Squonking issue

[MasterofNone]

Hey all,

I seem to have to push inordinately hard to get the juice to my atty. I wonder why? Could it be my all vg juice?
Could I have an air leak somewhere in the system? ( doubtful, no leakage inside)
Am I just a pathetic weakling who needs Arnold to pump me up? Lol
Seriously though, any advice is appreciated.
My latest theory is not enough internal pressure ( maybe a slightly unseated O ring) or needing to put that itty bitty piece of tubing that came with my reo into the tube?

Thanks,
Tim

 

[ltrainer]

Make sure your tube is not being blocked on its end by the bottle. Good practice is to cut a V shape on the end so it can't be blocked. This is a starting point for the trouble shoot.

 

[JC Okie]

Take the bottle off and clip the end of the feed tube off just a little bit, and snip an inverted V in it so that it can't suction itself to the bottom of the bottle. That's the first thing I'd check..... The feed tube can get stuck to the bottle and block the squonking.

 

[Treebeard]

Usually cause the bottom of the feed tube is resting on the bottom of the bottle. Cut a slant or a "V" in the bottom of the tube.

 

[JC Okie]

^^^ Laurin, wise minds think alike.....and at the same time! Ha.

EDIT: And Treebeard, too! Ha. All at the same exact time!

 

[Treebeard]

Ha! Great minds.....

 

[sinkoman]

Usually when I have this problem it's because I either have an air leak (which I don't think would necessarily leak juice, unless the leak spot became submerged), or because the feed tube is making a slight contact with the bottom of the bottle. Sometimes that sob will be touching not so much to where it's impossible to squonk, but just enough to make it abnormally difficult to get a good one.

 

[MamaTried]

the reducer tube would just make it worse.

have you cut a V-notch in the bottom of the tube to prevent it from suctioning shut to the bottle?


ETA: lol. epic slow fail

 

[MasterofNone]

Thank you all! It's not touching the bottom, but I'll try the v thing later tonight. Now is that in the middle of the tube, so the ends are like flaps? Or do you mean like you would cut fresh cut roses on a slant for better surface area?

 

[nerak]

Thank you all! It's not touching the bottom, but I'll try the v thing later tonight. Now is that in the middle of the tube, so the ends are like flaps? Or do you mean like you would cut fresh cut roses on a slant for better surface area?

The bottom should be cut to look like a V. I use a angle on mine also and that works on some. The V will inhibit the suction on the sides and is better overall.

 

[MasterofNone]

So flappies, got it lol. Thank you reonauts!
( I feel like I'm conversing with superheroes... Which is super cool lol )

 

[MasterofNone]

Hmm... Looks like I must have had an air bubble somewhere in the hose... Took the bottle off sucked through the atty, put the bottle back on, flipped upside down so the hose was out of the liquid and I got a squooshk sound. Flipped and squonked and flooded the atty cause I pushed too hard... Lol. Gonna do the v mod on the tube when I get home but that definitely seems to have been the issue... Will have to remember that for future reference

 

[nerak]

Hmm... Looks like I must have had an air bubble somewhere in the hose... Took the bottle off sucked through the atty, put the bottle back on, flipped upside down so the hose was out of the liquid and I got a squooshk sound. Flipped and squonked and flooded the atty cause I pushed too hard... Lol. Gonna do the v mod on the tube when I get home but that definitely seems to have been the issue... Will have to remember that for future reference

Sometimes the cap just needs adjusting too. I always try that first.

 

[custom-classic]

First time I went to squonk my first Reo I had to squeeze the crap out of it to get it to feed. I was seriously hoping this was not what sqonking was supposed to be like. After a little head scratching, I looked at the o-ring and could see that it wasn't uniform in there. It was kinda bunched up in one area. I loosened the cap and then just snugged it back up while watching the o-ring. When I did a test squonk, I made a helluva mess. Super easy when you have a good seal...
Glad you got it sorted.

 

[mackman]

When I first got mine I had the same problem becuse the juice bottle was not tightened enough

 

[super_X_drifter]

Also when the bottle starts to get low, more pressure is / longer squonk is needed.