Something funny happening?

[Format]

Hi fellow REO's,

I know I have been a member on here for a very long time but I just tend to read instead of typing the first thing that knocks the grey stuff but I would like a little help if I may please.

I have owned my Reo Grande for a bit, about 2 or 3 years I would say and knowing how excellent this beast is in build quality... it is still in it's juvenile years.... it has never let me down whatsoever, it fires first time and has been dropped god knows how many and STILL it wipes it's shoulders.... stands up, wipes his nose and ....sniffs.... and keeps on going.

Lately on my daily (monthly or quarterly more like ) cleaning regime I have noticed that the feeding pipe has started to take on colour and no matter what I have tried it cannot be cleaned out. At first I thought that it must be juice slowly degrading the pipe but just found that it is not the pipe at all. The male nipple that you attach to the feeding pipe has started to what looks like rust and between the nipple I can see brown, how this device still works is beyond me

I think that the first answer to my problem would be to send it back to Mr Reo himself, well that would be difficult as this is the only vaping machine I have, I have had that much faith in it that I have never bothered buying another and have given all of the doggy pooh to friends who wanted to try vaping. To be honest I just don't bother in trying anyothers due to being so happy with this one.
Furthermore I live in England and that would take months for my precious to be with me once more.

So my question's are..... anyone know what could be the problem? Do I need to change the nipple? what is the nipple made from? what parts do I need. Could this discolouring be bad for me to vape?

Oh by the way, since this discolouring, the pipe easily comes away from the nipple when changing the bottle.

I truly apologise for the amount of questions.
I thank you.

p.s. I just saw a post from a guys saying why these are expensive and that they take time to make before I posted this. Well just direct him to this for me please, saves me a job and I had to pay far much more to get the REO GRANDE to the UK, you could have bought two in the US

 

[redeyedancer]

Hello Format I believe your talking about the metal tube that goes up to the atomizer connection .The tube is made of brass and coated with nickel on the outside . You could pull the tube off and clean it but I don't see a need to.

 

[pianoguy]

If you need a new feed tube, you can either order one from the reosmods.com site or see if you can find the tubing mentioned here locally:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...asurements-parts-terminology.html#post2654867

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Hi Format
So out of curiosity...does it look like this?

 

[Justice]

yes I get the same discolouration as you speak of. I persoinally wouldnt worry about it as I havent seen any difference in performance and dont see how it could affect it

 

[Format]

Hi Format
So out of curiosity...does it look like this?

Yep that's the bad boy, if it happens to everyone else then all is good. I will have to ask the wife to get her work colleagues to find me some tubing as getting one for the US would be very costly for a little piece of plastic tubing. The wife works for a lab that make machines to find the cure for cancer and the guys there always fix stuff for other workers....vacuums, irons you name it and I am sure they would have that tubing.

Thanks a lot guys for the replys.

Happy vaping.