Resolving a gurgly cartomizer in DCT.

[godAWFUL]

So I got myself a 3.5ml tank and I .....ing love this thing. First tank experience and I really don't have any complaints...except for the fact that it gets gurgly once is starts running low.

I went to blow out the extra juice, and pretty much just lost all the juice that was in the tank (the last of my juice until my order comes in too...super heart breaking </3)

Is there a different way I should be going about this? Other than never letting my tank get low?

Oh, also I'm using the 3.0ohm single coil if that makes a different.

 

[Morandir835]

godAWFUL sir once you blow into/out of the carto you raise the pressure in the tank, which leads to juice leaking, and a possible siphoning effect taking place. Snow sir has a good method on how to stop your tank from leaking, will bump it for you in a few.

 

[SnowDragon]

Hello godAWFUL....whenever I hear the description gurgly when it comes to Tank Cartos the first things I want to know is how is what type of Carto are you using and how long or many mls of juice have you put through the Carto? A 3.5 ml tank the Carto holds approx. 1.5 mls and the tank holds approx 2.0 mls.

If the answer comes back I have used it for about 2 weeks and refilled the tank twice daily.....then your atomizer is clogging up and you either need to wash out your Cartomizer or replace it.

The level of juice in your tank should not have any cause and effect when it comes to gurgling.

 

[godAWFUL]

Hello godAWFUL....whenever I hear the description gurgly when it comes to Tank Cartos the first things I want to know is how is what type of Carto are you using and how long or many mls of juice have you put through the Carto? A 3.5 ml tank the Carto holds approx. 1.5 mls and the tank holds approx 2.0 mls.

If the answer comes back I have used it for about 2 weeks and refilled the tank twice daily.....then your atomizer is clogging up and you either need to wash out your Cartomizer or replace it.

The level of juice in your tank should not have any cause and effect when it comes to gurgling.

I'm using a pre-punched 3.0 Ohm single coil carto fro V4L, and I have used it for about 3 days. *shrugs*

 

[TheBlueAdept]

This probably isn't relevant, but I've been faked out a few times where the gurgling wasn't coming from the carto, but from a small amount of juice that had condensed inside the DT and formed a little bubble of liquid that stayed there due to capillary action or something, and made a nearly-identical gurgling sound.

 

[Morandir835]

Take it you're using the clear dt's that come with it BlueAdept sir?

 

[TheBlueAdept]

Mr Morandir, yes those are the worst of course, but it has also happened on my ming vase DT's a few times. (This is embarassing and kinda gross, but I thought also perhaps my salivary glands may have squirted with joy during a tasty vape, and possibly gotten a little in there. dunno if this happens to anyone else. Mine seem a bit overactive sometimes.)

 

[plantlvr]

This probably isn't relevant, but I've been faked out a few times where the gurgling wasn't coming from the carto, but from a small amount of juice that had condensed inside the DT and formed a little bubble of liquid that stayed there due to capillary action or something, and made a nearly-identical gurgling sound.

Hmmm interesting. When mine get gurgurling I just toss it cus i hate that! So if that's the issue how do you fix it?

 

[plantlvr]

Bumping cus I still want to know how to fix this, blowing? Rinsing???

 

[TheBlueAdept]

When it condensed in the DT, I just removed it and tapped it.

For gurgling carto, i poke through from battery end with a paperclip, flip around, cover drip tip with tissue and take heavy drags (after removing paperclip, not blocking bottom) 2 or 3 times. Sometimes works a long time, sometimes briefly and sometimes not at all..

 

[plantlvr]

Thanks! i will remember to try those tips cus i hate that gurgling

 

[TheBlueAdept]

Sure thing. I also just learned a new one - I have a red 6ml tank with a leaky bottom o-ring. When I thread it on and use it, liquid leaks down into the battery connection (in my case, a 510/808 adapter as I'm using the OMG mod). The gurgling in this case was liquid having leaked past the o-ring, and down into the adapter. I can see how it might be similar on a standard KR808-style battery connection as well.

Only thing I can see to try in this case is to replace the inner and outer o-rings on the bottom and see what happens, only I don't have any! I could trial-and-error it to find the right size, but wondering if Mr Morandir or Sir Snowdragon know the answer already.

I think I may have nicked the inner o-ring while putting in a replacement carto, which may have been the root cause.