Question about liquid level

[SnowDog]

I have a 22mm Standard tank and I'm using the Smok 2.0 ohm 2 hole cartos. I notice that when my tank is half full or below one of the holes in the carto is usually above the liquid level when I tilt my device to vape it.

I'm not having any problems but I'm curious about this. Should both holes be submerged when taking a vape? Should I keep my tank more than half full?

 

[jemo]

I keep mine above the holes whether thats good or bad I don't know. I just want the juice to always get to where it needs so I don't get any dry hits or burn out the cart. Whether that could happen or not I dont know I just do it just in case.

 

[OCD]

I have vaped that same size tank down to nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing left in the tank so i dont think there are any issues there. My figuring is that surface attraction keeps drawing the liquid along the inside of the tank towards the holes when it gets low.

I do top up if I am heading out for the day, both to make sure I dont run out and less the chances of heat giving me a problem. The more air in a tank the greater chance of it expanding with heat or altitude change. I see these things happen more often if the device is not in use, seems constant use keeps everything moving. If you have an extra device or tank just keep it in the thingy it shipped in.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I haven't yet had the issue of low juice and covering the intake holes. But, I also vape at a slight angle. It is at a greater angle when I am laying flat in bed, so I got a curved drip tip to help with that.

Seems good so far.

 

[athousandyears]

I know what you mean about tilting it while you're taking a puff. I wondered this myself but after using it for a while I notice that it still works just fine. Maybe I shouldn't but I sometimes let the tank get completely empty. I usually do it when I'm ready to change the cartomizer. I hate to waste any liquid lol. I've not had a problem yet.

 

[DetraMental]

I've never had a problem with the juice being below the holes or nearly gone in order to vape.

 

[SnowDog]

Thanks for the replies folks.

Yeah, everything is going very well with my new IBTank. It just had me wondering. Now that I know I think I'll try vaping it down to nothing when the time comes to replace the carto like athousandyears mentioned. I'm a little leery about using the "hot swap" method because there is no protection for the o-rings without using the drip tip tool. I do have the extra o-rings that came with the tank but the more longevity I can get out of the original ones the better.

Thanks again for the help folks.

 

[OCD]

As long as you can push them in fairly straight and give a little twist to get them through the oring you shouldnt have any trouble. The tool certainly makes it almost impossible to make a mistake.

Once you get used to the tanked cartomizers most times it will give you fair warning on when it needs to be changed and vaping it down to do so is probably the best way to do it. My problem is I will vape it down then think, heck I can get another tank through that and fill it back up again. Sometimes i go days after I got the first thought of changing it, not trying to be frugal with the cartomizer as it has already done its twenny cent a day job... I think its more of Meh, its workin thing.

One of the biggest things I think for folks to get used to is the backing up of the cap that the cartomizer is gonna try and push out rather than the tube. have had some customers who had a great attitude have a laugh about it and some who were almost irate that they were wearing their vape liquid. Its not rocket science, just some common sense things to do but they are not always obvious to everyone.

 

[SnowDog]

As long as you can push them in fairly straight and give a little twist to get them through the oring you shouldnt have any trouble. The tool certainly makes it almost impossible to make a mistake.

Once you get used to the tanked cartomizers most times it will give you fair warning on when it needs to be changed and vaping it down to do so is probably the best way to do it. My problem is I will vape it down then think, heck I can get another tank through that and fill it back up again. Sometimes i go days after I got the first thought of changing it, not trying to be frugal with the cartomizer as it has already done its twenny cent a day job... I think its more of Meh, its workin thing.

One of the biggest things I think for folks to get used to is the backing up of the cap that the cartomizer is gonna try and push out rather than the tube. have had some customers who had a great attitude have a laugh about it and some who were almost irate that they were wearing their vape liquid. Its not rocket science, just some common sense things to do but they are not always obvious to everyone.

I can see myself refilling instead of changing the carto too. I mean why change it out if it's still working. Even though it may have been my plan from the start. I'll have to give this some more thought.

I have only had my IBTank for 3 days and I have already caught myself almost forgetting to secure the caps when pushing the carto through. I caught myself in time and ended up doing it right but if I would have been engaged in a conversation or otherwise preoccupied I might have forgotten and got liquid all over the place.

 

[OCD]

Yup, you do it a couple of times and you will remember even when distracted

Yes it is funny, changing a cartomizer is really quite easy and they are about as cheap as things get when amortized over many days use. I do prefer the vape I get from a fresh one too, wouldnt consider myself an excessively lazy person and frugality rarely gets in my way. Also its not like I dont have a few laying around Add all that up and it would seem like a new cartomizer every several days would just be a natural. Doesnt seem to happen though, it might be that I have never been particularly picky about things like food and drink. While I can appreciate the finer things in life something has to be pretty terrible for me to turn my nose up at it.

 

[SnowDog]

Hey OCD, while we are on the subject I have another question:

Do the washers generally hold up pretty good? I know that you supply an extra set of o-rings (much appreciated) and I assume that's because they often need replaced long before the washers.

I only plan to disassemble my tanks when I do a thorough cleaning which shouldn't be very often. I have the supplied extra o-rings if/when I need them but I don't have any extra washers. I suppose they would be a good thing to have around just in case.

Can I expect the washers to withstand several disassemblies or should I be thinking about getting some for back ups?

 

[OCD]

I have never had any trouble with the washers. We toss in the extra oring because we always have, even before we had the washers made. Folks like getting extras you know Honestly though I have changed orings in only one of my tanks and once in my Brothers in over two years and both of those times were to solve a flooding problem being cause by an inside oring. Never have needed to change the outside ones but then I dont use caustic liquids either.

I have seen the washers get kind of stretched out from twisting the caps with the washer compressed against the glass, more squeezed out of place than stretched as it went back in when I loosened up the cap a little.