control, i get it from the shop. Whatever i get i use.

Head is faulty - I would think that one maybe bad, but 3???

Draw is too tight - That could be the reason for the flooding. By draw i hope you mean the sucking! But I think i would give some other clearomizers a try. Fed up with this. Or maybe move to FIN or something.
 
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