Tank Leaks...Lots of Tank Leaks

[randomnumbers18]

So, I have about 8 tanks and almost every one of the is leaking from the hole in the bottom. I'm assuming it's something I'm doing. Like juice all over my battery leaking. The one that I'm using right now, I took apart and tightened everything again, and it's still leaking. Help?

 

[wheezal]

is teh condom flush up against the wicks? are these new tanks or ones you have used before that were working at one time?

 

[randomnumbers18]

Condoms are pushed down as far as they can be. Looks like it is pushed up against the wicks. I've been using them for a while, but they've been doing this since I got them.

 

[Aviationrich]

Thin juice? Some juice might wick up to easy and start dripping from the center post.

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[Penguins17]

Since you got them eh'? How are you filling them? How tight are you tightening the coils? Sometimes the drip tips can loosen the coil if you start to take it off.

Give us a step by step of what you do, from empty to leaking, that will give everyone a better idea of what the problem could be.

 

[randomnumbers18]

Since you got them eh'? How are you filling them? How tight are you tightening the coils? Sometimes the drip tips can loosen the coil if you start to take it off.

Give us a step by step of what you do, from empty to leaking, that will give everyone a better idea of what the problem could be.

Yeah, since the first time I used them. Also, they're different colors, purchased at different times. I definitely think this has to be some sort of user error.

Refilling the tanks:
I take the drip tip off. Grab the top of the center post with a tissue and turn it as much as I can in case it is loose. Take dropper with juice and hold it close to the condom and drip drops of juice against the condom thing and let them slide down the post into the tank. I fill until the juice starts to get close to the 2.4 mL mark.

The juice I'm using isn't really thin and it happens with a bunch of different juices. Right now I have a tank that has about 1.2mL juice in it and I just took it off the battery and looked at the bottom of the tank and there's a pool of juice on the top of the battery and gathered in a giant droplet on the bottom of the tank.

I take all the pieces apart to clean it. Don't know if the one I'm using right now has been cleaned or not, but I'll tell you what I do with that. I unscrew the drip tip and coil assembly. Take the condom off the coil assembly and pop off that little metal hat on the top of it. Take out the top wick. Rinse it all under warm water. Drop it overnight in denture cleaner. Rinse everything again the next day. Then I let it dry out on a paper towel for at least 24 hours.

 

[Aviationrich]

Next time you fill/see drops, use a q-tip at the hole on the bottom of the tank and lightly blow on the drip tip. This should push any juice that's inside the center post out. Then after awhile check and see if it's still leaking. A small amount of leaking is normal. Having it drip like an iv bag isn't.

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[Penguins17]

I'll add a few suggestions to that. When filling, don't let it "ride" the coil condom down, let it flow down the side of the tank. Try to keep them upright as much as you can. More than a minute on it's side, mine start to leak a little bit (Not to mention what happens when it is upside down).

Try doing these things, but only fill it up to around .8ml. When I hit 2.4 It starts leaking sometime, even though they say that 2.4 Is okay, I won't go past 2ml.

Your cleaning strategy is spot on, the filling not so much. When filling, really avoid that center post as much as possible, obviously because that is the peice that is moving the juice to the battery. Honestly, your best bet is to fill a tank (coil assembly and all) and fill it with water to 1.8-2.0 And just watch and see if you can find where it is coming out.

And, one last thing. I would advise never blowing into the tank while there is juice in it and connected to the battery. It is an okay way to clean the juice out of the center post, but I needle up a paper towel and stick it into the bottom of the post and soak it all up that way.

I had insane leaking and flooding problems when I first got mine, but trail and error (and everyone here) helped me learn what I was doing wrong. I was actually trying to fill the center post, because I'm short-minded like that

 

[Penguins17]

Someone should really make some instructional videos for the Triton, or send me a camera so I can. Or I need to borrow a good camera from a friend so I can.

 

[always9988]

That's interesting penguins, I store mine on their side if on the battery or upside down in my little tin thing when they aren't connected to the battery. It keeps the hits "juicy" so to speak. I have probably 8 purchased at different times and have never had any of them leak.

OK here's a question for you op, have you ever pulled the wicks all the way out?

 

[Penguins17]

That's interesting penguins, I store mine on their side if on the battery or upside down in my little tin thing when they aren't connected to the battery. It keeps the hits "juicy" so to speak. I have probably 8 purchased at different times and have never had any of them leak.

OK here's a question for you op, have you ever pulled the wicks all the way out?

I have one tank that seals well enough to handle being upside down. One straight flows out, and the others only leak a little bit. When I said minute, I MAY have overexagerated , really more than half an hour and all but the one give me the gurgles.

One of my iClear30s's has a torn gasket (o-ring) and it literally leaked almost 2ml of juice (one of my favorite juices too, I was sooo upset). Those iClear30s's are not really quality tanks. I really like my kanger aerotank though. But still, nothing beats the ease, quality, performence, and price of the triton tanks. They are the whole package when it comes to getting the best bang for your buck. End non-triton tank rant

 

[AmandaD]

Are they leaking so that they affect the draw? I'm asking because it is normal to get a drop of juice on the pin - just my 02c worth!

 

[GreenLeaf]

That's far too many tanks to happen all at once, it does sound like user error.

Since you confirmed that you re-tighten the coil assembly to snug every time you take off the tip to refill, that eliminates that common issue. They loosen 3/4 of the time every time you remove the tip.

Does it pop or gurgle at all when you take a draw? Is there diminished vapor production?

My guess is you are overfilling OR the wicks have been used past their prime and ejuice is being drawn in or leaking past the wicks into the center air tube.

Roll up a paper towel/napkin into a point and stick it into the end of the tank. Blow hard through the tip, then rotate the napkin. If any ejuice dislodges, it shouldn't be there to begin with.

 

[Bravesfan]

I always keep paper towels and Q tips handy because it seems that those little leaks are just
gonna happen sometimes.

I's just one of those things.

Like someone else mentioned a little is normal but it shouldn't leak alot or constantly.

Cindy

 

[DaveOno]

Do they drip all the time? Or just after filling?

I think it's all normal when you think about what happens when you fill it.

Ok, coil tight, condom placed correctly. Drop the juice in. Side of the tank, or down the side of the center post, it doesn't matter.

I fill mine no higher than the 2.4 line on the scale. If you fill it too much, this is what happens...

As you screw the tip on, at some point it makes contact and a seal with the sides of the tank and the condom. so the inside of the tank is now sealed, but you have a few turns of the tip to go. Could be as much as a 1/16". Tightening the tip now is compressing the air pocket at the top. This will force either air and/or juice into the center tube. It has no where else to go. So you get a few drips out the bottom. If that's all, just blow it clear into a paper towel at the bottom. Then take a few hits. Mine might have a few drips like that, but after that, it's fairly dry for the tankful. You might get a bit from vapor condensing back onto the inside walls of the tip and dripping down. The only other time I get drips on the bottom is at the end of a battery discharge. Those last few "cold" vapes seem to drop a bit also.

Now if it's leaking, it will keep on leaking. That's a different issue. But a drop or two, then nothing? Pressure equalization.

(And I findg non-Halo juices leak/drip more than Halo juices. Viscosity? Different PG/VG ratio? Who knows.)

 

[randomnumbers18]

I was going to reply with quotes but there have been so many responses I'll just try to answer most of the questions here.

Let me clarify, when I say leaking I am NOT talking about a drop. I am talking there have been times that I'm sitting at my desk and realize my battery is sticky and I take the tank off and there is juice all over the top of the battery and the inside of the bottom of the tank looks like an e-liquid crime scene of some sort.

This may just be a totally unsolved mystery, though, since it seems like a lot of what I am experiencing is backwards from the norm. It is not just when I refill. The one that I was using yesterday that I was talking about had been used for hours and there was juice all over my desk.
I will try to start filling along the side of the tank rather than the side of the center post.
Most of the time it stays upright but sometimes falls over so I'll try to get it to stay upright more often.

Every now and then I get a slight bubbly thing going on but it does not seem to be gurgling a lot. Also, I have seen no change in vapor production.

I don't know how long the wicks are supposed to last but from what I've read, these should not be "past their prime". Most of them are only a few weeks old.

I have never taken both the wicks all the way out, only the top one.

 

[Penguins17]

The rice crispie sounds are normal when hitting it (the snaps, crackles, and pops). But if it gurgles or pops without hitting the fire button that is a problem.

I don't have problems with non-halo juices guys, and I have had water thin juice, and juice that is almost syrup thick through the Triton tanks.

Had anyone suggested it could be the way he is hitting it? You can't draw as hard as you would a normal cig. Like I said, fill a tank (pref. water so you don't waste juice) and just let it sit in there upright over a napkin. I've found that there can be really bad leaking if you draw to hard, as this will draw juice to the coil faster than it can vaporize it.

I really hope you can get this figured out. It must be really frustrating.

 

[randomnumbers18]

The rice crispie sounds are normal when hitting it (the snaps, crackles, and pops). But if it gurgles or pops without hitting the fire button that is a problem.

I don't have problems with non-halo juices guys, and I have had water thin juice, and juice that is almost syrup thick through the Triton tanks.

Had anyone suggested it could be the way he is hitting it? You can't draw as hard as you would a normal cig. Like I said, fill a tank (pref. water so you don't waste juice) and just let it sit in there upright over a napkin. I've found that there can be really bad leaking if you draw to hard, as this will draw juice to the coil faster than it can vaporize it.

I really hope you can get this figured out. It must be really frustrating.

Thanks penguin. I think the drawing too hard could be the issue. I will try the water thing and slowing it down on the hits.

 

[fropit]

is there an air control valve that isnt getting covered while filling or something cuz maybe there is no pressure in the tank or something.

 

[Ultra-X]

Thanks penguin. I think the drawing too hard could be the issue. I will try the water thing and slowing it down on the hits.

Maybe you overtighten down onto the battery?
What battery are you using? (im using a volt spinner which should be same as the triton vv all around, prolly just re-badged).

i just got my first one triton tank and it's awesome. gurgles much less than the Volt bottom coils and i dropped the triton tank a few times and luckily no break.
and most of all, no leaks and the drip on the battery post is almost non-existent.
i do take care not to screw on the tank not too tight. tighten it down to when i start to feel resistance, i might go at most another half turn, maybe a quarter.


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