Putting Mini PT 3 Together

[Nikups]

When I take my KT PT mini 3's apart to clean them I can never get the thing to screw all the way back together. It's good and tight , just not screwed up as far as it was when it was new. I don't want to keep tightening and crack it. The bottom piece won't screw completely up the post in the middle. It looks like it could go another 3 or 4 turns. If you look at the pic you can see what I'm talking about.

Is there a trick to getting these to screw all the way up?

(I'm not sure if I'm suppose to still be posting in the New Members forum or not. I just don't know how to navigate the site properly yet . In all honesty I'm still a vaping noob so I feel more comfortable here.)

 

[bacc.vap]

Hello, haven't used the KT Protank, but after watching a couple of vids on youtube it seems that those threads showing are just the way they are normally. You can see the threads showing at 3:11 in this vid.->

Btw, you can start new threads in the new members area until you reach 70 posts, then you graduate from new member status. You can still post in NM, just not start threads.

 

[edyle]

yeah I think that it's pretty much the way it is;
its not a defect, its just making sure you have enough room to adjust

 

[Maiar]

As long as it's not leaking it's probably not an issue. But if you say that it used to screw in all the way but doesn't now, all I can think of is really give the threads on the inside and outside of that part a good scrubbing. They can look clean but be loaded with black .... and sometimes it affects how well it screws together. As for whether it should be like that, I can't say... all I've got is my mini protank 2's, but I'll check those when I go upstairs in a bit here as they're in my spare parts box, they're almost identical, maybe I'll learn something lol.

 

[esavuke]

Thanks for sharing the video..

 

[Maiar]

Hey sorry I took so long getting back here. Totally forgot lol. But I checked and all three of my mini protank 2's look like your pt3 there with the top of the thread visible.

 

[WharfRat1976]

And you don't want to screw it together too tight. Just snug it up is all. Overtightening anything is never good especially with attys. Nice mani btw[emoji4]

 

[Nikups]

And you don't want to screw it together too tight. Just snug it up is all. Overtightening anything is never good especially with attys. Nice mani btw[emoji4]

Don't I know it. When I first started vaping I cracked a few tanks and cut a few fingers. Lol

 

[Nikups]

Thanks to everyone that got back to me. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something wrong. I've only been vaping for about 2 months. Every time I think I finally know exactly what I'm doing something comes along that has me scratching my head. Lol

 

[dhood]

I just pulled mine out and brushed the dust off of it. I went ahead and took it apart and put it back together. It looks just like in your picture and all the o-rings are snug. So that is what it should look like.

 

[this is my name]

Good answers so far. You only need to tighten it snug not tight. Once the glass is sealed on both sides it won't leak. No need to go Hulk on it
I have 3 of these and my only problem now is that the chrome plating is wearing off the threads of mine. If you have the money and like those tanks you should check out the aerotank mini. Its made of stainless steel, uses the same coils and has adjustable airflow. I am about to toss one of my PT3 because the exposed metal looks like it's getting corroded. That would not happen with stainless.