Leaking e-go-t

[mgmrick]

For those having problems with leaking and for that matter those that do not have leakers. How do you carry your e-cig? I do not carry mine around. It is sitting on arm of couch or on the passenger seat of my car. Plus always standing on battery end. Mine have never leaked and monday will be 3 weeks of use

 

[Coffeeroasters]

I am on week four on my 1st tank and no leaks either. I noticed in another thread about the Ego-T that some folks were twisting the tank and I believe that may be what is causing the leaks. When you look down the atty there is a metal plate with flats on the sides leading me to believe that the tanks only should go in one way (sort of 0 or 180 degrees).

Just my 2 cents.

Steve

 

[Sassyonemeis]

I dont believe that having it aligned has any real effect. I dont align mine and the ONLY time I have had problems with leaking is when I removed the chads from the cap.

I also agree that leaving them upright is best, however I lay mine down quite often and have had no leaks other than when it was that last 1/4 tank and only on certain liquids.

 

[mgmrick]

I cut my chads off my tanks. I also do not align my tanks up I align them up for the button. No leaks 3 weeks of use.

 

[MischiefManaged]

I have had no leaks after two weeks of use. Sadly week three doomed me. While carrying my ego-t in my pocket I noticed a dark stain on my jacket, after opening my pocket I noticed my full tank was now empty. I only fill my tanks about 3/4, I haven't cut off the chads, and I usually leave it upright. I notice now if I leave it on it's side the fluid leaks out of the tank into the atomizer then begins to drain out of the air vents and the mouth piece. It worked so well for a little while and now it's just frustrating. Since it's leaking with all five of my tanks I believe the atomizer itself might be the problem. I've tried aligning the channels both ways and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm going to try removing the tank and placing the end cap on while not in use until I can figure this one out.

 

[Uncle Screwtape]

MM, it sounds like the wick slipped down in the needle. Check some of the other T threads, there are a few different ways to fix it.

 

[mgmrick]

I am guessing...users that carry their tank around might be having more problems. Alot of bouncing around might not be good for them. I do understand some do not have other options and have to carry it around. first most vendors have at least a 30 day warranty you just need to pay shipping back to them. Second if we get 2 weeks of use that amounts to about 7.50 per week is that really that bad. Compared to smokes this is still a steal for me. I really like the vape I get from the lr attys and they only have a doa warranty but I am going that route and hoping for 2 weeks of trouble free and I am happy with that. Just going to stock up and throw away as needed

 

[DaveP]

I have had virtually no leaks, but I have seen flooding at the end of a cart, especially with thin juices. The temperature rise from carrying an ecig in your pocket where it can contact body heat can make the juice expand slightly or at least create some pressure in the tank from heating the air bubble inside.

100% PG is notorious for that low tank level flood state. Light colored VG juices don't do that. I mostly vape Backwoods Brew juices and they are all 70pg/30vg. I seem to have fewer problems with them.

OTOH, my mega cylinder atty tends to bleed in my pocket sometimes from body heat. It's enough to create a film of juice around the connection between the atty and the batt.

 

[OaklandCA]

i'm pretty rough on my e-cigs. Up to now that has never had any impact on performance. But as i think back to the ego-tank out of the box it was fine. I've had my best run with the tank on two consecutive work days where all i did most all day was sit at the computer and vape (of course those were days when i used to drip and the whole frickin reason i bought the tank was to have something when i am on the go.)

Of course i carried it around, in fact dropped it once or twice. I also frequently lie them on the horizontal and had worst performance with 100% pg. (as it happened i ran out of my preferred juice (due in large part to this juice hungry vapor monster) and switched to a mix (likely 70/30 but not identified on the label) that the vendor had thrown in with the kit.

When it was working i liked it and i'm certainly willing to modify some ways that i vape. If the wicking system is really that fragile that a knock or two could push it down these atomizers might be saved. I don't have any fine tools and can't really imagine how i could hook the wick and pull it up and fluff it as some say they have--not to mention i can barely see the thing.

let me go hunt around for some fix the wick tips--carry the thing "unloaded", store it in the vertical position, order from a vendor with a 30 day warranty and see what i can get of this.

i haven't had the coil pop and death syndrome (the other terminal fate of these attys.) i suspect those are the folks with a wick too high who have starving attys.

 

[Prodigal441]

I have had mine for 4 weeks. I inserted the new tank and gave it a full 360 twist. I carry it on my pocket all day long. At night I lay it on my desk while at my computer. I have dropped it several times as well. I have no issues with mine leaking. I did have an issue with difficulty to take a drag. I made the little slots a little bigger with my dremel and that issue was fixed. This is the best setup I have used. (with the exception to my 5v mod).

 

[ledouxmike]

I have had no leaks after two weeks of use. Sadly week three doomed me. While carrying my ego-t in my pocket I noticed a dark stain on my jacket, after opening my pocket I noticed my full tank was now empty. I only fill my tanks about 3/4, I haven't cut off the chads, and I usually leave it upright. I notice now if I leave it on it's side the fluid leaks out of the tank into the atomizer then begins to drain out of the air vents and the mouth piece. It worked so well for a little while and now it's just frustrating. Since it's leaking with all five of my tanks I believe the atomizer itself might be the problem. I've tried aligning the channels both ways and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm going to try removing the tank and placing the end cap on while not in use until I can figure this one out.

Sounds like your wick is too low in the piercing tube now. I've researched the problems with leaks and dry hits on these units. I would recommend getting a magnifying glass and needle tip tweezers (they aren't like normal tweezers, the tips are very thin and pointed). I bought some at CVS or Walgreens. Sit down at a table with a bright light shining inside the atomizer. Watch Vicki's video if you haven't already and use the needle tip tweezers to grab as much of the top of the "hat" as you can and pull the wick up to the "sweet spot".

YouTube - eGo-t wick adjustment

 

[MischiefManaged]

So for the past two days I've been carrying my ego-t wrapped in a handkerchief. I figured it would help keep it upright in my chest pocket, and keep it from getting jostled too much. Also when inserting and removing a tank I tilt it LED end up. The idea was that when inserting the tank with the LED side up the spine displaces air instead of liquid. I thought that by dropping the tank in with the LED side down, as I was before, it would cause pressure in the tank and force some juice out. So far I haven't had my tanks leak since doing this. I'm just glad I didn't have to try to pull the wick up. I looked into the atty and knew it would be about impossible for me to try what ledouxmike suggested. Big shaky figures don't work well with tiny things like that.

 

[OaklandCA]

maybe i got crap atomizers anyway i'll wait until they get the bugs out before i try this again,.

 

[MischiefManaged]

Another thought hit me on the ride home from work this morning. I've been cleaning my atty using the 20oz bottle method that I've seen on this forum. It's quite possible, even likely that the water pressure pushed the wick further down the spike.

Also my atty seems to have returned to normal. I lay it on it's side, standing up, carrying it in my pocket and no leaks. I noticed that it is a little weak now. The tank has been lasting 3x longer than when it was leaking, and about 2x longer than when it was new and working great. Either way it still works much better than carts. IMO.

 

[Trial_And_Error]

1. What is a chad?
2. Why should I cut them off?

 

[Dirgon]

1. What is a chad?
2. Why should I cut them off?

The chad is the little plastic piece left over after piercing a new tank's feeder hole. If you take the top of the tanks off, you'll see it.

I don't notice a difference when vaping with or without it, personally.

Has anyone stopped to think it's HOW they vape that causes this?

Two of my favorite juices flow very very easily, and drawing too hard floods the atomizer, causing leaks. To counteract this, I draw gently, and if I get the feeling my attie is flooding I vape "vertically" for awhile, so more juice can't feed into the attie.

Three of my other favorite juices don't flow easily enough, and not drawing hard enough causes dry hits.

Of course, I vape 100% VG, so take that for what it's worth.

 

[ckgjt]

I have a part time problem with leaking. Not sure its actual "leaking" b/c it hasn't gotten into the battery. I randomly see juice on the outside of the tank. I had started reading this thread over a week ago and saw about leaving the chad on the cap. I got a new tank and left the chad on that one. Pulled out the tank after a few vapes and juice all over the outside. I got a q-tip and swabbed all the juice out and blew on the battery end in case any juice got into the battery end. Then I read about twisting the tank. So, I tried that. I vaped for about 5 mins and pulled out the tank to check it. DRY! I thought, that was it. All I needed to do was twist it. It stayed dry for about 3 days and now its coming out with juice all over the sides again.

As far as the angle I am vaping, I have vaped with the battery end facing the ceiling, towards the floor, straight out in front of me and all angles in between. I can't seem to find a connection to what causes the juice getting all over the tank.

eta...I just pulled it out to check it again and its dry. BUT, I added 2 drops of pure VG to the tank to thicken up the liquid. I think whoever said it has to do with thin juices might have been correct.

 

[MischiefManaged]

The chad is the little plastic piece left over after piercing a new tank's feeder hole. If you take the top of the tanks off, you'll see it.

I don't notice a difference when vaping with or without it, personally.

Has anyone stopped to think it's HOW they vape that causes this?

Two of my favorite juices flow very very easily, and drawing too hard floods the atomizer, causing leaks. To counteract this, I draw gently, and if I get the feeling my attie is flooding I vape "vertically" for awhile, so more juice can't feed into the attie.

Three of my other favorite juices don't flow easily enough, and not drawing hard enough causes dry hits.

Of course, I vape 100% VG, so take that for what it's worth.

I think your onto something there. Mine recently started leaking again so I did a few more experiments. Vaping horizontally decreased the flow and seamed to reduce a lot of the leakage, while vaping vertically increased the flow and caused more leakage. I think if I find a balance between the two and reduce the suction it may clear out my issues.

I switch between VG and PG/VG mix depending on how much TH I want. I have been noticing that my VG juices don't usually end up on the outside of my ego. I think I'm still in the fine tuning stage as a ego-t owner.

Further note. My fiancee loves the thing. She was using my regular ego with a cart until she tried my ego-t, now she won't leave it alone. I'm ordering another kit so I don't have to share anymore. Tanks are awesome!

 

[Mike B]

In the month I've been using ego-t's, I've had one leak, and it left a spot on a sheet about the size of a penny. Occasionally I would get a very thin film that appeared on the battery button/band. The leaks occured when I was using 70/30 pg/vg and 100 pg juices. I'm now on 70/30 only and have not had a single leak, although I'm not entirely sure what I was using when I did have leaks it would seem the thinner juice was to blame.

In the month I've been using ego-t's, I rotate between two tank atomizers, and 5 tank cartridges, two of the cartridges have the chads removed and seem to have zero impact on performance. I use about 3 tanks per day, filling and cleaning used cartridges every day. When I pre-fill cartridges, its only enough to last me for two days at most. Once a week I give the atomizers a quick mouthwash bath, and usually just rinse them in hot water every few days. Also, when I clean the cartridges, I use a syringe to spray hot water through both ends, I rarely remove the bottom cap.

No plastic taste, same draw, same taste, same smoke, no leaking issues (anymore). I've read through the various tips and tricks everyone is using on ego-t's, I think some people are just being too aggressive in usage and cleaning.

 

[ckgjt]

In the month I've been using ego-t's, I've had one leak, and it left a spot on a sheet about the size of a penny. Occasionally I would get a very thin film that appeared on the battery button/band. The leaks occured when I was using 70/30 pg/vg and 100 pg juices. I'm now on 70/30 only and have not had a single leak, although I'm not entirely sure what I was using when I did have leaks it would seem the thinner juice was to blame.

In the month I've been using ego-t's, I rotate between two tank atomizers, and 5 tank cartridges, two of the cartridges have the chads removed and seem to have zero impact on performance. I use about 3 tanks per day, filling and cleaning used cartridges every day. When I pre-fill cartridges, its only enough to last me for two days at most. Once a week I give the atomizers a quick mouthwash bath, and usually just rinse them in hot water every few days. Also, when I clean the cartridges, I use a syringe to spray hot water through both ends, I rarely remove the bottom cap.

No plastic taste, same draw, same taste, same smoke, no leaking issues (anymore). I've read through the various tips and tricks everyone is using on ego-t's, I think some people are just being too aggressive in usage and cleaning.

(bolded by me)

I will agree that might be true. I have had mine 3/4 weeks and I have only cleaned the atomizer 1 time. Also, I think you're right about leaking when you use too much PG or the liquid is too thin. That is what I have found through trial and error. Mine has never leaked outside of the e-cig though. I only have noticed juice on the outside of the tank. Those were the times I had used thinner juice.

Another thing is since I cleaned my atomizer it no longer tastes like plastic. I thought the plastic taste was coming from the tank itself but now think it might have been something in the atomizer.