Nautilus Mini help

[KingKiko]

I have a nautilus mini that I have been trying to get open for 2 days now. No matter what I try, it doesn't budge. I've tried the freezer, rubber gloves, a USB cable, everything. I just don't know what to do anymore.

 

[Rixsta]

Common problem with these tanks when you over tighten them, you only need to finger tighten them and not screw them down hard.

You may have to wrap something around the tank and use some grippers or a vice to get it open, although I'd try ..first

You could try running it under hot water with the air holes shut to warm the juice up around the grommet and then try..

Rubber jar grippers, two of them.. or push the bottom part to the glass and with the other hand grip the glass tank and turn, you may break it though.

I know my friend had the same problem and she ended up buying the cage tank and then smashing the glass one apart and picking all the glass out, the caged ones do seem to come apart better but this is obviously a last resort.

Cage - Mini Nautilus Cage Tank

 

[Maiar]

See if you can screw off the top part of the tank. The metal part the drip tip goes into. If you can get that to move, the bottom will come off easy.

 

[Rixsta]

Just to add from my earlier post, I would try the rubber washing up gloves again, the trick is to keep constant pressure on the o rings, if you have grip, it will loosen eventually

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Wrap a rubber band around the glass tank, another rubber band on the bottom.

 

[SuperTaz]

And when you reassemble your tank try lubricating the o-ring with a little ejuice. This will help a lot.

 

[TX Foilhead]

When there's no other way, I've used small channel locks. Have to be really careful to no touch the glass at all because it's not forgiving.

In the future, finger tight is plenty.

 

[sonicbomb]

Try soaking it in really hot water, the expansion may loosen it enough. Failing that, use some WD40 though you will have to wash the hell out of it afterwards to remove all trace of it.

 

[Completely Average]

Grab the top metal cap above the glass and the bottom metal base below the glass and unscrew. Do not grab the glass itself. If you need to, wrap wide rubberbands around both the cap and the base and use a pair of pliers. The rubberbands should give you more friction and also protect the pieces from scratching.

 

[Hans Wermhat]

Had the same prob with mine. The best advice I see here is the bit about taking off the metal top. If you use pliers, be careful not to damage the AFC ring or warp that top cap. Both are fatal. I effed up my first nautilus that way. Don't let it put you off the tank itself though. It's a very solid piece of gear once you figure out how to tighten it to just the right spot.

 

[kakiser56]

I always have the same problem with mine. I use a jar opener grip and if that doesn't work, I carefully use pliers to loosen it.