Right guys I have 2 subtank minis and one of them leaks badly through the air holes. Today I have took both apart changed o rings on both put them both back together and the same one is leaking badly. I have the rba in both. It's doing my head in. Anyone have any idea why it's leaking. Thank you
if its leaking through the air holes in the base as you say it could be either
the small o-ring on the base of the rba section / occ coil or its not tight when screwed in to the base
also there is a small o-ring in the top where the chimney pipe enters this is normaly where the coil will flood and spit juice if it has a nic or tare in it
and last but not least you may have a wicking problem and its flooding due to juice seeping past the wick either due to not enough wick or incorrectly wicked coil or rba
these are the only parts that juice can get through to enter the base section and then proceed to leak out of the AFC (air flow control)
how i fill and lubricate my subtank mini,s and not a leak from any or any of my friends tanks
when filling my tanks after a clean i always put a dab of juice on the cage seals that the glass slips over and give it a twist just to make sure it turns easy
then i screw the coil section into the base checking lower seal first the small o-ring on the bottom of coil itself or rba deck another tiny dab of juice and nip it down tight with my fingers
the i will rewick it if its one i have rebuilt or not if its a new one the next step is to prime the coil with juice and while doing this i will drip juice on to the side holes in the coil body and wait and watch it get sucked in to the middle do this both sides and then a couple of drips through the top directly onto the coil and wick to either side while doing this i always get a little juice around the top opening on the coil and this is where the chimney o-ring is so that is automaticaly lubed while priming the coil
next is time to fill the tank with it upside down on the desk with drip tip removed i will fill it right to the tip of the chimney careful not to over fill and flood juice down the chimney pipe while doing this i will put another tiny dab of juice in the top edge of the glass section this is where the glass will make a seal to the base section o-ring and doing this allows you to screw the base section on that little bit tighter if needed with less friction due to the juice and thus creating a better seal where glass meets base
once screwed back togeather i will use the paper towel it was all sitting on while rebuilding and filling and wipe any excess juice off before placing it on my mod
when screwing it down to the top of my mod i will do this by holding the top of the tank and nip it down snug and because i like to see the wick holes in my coils i will nip it a little tighter if they are hidden by the metal cage frame or even back it off slightly just to align the holes so they are easily visible maybe a little (ocd) for some but thats how i like it
when i need to refill through the day i just remove the drip tip and turn it all upside down and unsrcew tank and refill then replace no need to lube any seals now as they are already done and no need for the paper towel as its clean and easy replace drip tip and carry on vaping
simples
sorry for the long post
but i see read so many just give up to quick and just chuck them in a draw and blame it on the tank itself any tanks not just the kangers
hope this helps you or someone else out there