So... need some help

[NicoT Vaper]

There it goes... a bit of a help needed here - wife uses a pico mod with Kayfun 5 tank and it leaks a bit of juice out of the air holes. I have 2 and none of them leaks; however, she is not overly concerned about the position of her device, so it could be sitting on its side and therefore, leak.

If you’v seen pico (and I am sure most have), it has a battery access door from atop. Concern here that juice gets inside of the battery compartment and may cause hazard. I suggested we replace her pico with something that has battery access from the bottom of the mod (think Alien).

Help me chose! She does not like Alien-like design from SMOK (with the big button) and something like LostVape Paranormal is too big for her.

I looked on all of my favorite sites and can’t really come up with anything... 1 or 2 (18650) batteries is fine, access to the batteries compartment must be from below. Any suggestions?

PS sorry about any typos, typing this real quick from the phone. Blame it all on a spellchecker

Thank you!

 

[papergoblin]

SMOK R-Steam mini 80w, Q-Box, Vapor Shark to name a few, should work.

EDIT: Access isn't from below but should keep from having to worry about leaking getting into compartment.

 

[stols001]

Geekvape Agis? It's waterproof and bombproof pretty much? It's a single 1850 mod? That way you won't have to worry.... With that said, it's not as inexpensive as a pico.

Anna

 

[Jwaterski]

Probably the odd one here, but the evic primo mini has worked well enough for me, and the battery door is on the bottom.

 

[Baditude]

There it goes... a bit of a help needed here - wife uses a pico mod with Kayfun 5 tank and it leaks a bit of juice out of the air holes. I have 2 and none of them leaks; however, she is not overly concerned about the position of her device, so it could be sitting on its side and therefore, leak.

I had a Kayfun which would occassionally leak from the airhole. Might try blowing gently into the airhole a couple of times. Usually worked for me. I rationalized that any liquid in the air intake would "wick" a continuous stream of liquid from the tank reservoir. Your wife may be flooding the tank, too; drawing too hard or over-filling.

Also, cheaper to replace a tank than a mod.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

It's unlikely that a significant amount of liquid would leak from the tank unnoticed and get into a sealed battery compartment on the Pico. Especially if it's laying on its side. Someone would have to work pretty hard to make that happen.

 

[Obi Wan Vapori]

Geekvape Agis? It's waterproof and bombproof pretty much? It's a single 1850 mod? That way you won't have to worry.... With that said, it's not as inexpensive as a pico.

Anna

Put a Aspire cleato EXO tank on it with a regular Cleato coil and you have about as leak proof and indestructible set up as is currently available.

 

[classwife]

Moved you to General Vaping Discussion from General E-Liquid Discussion

 

[ScottP]

A few points here:

1. The Kayfun being an RBA, have you tried using more wick?
2. Have you tried using a thicker juice?
3. You might also try replacing the o-rings.
4. I have to say "no" to the Geekvape Aegis. The battery vent holes point directly at your face. So on the off chance something bad happens, it will be happening to your face.

 

[sake1bs]

I love my pico, just ordered a vaporesso swag which i haven't received yet but i noticed in pictures and you can see it on some videos on youtube that although the battery access is on top like the pico,.. the threads are raised up like a tiny wall so juice wouldn't get into the battery compartment

 

[Luxiere]

Instead of switching mod you could get her a different tank with top airflow that doesn't leak? That way she can keep her pico and all is well.

 

[stols001]

I think it's actually easier to switch mods than to find another tank you like, sometimes.

With that said, how long has this been going on? Because Coastal Cowboy does have a point, it would be fairly difficult to get liquid down through the pico battery top, so unless it's leaking down INTO the electronics (which it doesn't sound like) your best course may be to just keep checking it for a while, and if the leakage doesn't appear to be all over the Pico, she may be fine...

Anna

 

[Grimwald]

Doubt if liquid would get to the battery as long as you wipe off the top before you unscrew the top battery door thingy. Being a screw on cap should be relatively leak resistant.

 

[vapdivrr]

My wife has a pico and before switching her to a km3 , I set her up with an old erlprinz rta. She always throws it in her purse, lays it on its side and has dropped it a few times. Anyways for a couple weeks this tank was worn out and because of how hard she treated it and her constantly going from 90 degree weather to 70 degree a/c, the tank leaked some and it did get into and ruin one battery in the pico. ...as for a nice small mod, look at the aspire nx75

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[NicoT Vaper]

Oh, wow... thanks for all the replies. Sorry, was out sick the last couple of days and could not respond timely. Lots of good ideas and suggestions. I have to say, this community is amazing.

Now, to the issue, changing juice or tank is not an option as she loves both and is not willing to compromise. I wick and coil all 3 Kayfun 5s between the two of us, so there is consistency and only hers leaks (tried swapping her tanks with one of mine, but issue continues). And yes, it is enough juice where I've personally witnessed liquid on the battery.

I think as someone mentioned, it is the way she draws - too hard, which floods the coil and her just throwing it all over the place. I took it apart last night and replaced o-rings (one was actually slightly damaged), so hopefully that and working on the draw would solve the problem. If not, there are some good suggestions on here to which device to look for...

Thanks, guys, you're all amazing.

 

[NicoT Vaper]

It's unlikely that a significant amount of liquid would leak from the tank unnoticed and get into a sealed battery compartment on the Pico. Especially if it's laying on its side. Someone would have to work pretty hard to make that happen.

Oh, it's noticeable alright - she just doesn't care. She'd wipe around, but not clean the air holes, so overtime it gets underneath the tank and into the battery compartment by slowly crawling down the threads.

 

[NicoT Vaper]

I love my pico, just ordered a vaporesso swag which i haven't received yet but i noticed in pictures and you can see it on some videos on youtube that although the battery access is on top like the pico,.. the threads are raised up like a tiny wall so juice wouldn't get into the battery compartment

Yes, i just looked it up and it appears that the cap threads on instead of in as the case with pico. Let me know how you like it? And perhaps send a pic with the cap off? This would be as close as you can get to pico size.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Oh, it's noticeable alright - she just doesn't care. She'd wipe around, but not clean the air holes, so overtime it gets underneath the tank and into the battery compartment by slowly crawling down the threads.

What you're describing is virtually impossible. Please understand that I don't mean to imply you're not being truthful.

It would take liquid under pressure to even begin getting past the threads on the battery cap, and that pressure would have to be maintained to get enough liquid in the battery compartment to cause an internal short. It's not going to happen from a casually leaking tank when the mod laying is on its side.

If the wife wants a new mod, by all means go get her one. Let her use whatever reason she wants to, but be assured that there's no feasible path for liquid through the battery cap.

 

[NicoT Vaper]

What you're describing is virtually impossible. Please understand that I don't mean to imply you're not being truthful.

It would take liquid under pressure to even begin getting past the threads on the battery cap, and that pressure would have to be maintained to get enough liquid in the battery compartment to cause an internal short. It's not going to happen from a casually leaking tank when the mod laying is on its side.

If the wife wants a new mod, by all means go get her one. Let her use whatever reason she wants to, but be assured that there's no feasible path for liquid through the battery cap.

Yes and no... while I agree with your point, it doesn't negate the fact that liquid is present on the threads of the cap, inside threads, in the compartment and on the battery. Not much liquid to where (I hope) it would cause a short, but enough to make me paranoid. It very well could be that it gets in there when she is changing the batteries and ignores a little puddle that accumulates around the tank. Since, I pointed out the fact that liquid drips inside, she is wiping it all around when replacing the battery, but I'd like to "overkill" it with additional layer of protection - i.e. choosing a device with a different physical design.

Getting a new mod is not a problem, it's the matter of selecting one that will help with the issue, which thus far, Vaporesso Swag (cheezy name) seems a feasible alternative.

 

[go_player]

What you're describing is virtually impossible. Please understand that I don't mean to imply you're not being truthful.

Yeah, I have a couple of Picos and I'm inclined to agree. I don't see how a significant amount of juice gets into the battery compartment because of a little topper leakage. I'm not implying that you're being untruthful- I would guess that if you're finding a lot of juice in there it's getting there through a different mechanism (so I suppose I am implying that your wife might be a bit messier with juice than either of you realize. Please don't track me down and shoot me for insulting her honor .)