Protank Question - Juice Consumption

[SpookyDriver]

I picked up a mini Protank 2 yesterday, just to give it a try. I primarily use a kayfun or carto tank which have generally given me similar results, but the Protank goes through e-liquid like a fat kid goes through cake, even when taking the smaller capacity into consideration. Vapor production seems the same as the others (although the flavor isn't as good as the others).

Just wondering if this is simply the nature of the beast with Protanks?

 

[louis]

Man if you think a Protank is bad try a jenny. It has a habit like a crack head.

louis

 

[Dreaswi]

I doubled my consumption by using an Iclear 30s. I'm now up to 6mls or more a day. This is coming from using the t3s.

It only takes one person to start a revolution.

 

[1atom12]

Keep in mind that, as a general rule, the more juice consumption the better the vaping experience... I love great flavor, throat hit and clouds and that comes at the cost of higher juice consumption...

Good luck,
Adam

 

[kslice917]

Yeah, I just recently upgraded from a Vivi Nova to Aero - which is supposed to be similar to the Protank 2-3's. This thing eats juice a lot quicker - but I can see why. In my case, I'm getting a lot more vapor and a much better taste for it. I'm probably up to about 6-8mL/day.

 

[cocacola31173]

It is a juice hog. Thats one of the reason I started DIY. Now I don't worry about it but before when I was getting ready made juice it was hard on the wallet.

 

[edyle]

Maybe you are just vaping more?
Or maybe it is leaking and you are not noticing the loses.
Turn it upside down, then unscrew the tank from the battery/power source and look down the inside of the metal tube that has the airholes to see if there is liquid in there.
Once enough liquid leaks into that tube, some starts to leak out the air hole.


To avoid leaking with a BCC you just keep in upside down when not in use.

 

[SpookyDriver]

No leaks and no real difference in vapor as far as I can tell. I'll swap heads next time I use it and see if it was just a fluke.

For now I'll just stick with my tanks and Kayfun.

 

[Myrany]

Maybe you are just vaping more?
Or maybe it is leaking and you are not noticing the loses.
Turn it upside down, then unscrew the tank from the battery/power source and look down the inside of the metal tube that has the airholes to see if there is liquid in there.
Once enough liquid leaks into that tube, some starts to leak out the air hole.


To avoid leaking with a BCC you just keep in upside down when not in use.

I have never had to store mine upside down to avoid leaking. Maybe because I vape 50/50 juices though.

 

[edyle]

I have never had to store mine upside down to avoid leaking. Maybe because I vape 50/50 juices though.

And.... you also change the coil once a day don't you?
If I don't change coil during a week it will start leaking.
That's a protank though, not a mini.

 

[Technohydra]

I originally thought the protank 2 was using less juice than my old Nova; turns out that it the optical illusion of the tank being shaped and sized differently. If I use a stock head, the consumption is moderate. If I put a 1 ohm nanocoil or a 1.6 ohm microcoil in it with a cotton wick, it will chug like a frat boy during rush week. Literally filling it up 2-4 times a day. I actually wonder if this tank wastes juice by allowing a ton of heat top build in the coil chamber, and then allowing juice to come in and get evaporated after the drag is done, due to said heat.

As to the leaking issues, I think the phase of the moon has about as much to do with it as anything else. I have had a stock head randomly start leaking for no reason, and I have had a beat-to-hell rebuild hold every drop in until the tank got under 10%, and vice versa. They are fiddly devices for a fill and go tank, it's like using a Mac: you don't make the tank do things, you more like trick it into doing what you want it to do. They are not bad devices, just each one, and indeed each head, has a bit of a personality to it, and you have to learn to work around it, unfortunately.

 

[retired1]

Moved to Clearomizers

 

[edyle]

I originally thought the protank 2 was using less juice than my old Nova; turns out that it the optical illusion of the tank being shaped and sized differently. If I use a stock head, the consumption is moderate. If I put a 1 ohm nanocoil or a 1.6 ohm microcoil in it with a cotton wick, it will chug like a frat boy during rush week. Literally filling it up 2-4 times a day. I actually wonder if this tank wastes juice by allowing a ton of heat top build in the coil chamber, and then allowing juice to come in and get evaporated after the drag is done, due to said heat.

As to the leaking issues, I think the phase of the moon has about as much to do with it as anything else. I have had a stock head randomly start leaking for no reason, and I have had a beat-to-hell rebuild hold every drop in until the tank got under 10%, and vice versa. They are fiddly devices for a fill and go tank, it's like using a Mac: you don't make the tank do things, you more like trick it into doing what you want it to do. They are not bad devices, just each one, and indeed each head, has a bit of a personality to it, and you have to learn to work around it, unfortunately.

yup, you gotta open up that head and fix it yourself if you want it to work better.
Like an old car; once you figure it out you can get it to work.

 

[destinkarette]

If I leave my kanger heads stock my tanks use less juice but less flavor but if I replace the flavor wick with cotton I get more flavor and use more juice. Have to pick which side I want to fall on. Using protank 2, ts3, and mini protank 2.