Terminator-c / Nautillus cracked mouthpiece = leaking?

[deezdrama]

Just took delivery of my oddy clone yesterday from OKC.
Been getting off and on leaks and gurgling all day yesterday.

It vaped great for awhile now it started leaking and gurgling again... I closely inspected everything and noticed a long hairline crack that extends from the mouthpiece tip and extends down pretty far.

Here you can see it at the bottom
(click pics for fullsize)

At the top in this pic

Here you can see it extending far down from the top

In this pic you can see it at the top and along the inside as well. Looks like the tooling used was dull and some galling so it must of heated the piece up pretty bad and caused the crack.

Family pic for the h### of it.



So... do you guys think I should contact the vendor about this? Obviously this isn't good and wonder if this is where my leaking and gurgling problems are stemming from? Theres noway I could see this damage being done from shipping and I haven't dropped it or caused it. I just hope I dont have to send the whole unit back because I spent an hour or two cleaning the disassembled parts before putting it together.

 

[StaircaseWit]

Yes, contact them. I wouldn't accept a brand new atty that was cracked in any way. It's not in "as new" condition. Might be acceptable in a classified purchase if it was mentioned, but not when you paid for new.

There's really no need to spend two hours (!) cleaning an atty like this. I fill a coffee cup containing all the disassembled parts with hot water and Dawn dish liquid and let it soak for maybe 15 minutes, rinse everything thoroughly, fire the ceramic over the stove burner (not strictly necessary but I do it anyway) for a few seconds, assemble and vape. Dish soap cuts grease and oil very effectively.

 

[dwcraig1]

By all means contact the vendor, be sure to include a link to your post.

 

[deezdrama]

Ya- I contacted them about the issue and left a link to this post for picture proof.
I know the time I spent on cleaning wasn't necessarily required, Ive just worked around machine shops and done a little myself and know how nasty cutting and machining fluids can be so used a toothbrush and got a little OCD about it

Yes, contact them. I wouldn't accept a brand new atty that was cracked in any way. It's not in "as new" condition. Might be acceptable in a classified purchase if it was mentioned, but not when you paid for new.

There's really no need to spend two hours (!) cleaning an atty like this. I fill a coffee cup containing all the disassembled parts with hot water and Dawn dish liquid and let it soak for maybe 15 minutes, rinse everything thoroughly, fire the ceramic over the stove burner (not strictly necessary but I do it anyway) for a few seconds, assemble and vape. Dish soap cuts grease and oil very effectively.

 

[deezdrama]

I disassembled the oddy clone and , INDEED ... The crack runs the length of the whole mouthpiece!

You can even see it in the open threaded base end of the juice control.

Do you guys think this is what was causing my leaking/gurgling issues?

 

[deezdrama]

I noticed that line on the mouthpiece before but thought it was just machined out of a seamed piece of tube-stock.
Anyone else have this "seam" on theirs?

Wondering if mines just a crack or if these all have seams but my seam has developed a crack from the machining

 

[dwcraig1]

No seams that I've seen before nor have I even ever heard of one cracking but yours is for sure cracked.

 

[StaircaseWit]

Just looked at mine and there's no visible seam. Yours is quite clearly cracked.

 

[deezdrama]

Thanks for checking guys, I'll just have to wait and see what the vendor says.

 

[deezdrama]

They responded this morning and offered to send a new one out with a return label to send the old one back, Thats good customer service!

 

[deezdrama]

Received my replacement, they even sent a postage paid return envelope to send the defective one back in. Very good customer service!