Protank 2 Flooding and "Vacuum Effect" question!

[BDavid]

So I know that Kanger suggests to never have your e liquid at about the 1/4 level of the tank or less because when it is full it provides a "vacuum effect" and will not flood or cause e liquid to shoot up through the mouth piece but I'm wondering if there is any other way around that.

It almost sounds ridiculous that I would need to keep filling up and can't finish a tank. Since this is currently the only setup i have atm (being a noob and all), when I "finish" with a bottle of e liquid I'm not really finished at all. About .5 to 1 ml will be left in the bottle since it isn't enough to put in my tank which drives me mad.

If you know of anything that could help then holler!

Thanks!

 

[InTheShade]

Vape it down, enjoy it - don't worry.

They do work better when filled over 1/2 for sure, but don't be too worried about only putting a mil or two in there or vaping a tank dry to change flavors. Chances are you'll not have any issues.

 

[BDavid]

Well see that's the problem, I have had issues! Vapor production goes down and the gurgling sound begins and before I know it I'm tasting the actual e liquid on my tongue -.-

 

[pufZeppelin]

when that happens

pull the base off, wipe off the chimney and blow the extra juice out--

be sure the air passage is clean (q-tip) and get back to vaping

 

[InTheShade]

Yep, as PZ said, pretty much the only way to avoid that is to break the vacuum then by opening the base.

 

[The Kid]

when that happens

pull the base off, wipe off the chimney and blow the extra juice out--

be sure the air passage is clean (q-tip) and get back to vaping

thats what i do to mine, seems to work for me

 

[BDavid]

Yep, as PZ said, pretty much the only way to avoid that is to break the vacuum then by opening the base.

when that happens

pull the base off, wipe off the chimney and blow the extra juice out--

be sure the air passage is clean (q-tip) and get back to vaping

ALright, thanks guys! gonna give that a shot!

 

[Rickajho]

Drawing too hard can cause flooding problems too - full tank or otherwise. Are you drawing too hard?

 

[pufZeppelin]

thats what i do to mine, seems to work for me

ALright, thanks guys! gonna give that a shot!

yepper

all the HOLD IT THIS WAY

place it here , stand on one foot . jump up-n-down is ~whack~

just open it up blow it out put it back together

heck ½ the time just a qwik ram down the throat with a Q tip stops most

I vape mine in the dark a lot -- it stops working and then I realize

"wow, the tank is empty"

 

[The Blue Max]

The best way to fix this problem is this. Find one of your old atomizer heads. Remove the o-ring that goes around the chimney. Take that, flip it upside down and slide it on to your current atomizer head so that you have two stacked on eachother but opposing each other. It will look like this =][=== . There will be more resistance when screwing in the base again but this will create a stronger seal and prevent flooding and gurgling. Remember to completely clean off excess liquid from the center post and around the chimney post.

 

[Ton Eighty]

I dunno. I'm new as well and I had not heard of this phenomenon. I've just been vaping mine until empty and haven't had this happen yet. I hope it doesn't.....

 

[meanckz]

So I know that Kanger suggests to never have your e liquid at about the 1/4 level of the tank or less because when it is full it provides a "vacuum effect" and will not flood or cause e liquid to shoot up through the mouth piece but I'm wondering if there is any other way around that.

It almost sounds ridiculous that I would need to keep filling up and can't finish a tank. Since this is currently the only setup i have atm (being a noob and all), when I "finish" with a bottle of e liquid I'm not really finished at all. About .5 to 1 ml will be left in the bottle since it isn't enough to put in my tank which drives me mad.

If you know of anything that could help then holler!

Thanks!

this, in case you do have to empty tank(which will happen sometimes)

and you should get a back up....and then a back up for your back up