Hey guys I've been having some minor leaking issues with my Reomizer. It seems like more often now that the Reomizer leaks from under (from the well area). I do not over tighten and even have a second O Ring placed over the whole Reomizer and pushed it to the bottom in between the gap between the Reomizer's base and the well. I can not figure out why it's leaking, I do sqounk for a couple seconds enough so that it hits the coils and the entire wick. Is anyone else having issues with this? It's not leaking to the point where its getting juice all over the place but the raised square area above the connector always has juice around.
Leaky Reomizer
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Try this gasket 1.5mm X 10mm Metric Buna-N 70 O-ring
1.5mm X 10mm Metric Buna-N 70 O-ring [N1.50X010] : The O-ring Store - Online O-rings, Hydraulic Seal Kits, and O-ring Kits, We make placing your o-ring order and getting your o-rings online easy! I had a rba that would leak and this took care of it
1.5mm X 10mm Metric Buna-N 70 O-ring [N1.50X010] : The O-ring Store - Online O-rings, Hydraulic Seal Kits, and O-ring Kits, We make placing your o-ring order and getting your o-rings online easy! I had a rba that would leak and this took care of it
In my case, it leaked from the spot where the top cap screws on. Solution was to cut a small section of a carto condom, slip it over the bottom of the reomizer, and screw it onto the mod. The silicone ring ends up squishing between reomizer and catchcup, preventing the need for o-ring, and sealing the leaky part
You ordered only one? I ordered a bunch as I forget about it amost 100% or the time when I take Reomizer off. O-ring sticks to bottom of Reomizer only long enough to get away from REO and then jumps off and hides.
Hugs, Feisty Alice
Why didn't I think of that
Probably because your first impulse is not driven by hoarding like mine. Also, wouldn't hurt to polish up Boy Scout thinking. I am an "Honorary Boy Scout," as you know, so I can plead, a bit, in my defense, "Be Prepared." My worst issue with having so many spares of all kinds of things is hiding them, though.
Hugs, Feisty Alice
{edit} I finally located my really neat-o antique Tiger Oak Humidor that is perfect size for RBA stuff. It's attractive enough that I can leave it out in plain sight and always very handy.
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Aw sweet Alice I know about the Boy Scouts just don't tell me your one of those doomsday preppers.
On the other hand..... (devil's advocate, here) if I have only one of something, I usually TAKE CARE of it much better than if I know I have a handful. When I only had one, I always knew where it was. Two schools of thought on that, for sure.
Aw sweet Alice I know about the Boy Scouts just don't tell me your one of those doomsday preppers.
Not that extreme at all but I've spent enough periods in my life not being able to run to store, on short notice, for things including medicines and nicotine (when we were smokers) and without electricity at short notice, sometimes for days, it's nice to be somewhat prepared. Living in drought conditions in the middle of heavy woods and only one way out it's nice to have submersible pumps to hook up to generators, to wet house down some, if we should have a fire (water from pool). We are all electric, btw.... so we lose many things we depend on when electricity goes out.
Most people don't know just how dependent most of us are on functioning electrical grids that power the computer systems that bring food and services into urban and suburban areas. The threat to failure of power systems, via aging grids and/or terrorism and/or EMPs (last time we had such high sun storm activity, potentially damaging power grids was in the 1800s) is a real thing. People who live in areas that have had or will continue to have local disasters and who have experienced them know all too well how important to have a few plans/provisions, if not just for comfort.
I'll defend our persons and property to a point. Living away from city has it's own threats from starving people, desperate people.
And doG forbid running out of toilet tissue.
We used to joke about getting a stash of incredible acid and dropping it if Dallas was hit by a nuclear bomb, and enjoying the show.
Hugs, Feisty Alice
{edit} "I'll defend our persons and property to a point." The "stakes" are much higher if need is to defend children, even lazy, insolent teens. I didn't have much chance to be a "momma bear, protecting her cubs" with DD as she was so very capable and independent even as a small child, but I have no doubts my "momma bear" will kick in if it's ever needed, for legitimate reasons, even if the "innocents" aren't my "own."
{edit} And I'm not much of a human baby/children adorer. (A good fiend of mine says she is "allergic to children." I'm not that bad but I don't normally get very goo-ga about human babies.) My protective "feelings" are much more, primal, I think, than human emotions. I've spent the greater part of my life living in groups of animals other than humans.
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So do I just replace the current O-Ring with the one you suggested Rob? And I put it right above the connector on the Reo before screwing on the Reomizer right? I'm guessing this O-Ring is much fatter and will give it a more tighter fit?
Yes the o ring goes in the reo juice well first . The o ring that came with the rba is 1 mm thick . The one I recommended because your having problems with it leaking is 1.5 mm thick . Make sure you dont use the post to thread it on and off . Try using the base of the atty some folks have broke there posts on the rba doing this .You dont need to over tighten the atty . I leave mine on my mod when I recoil the atty It stays on the mod .
I rebuild the coil on the mod as well. It's a good idea to remove the battery first though. That coil gets hot fast if you happen to press the button. Burning flesh does not smell good.
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Just wondering if its just me....but when I sqounk I can't tell (hear or feel) juice entering the reomizer like with a atty or carto. Does this happen to anyone else? Btw Im not using a Oring.
Sometimes out of curiosity I look into the reomizer while sqonking just to see the atty fill up and then watch the excess juice drain back down when i let up. Other than that, I can't really tell either.
I have not been able to get "the feel" blind squonking any RBA like we get with pre-built attys and cartos. It doesn't happen often but I do over squonk any and all of them, on occasion, usually resulting in juice coming out of hole in cap, if that type atty, or overflowing the CC some with bottom air intake. Luckily I press VVG button with index finger, so that button is upward from juice leaking out of cup so I haven't had any issues, yet, with the original recessed button, on VVGs, or side mount buttons, due to juice getting in them. Most of the time I can tell by the feel of the bottle when squonking (not sure how to explain that one). So now days, after we have all gotten so lazy about not needing a tissue, it's nice to have one near by using the RBAs with bottom feeder. (If you are reading this more than likely your bottom feeder is a REO.)
Hugs, Feisty Alice
)Hugs, Feisty Alice
I just received the O Rings that you recommended to me Rob and so far they are working great! I think I was over tightening which was causing the leak, but with these I don't have to worry about over tightening since they are much more thicker. I did have to unscrew the bottom to extend the connection out because it wasn't firing at first but now it is all good. Thanks for your help Rob!
Great news I am glad I could help . I had to back off on the screw to nice work
Just wondering if its just me....but when I sqounk I can't tell (hear or feel) juice entering the reomizer like with a atty or carto. Does this happen to anyone else? Btw Im not using a Oring.
I have this issue, too, that I can't tell about the squonking with a reomizer.
I do what Westamyx does. I pull the drip tip and peek inside. I figure one of these days I'll get it.
I have noticed though, if I am using a very flavorful juice, I can do a dry hit without hitting the power and the resulting intake will seem a bit dry and not very flavorful- then I know I need to squonk. That seems to work pretty well for me at the moment.
edited to add: I am using cotton wicking so it's easier to tell about the dry hit for me.
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