Nautilus flooding-help a noob

[sincerelysasquatch]

I'm pretty much a noob to ecigarettes, and I started with a kanger t2, then an aerotank and now I have a nautilus. I never knew how to prime a tank but have had to start with the nautilus as it has a very burnt taste unless I do. After priming the tank tonight it flooded really bad and I wasn't sure how to get it to stop. I watched a youtube video on priming and imitated, could it have caused the flooding? Maybe I didn't do it properly? How do you fix a flooding tank? Flooding is new to me, on the t2 and the aerotank whenever there was gurgling I could just blow out the eliquid clogging the airways, but when I tried that on the nautilus tonight, I blew out a bunch of eliquid. I took it apart, tightened my coils, made sure everything was secure, put it back together and tried blowing the eliquid out again and it just sprayed out of the air hole. I wasted a bunch of liquid and am not sure what to do from here. How do you prime a tank without flooding it? Also, if you use coils before they are primed and they burn, are they ruined or can you still use them?

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[sincerelysasquatch]

Ugh, between the occasional burning flavor and the flooding, I think I like my aerotank better. I know my issues with the nautilus are probably because I am not doing things right, but I like the reliability of my aerotank even though a lot of people say the nautilus is a better tank.

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[Rourke]

After the coils are burnt they are done. After the coil is primed or whenever it gets flooded vape with the largest air hole open for a while. This has stopped most of the gurgling for me. I usually vape with the 2 largest air holes, it seems to flood more with the smaller air holes. Good luck.

 

[Wolfenstark]

If i get flooding on the nautilus I go to a larger air hole and have a vape or turn it upside down fire it and blow through an air hole and see if anything comes out the top.
After filling the tank make sure the air holes are closed when you screw back on the atomiser. Then turn right side up and watch for air bubbles to rise.
Then I go to smallest air hole and do a couple of draws without firing , then I put it to the air hole i like and leave it for a couple of minutes.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

Do you do that instead of traditional priming? The video I watched said to draw without firing, block the air hole with your finger while drawing and then release between draws. I think I did it too hard/too much.

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[Rourke]

I think you primed it too much. I just take a couple pulls without firing or blocking the air hole.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Do you do that instead of traditional priming? The video I watched said to draw without firing, block the air hole with your finger while drawing and then release between draws. I think I did it too hard/too much.

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Im thinking different people may have different techniques but the way i do it has worked.
Making sure to close the air holes when putting the atomiser back on I think has helped the most.

 

[Wolfenstark]

I think you primed it too much. I just take a couple pulls without firing or blocking the air hole.

Same here.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

I think you primed it too much. I just take a couple pulls without firing or blocking the air hole.

It's funny, in the video she kept doing it and doing it, so I kept doing it and doing it, then hers flooded, then mine flooded. Bahhaha

Anyway, what do I do to get it to stop flooding? If I let it sit a while will it stop? Can I leave the juice in if I let it sit? Don't want to waste the little bit of juice that is left, as I am almost out of my Space Jam. Using my aerotank now.

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[Wolfenstark]

Once its flooded then far as i know you have to get the juice out of the chimney or where its gone to and or stop the cause of the leak.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

I only prime a new/unused heads, then it depends on what delivery device and what heads you're using, each has a slightly different method to prime.
BCC - bottom changeable coil (single coil), BDC- bottom dual coil, BVC - bottom vertical coil.

If you blow through the drip tip on a bottom coil clearo to clear a flood most times you'll make the flooding worse, you are forcing more liquid into the head and pressurizing the reservoir / tank. When you force more liquid into the head the only place it can go is into the air tube and or into the airflow control airflow paths/ holes.

Don't over fill the tank, if there is marking on the side don't fill above the top line. If you're refilling and using the same head one or two primer puffs is all that is necessary what you want to see is a bubble or two rising from the wicking holes.

If it floods - If your clearo has airflow control set it to the largest hole, remove drip tip, then turn the clearo upside down, this puts the level of the liquid below the wicking holes in the head breaking the negative pressure / vacuum/ suction (whatever you want to call it).
It may take a minute or so upside down to stop the liquid flow.
While it is still upside down, blow through the air inlet into napkin/paper towel, on some that will be through the 510 connection on others that will be through the airflow control hole on the side of the base. Roll / twist napkin /paper towel so it will fit into air tube, swab out air tube & drip tip until dry.

All clearo's will flood, most times it is from a missing or bad seal / gasket, too strong or fast inhale, too little airflow, some are finicky about how tight all the threaded parts are put together. Changes in temp, altitude / barometric pressure causes flooding also.

 

[Trailz]

When my NM flooded it was because the top hardware loosened up and broke the vacuum. Hasn't happened since. I let it sit a few minutes after filling and take about 10 gentle priming draws and I'm good to go.

The instruction booklet lists not to over tighten the top hardware but not having it tight enough.

While vaping, don't draw too hard. This can cause flooding as well. I find that the NM makes a sound that lets me know I'm drawing just right based on the airflow setting.

 

[mndh1007]

2 prime it just drop a couple drops of e juice on your bvc coil and do a couple normal drags... Be carefull not 2 overtighten the o rings just fingertight not overtight...