Ody leaking like crazy

[dspin]

The steal ring that threads on to the the ceramic holder, use an ORing instead.

Thats usually what it always is, that ring can be screwed on ever so slightly crooked and it will leak everytime or mp screwed on too tight and it loosens when mp is turned open

 

[smitty727]

I too have problems with Ody leaking and this thread has been very helpful. Took my ceramic out of the housing and noticed I'm missing the O-ring on the pin that goes between the nut and ceramic (on Wiki for Ody short mode it's part #14, a 1.78 x 1.78 O-ring). I bought this Ody new from COV and I suspect it came to me with that O-ring missing. No big deal, I just hope this solves the leaking problem.

Edit: After looking closer I see the O-ring actually goes on the pin under the ceramic housing.

 

[Ariel_MX]

Hi TheSneakerHoarder,

Check these threads:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...y-flooding-ive-got-doing-something-wrong.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ve-got-doing-something-wrong.html#post8319830

Some leaking could happen if there is a gap between the ceramic and the wick:

Also, ensure the wire's join is not causing a gap, if there is a gap, liquid will flow through this gap into the ceramic cup.

Picture is from MrKrinkle's thread, I used it just for illustration purposes, although I use MrKrinkle's method in my Odysseus V1 (just wick at the top of the ceramic):

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/gg/261773-ody-using-nextel-xc-116-without-moding-ceramic.html

 

[Aal_]

How are you catching your negative wire, if by pinching it with the ring try not to.

 

[dspin]

One more thing to consider Sneaker - are you sure its a real GG Odys. There are thousands of fakes out there now - just saying

 

[imeothanasis]

Oups, I didnt think of that dspin!

from where you bought it sneaker?

 

[fixlyob]

Hi fixlyob,
I apologize for asking but would you please expand your post on the GG forum to explain exactly how you setup the Ody inside of UFS. For instance do you just use the ody rebuildable part in the 510 base without using the mouthpiece cone or do you put the complete drip mode Ody inside of UFS? I tried using this setup just using the rebuildable part and Ody base and ended up having a bad leak. Any assistance you provide will be appreciated. I'm sure there are other forum members who would appreciate this also. Thank you so much!!!

smitty727

Hi, Smitty anwering your PM, I can tell that when I start to build my UFS, using the Ody drip base, the rebuildable part and the mouthpiece from my Ody V2, I realized that I can't close the UFS because the refilling cap from the UFS was touching the mouthpiece even with the UFS liquid control close and that thing don't let fix all the parts, so I use three thicker orings between the all the pieces (UFS base, the upper body, the glass window and the refilling cap) then these orings give me the sufficient space to use the Ody drip so that is the way I use my UFS, as Imeo said I use the upper body connected to the UFS base in a wrong way but is what I liked because I like to see how open is the mouthpiece, when I'm using the juice control of the Ody not the one from the UFS and I like to see the level of the juice, so I don't know if this answer your question, if not let me know and I will try extend more my message.

In the next post you could see what I'm talking:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...dy-v2-odysseus-inside-ufs-v2.html#post8740292


Cheers

Imeo, sorry if this post is in the wrong thread, if you want to change it for me it's ok.

 

[TheSneakerHoarder]

It's a genuine ody. Bought from Urq. It is a v1. Been busy fussing a cobra/poldiac set up. Just did a clean build using all advice, will report tomorrow on the leak.

 

[smitty727]

Thank you so much fixlyob. I am amazed with the versatility of GG's in general. They can be used in so many different ways. I've been using GG's for several years now but I'm still learning new things. Biggest problem I've had with the tanks such as UFS, Iatty and Ody is leaking. And I suspect the problem is there's something I'm not doing right since other people don't have this problem. So for the last year or so I've only used drip mode Ody since there is very little leaking with it - maybe only a little juice going down thru the center pin. But now I've got interested in the tanks again and I'm having the same leakage problems everytime I try to use Ody or UFS. Maybe I should just stick to dripping hahaha. I'm anxiously waiting on Achilles. BTW, that's very smart the way you solved the problem of UFS top cap not closing by adding O-rings to give more space. The way I solved it was by removing the Upper Connection Nut once I had built the coil and and screwed the rebuilbable part into the Ody base. Then the mouthpiece could be screwed all the way down to the Ody base. Again, thanks so much for explaining the way you setup.

Hi, Smitty anwering your PM, I can tell that when I start to build my UFS, using the Ody drip base, the rebuildable part and the mouthpiece from my Ody V2, I realized that I can't close the UFS because the refilling cap from the UFS was touching the mouthpiece even with the UFS liquid control close and that thing don't let fix all the parts, so I use three thicker orings between the all the pieces (UFS base, the upper body, the glass window and the refilling cap) then these orings give me the sufficient space to use the Ody drip so that is the way I use my UFS, as Imeo said I use the upper body connected to the UFS base in a wrong way but is what I liked because I like to see how open is the mouthpiece, when I'm using the juice control of the Ody not the one from the UFS and I like to see the level of the juice, so I don't know if this answer your question, if not let me know and I will try extend more my message.

In the next post you could see what I'm talking:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...dy-v2-odysseus-inside-ufs-v2.html#post8740292


Cheers

Imeo, sorry if this post is in the wrong thread, if you want to change it for me it's ok.

 

[dspin]

Sneaker, better send it back to me to check it. Maybe you miss a piece of hardware.

Sneaker -if you dont want to send it back to Imeo all the way to Greece, send it back to Bruce and have him check it out. PM him first though throught this site.

 

[TheSneakerHoarder]

The only problem with sending it in is this is my only really functioning RBA right now. The Cobra has quite a few quirks trying to get it to hit and taste like my Ody set up. Tackling the Cobra first--I remember why I didn't like gennies when I first started messing with them.

So far, the leaking is minimized with longer wick ends and the re-build. Still had the juice collector puddle up, but not nearly as bad. I tuck the - wire under the ring IN the threads...I highly doubt it is leaking there. I use 3.5mm wick in the cup/upper channels so no leaks there.

Even with the leaking, the Ody is by far my favorite RBA to date. Maybe I'll try my Ody set up on the Cobra and see if I can replicate the awesomeness that is the Ody.

 

[subver]

For those of you using O-Rings instead of the metal collar, what size O-Ring do you use and where might I find one? I haven't checked to see if I have one that fits from my ODy or GGTS O-Rings yet.. but I want to make sure I use the right one.
I don't really have leaking problems with the collar but better safe than sorry!

 

[yankeebobo]

On a 510 base, since we don't tighten the rebuildable part down as tight as a gg base, would using an prong rather than the collar leave room for unscrewing the rebuildable? Granted I believe that unless you tighten the MP down a lot it prob would be a pot point but I find the collar helps secure it all together.

 

[imeothanasis]

you said that you put negative wire under the big ring sneaker?

The only problem with sending it in is this is my only really functioning RBA right now. The Cobra has quite a few quirks trying to get it to hit and taste like my Ody set up. Tackling the Cobra first--I remember why I didn't like gennies when I first started messing with them.

So far, the leaking is minimized with longer wick ends and the re-build. Still had the juice collector puddle up, but not nearly as bad. I tuck the - wire under the ring IN the threads...I highly doubt it is leaking there. I use 3.5mm wick in the cup/upper channels so no leaks there.

Even with the leaking, the Ody is by far my favorite RBA to date. Maybe I'll try my Ody set up on the Cobra and see if I can replicate the awesomeness that is the Ody.