New triton tank leaks

[Brian_Clouser]

Has anyone had this happen?
3 new tanks came in the mail today and the blue one leaks. It's leaking from the bottom not by the tip.

I have it standing up right now to see how much will leak out.


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[AngiBe]

Nope...I've been fortunate to never have a tank leak. I have gone through probably 15-20 of them and have 8 loaded right now...zero leaks.

 

[Made in Austria]

Take the coil out and see if the black in color o-ring/gasket in the coils thread is present, and/ or seated properly. Overfilling the tank can cause juice to run down the tanks center post too, and then reach the battery poles (wet poles).

Also, the transparent silicone sleeve on the coil, which seales the coil and tank with the mouth piece is sometimes not pushed down far enough, or cut too short from the factory, so that the silicone sleeve can't seal with the wicks a little, which can cause light leaks too. If the wicks don't get slightly squeezed together and pushed against the coil housing and the silicone sleeve, then a little bit of juice can leak from the tank into the center post/air pipe. Or in other words, some juice bypasses the wicks due to the play the wicks have in the coil body. But if the wicks get too much squeezed, then your wicks might not get resupplied with juice fast enough to rewick. So the right amount of "wick squezze" is needed, lol. Hope everything makes sense. My English still needs some improvement.

 

[Fulgurant]

Nope...I've been fortunate to never have a tank leak. I have gone through probably 15-20 of them and have 8 loaded right now...zero leaks.

Me neither. I did have one tank with a coil/head assembly that was DOA, but those are cheap to replace. I own eight Triton tanks, which are constantly in (rotating) use.

It's entirely possible the OP got a defective part, but he might try messing around with it a little before he gives up on the whole tank. It sounds like he might've just dripped some juice into the wrong place, or the sleeve on the center post isn't seated properly, as described by Made in Austria.

 

[joefisch330]

I've had a couple tanks leak. Haven't been able to pinpoint the problem...I noticed the threads on my mouth piece are quite a bit smaller on the ones that do leak. The problem seems to be some what dependent on that...

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[BigBen2k]

If your coil (inside the tank) isn't screwed down fully, it may leak: remove the tip, and check it.

New coils need their sleeve shoved down a bit: when you can, (you must have less than 2.0 mL in the tank to do this), remove the coil (it unscrews) and push the plastic sleeve down, over the wicks.

After you get used to cleaning these, you'll never have this problem.

 

[Brian_Clouser]

I checked the coil it was tight. So I set the tank aside standing up to see if at some point the leak would stop. About 24 hours later the whole tank of juice has leaked out and the tank is empty.

Would'nt this mean there is a leak somewhere in the bottom part of the tank?

 

[Made in Austria]

Yes, there is probably a leak in the bottom area of the tank. Could be a foulty or missing silicone sleeve, which seals and holds the tanks center post in place. That sleeve can be seen if you remove the battery and look into the bottom part of the tank. I think it's time to replace the tank. This will fix your leaking problem dor sure.

 

[BigBen2k]

That doesn't sound promising.

If the center pin, under the tank, isn't centered, or has somehow come out, that'd explain it.

Is there any chance that it's leaking from the outside, where the plastic meets the metal base?

 

[Brian_Clouser]

The center post allright straight no tilting to one side. It was leaking from the bottom inside not on the side.

I guess I'll send an email to halo.

Thanks


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[Garemlin]

I have had leaking from one of mine. One thing I notice is when you unscrew the drip tip it sometimes unscrews the head with it. Always make sure you tighten the head back after filling to be sure. Another thing I noticed is on both of the Triton tanks I have got the post with the head attached is not perfectly straight. Seesm to lean a little to one side.

 

[Brian_Clouser]

Ok I emptied the tank rinsed it out .then after a day of drying replaced with a new coil and filled. Now after around an hour you can see a bead of juice developing where the bottom of the plastic meats the metal threads.

So it wasn't inside it's the bottom outside. Here is a pic you can see the bead on the bottom of the metal.

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[stevegmu]

Looks like the seam where it is glued and press fit together. You haven't soaked it in vodka, have you? If not, it is defective. Contact Halo.

 

[Brian_Clouser]

No vodka . I only rinsed it in lukewarm water from the bathroom sink.


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[JohnnyDill]

Zero leaks so far for me. I will ONLY use Halo juice as I will always happily support the company that has good enough products to get this stubborn mind to quit smoking for GOOD.

 

[Brian_Clouser]

Got a reply for CS they are sending a new tank out .




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[Brian_Clouser]

New tank arrived yesterday. Halo came thru.


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[Steve0311]

6 Halo Tanks and 4 Mini Tanks and no leakage as of yet, but everything is mostly brand new and lightly used. Will update if anything changes, you may have gotten a bad batch.

 

[Boston Vapah]

I had a brand new tank that came just this week that did the very same thing. It's where the tank is glued to the metal base which didn't set properly. Contact Halo's CS.

 

[AngiBe]

Good to know what to look for and everyone helping each other out so if it comes up for someone else, they can possible find out why. And good to hear that Halo stepped up and fixed it. With so many peeps using Halo, there will be little things here and there that pop up.