Nautilus Mini Broke for the 5th time

[kingraptor724]

You guys probably have seen early posts from months ago about the constant base rusting and falling apart. This has now happened the 5th time. I had to dump out a whole tank of ejuice and now I have no base again. This is absolutely unacceptable and proves the nautilus mini is China made garbage even if it works well. The thing has a lifespan of 1 month before rusting. Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[xDarkRelic]

No.

Where did you order it from? I had one for 3 months and now my girlfriend has it. It has never ever showed rusting of any kind.

Do you clean it regularly? Change out the coils when they need it? Also try blowing in the top part of the base to get all the moisture out of it.

How do you clean it?

 

[kingraptor724]

No.

Where did you order it from? I had one for 3 months and now my girlfriend has it. It has never ever showed rusting of any kind.

Do you clean it regularly? Change out the coils when they need it? Also try blowing in the top part of the base to get all the moisture out of it.

How do you clean it?

I wash the base under water for about 10 seconds and then do a few big blows on it to dry the inside off. I dont understand how no one has this problem. I clean it every day, I rotate between 5 coils and 5 different juices every day so it requires everything be clean per day its used.

 

[issy]

Never had that problem, sounds really frustrating, I'm sorry. Mine has been good for 8 months or so, but it doesn't get as heavy usage as yours does.

 

[kingraptor724]

Never had that problem, sounds really frustrating, I'm sorry. Mine has been good for 8 months or so, but it doesn't get as heavy usage as yours does.

Ugh wow this makes no sense. It seems I am the only one. I mean I would just upgrade to atlantis v2 and istick50w but Id be wasting so much money since I bought a mvp2 like an idiot and 2 batches of 5 bvc mini nautilus coils. I am going to end up bankrupting myself.

 

[dbrandt01]

I have no experience with it, but my friend that's in the Army. She started vaping 6 months ago with a Nautilus mini in her daily rotation. When we talk she's never mentioned problems at all with hers. When she comes home once a month I look at it to make sure all is well and it's always perfectly fine. I wish I had more experience with the nautilus to be able to help more.

 

[Ou2mame]

Rusting? Are you buying clones? I washed mine all the time it never rusted, or broke.

 

[Utsuru]

I've been using my Naughty-mini for almost two weeks on the same stock cotton coil, vaping at 9w, 18mg, 1.8ohm.

Still the same flavor and performance as day one. Sorry you've had a bad experience but I've not experienced one leak, dry hit, etc. at the fault of the device.

 

[Karen Powell]

Same here. I've had mine since February and wash it a lot. No problems whatsoever.

 

[Rixsta]

If the inside of the packaging where the tank sits when you opened it up was a black velvet like material, then it's a fake. I have had mine for ages and this has never happened. Are you buying from the same company? Also if the logo on the back is gold, that is also a fake. Also the drip tip is brushed metal, not shiny like a genuine one should be.

A fake my wife bought

 

[Shipwreck]

Also, the genuine ones have the scratch off on the back that reveals a number you use to verify if it's genuine at the Aspire website. Did your box have the scratch off on the bar code sticker on the back of the box?

 

[gin828]

Spend some money on a Kabuki 510....lol

 

[Amy87]

I have several Nautilus Minis, they're about the only tank I use anymore. Been using them for almost a year and no problems or rust. I clean mine once a week, soak in hot water with dish soap for about 30 minutes, then rinse thoroughly and let them air dry. Maybe washing yours everyday is too much? Not sure, sorry you're having trouble, I find them to be the best tank I've tried.

 

[mattiem]

what flavor are you vaping? My sister only vapes one of my DIY's. It is called fire-n-ice. When she brings her coils to be rebuilt they seem to have rust on them. It isn't actually rust but are the color of rust and are really hard to clean. Her juice has cinnamon, menthol and koolada for the cooling effect in it.

All this to say, it could be the juice you are using that is causing the problems.

 

[dhood]

I'm pretty sure the stainless steel they use in these tanks doesn't rust.

 

[WonderDude32]

I've had mine for 7 months and no rust. I've dropped it in the sink while shaving and once in a puddle of rain while running to the car. In what manner did it break? I've heard that if you disassemble the airflow control it's extremely hard to put back together. I've had stainless kitchen knives for 12 years that get used almost daily and have never seen rust on any of them. Very weird.

 

[ZCAR1]

You're supposed to wash them?
No rust, leaks, or any other problems in 6 months in any of my minis or full size Nautilus.

 

[SunshinePete]

I've had my Nautilus Mini since September 2014 and for the last six months it's been 50% of my active clearomisers, the other being a Protank 3. I never wash my tanks, just change coils every 2 - 3 weeks. No problems at all have arisen.

 

[Oberon75]

The only problem I ever had with my Nautilus tanks was that they become impossible to unscrew without a pair of vice grips and a jar opener.

Sent from my HTC One M8 Harman/Kardon edition

 

[ZCAR1]

Yeah, Vice Grips. I keep a pair in my desk.
I try not to over tighten, but...